HR105119th Congress

Increasing Public Access to Recreation Act

Sponsored By: Representative Biggs (AZ)

Introduced

Summary

More funding for public recreational access on federal land. This bill would increase the amount available from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for recreational public access projects by changing two numeric rules in the statute: it raises the formula share from 3 percent to 10 percent and increases the fixed cap from $15 million to $50 million. Those two edits direct a larger share of LWCF dollars toward improving public access and facilities on federal lands.

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Higher caps for public land access

If enacted, the bill would raise the limit for public access projects on federal land. It would increase the allowed share from 3% to 10% and raise the dollar cap from $15 million to $50 million for the program in 54 U.S.C. 200306(c). This could let agencies support more work to open or improve recreation access. This is an authorization change; actual spending would still depend on future appropriations. The changes would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Biggs (AZ)

AZ • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

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