Great American Outdoors Act

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Explore the details of House Bill 1957 Great American Outdoors Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Public Lands and Natural Resources. Stay informed on legislative developments.

11/1/2022, 7:17 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 1957

Great American Outdoors Act

This bill establishes the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to support deferred maintenance projects on federal lands.

For FY2021-FY2025, there shall be deposited into the fund an amount equal to 50% of energy development revenues credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on federal lands and waters. Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.9 billion for any fiscal year.

The fund must be used for priority deferred maintenance projects in specified systems that are administered by

the National Park Service,
the Forest Service,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the Bureau of Land Management, and
the Bureau of Indian Education.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the effect of the fund in reducing the backlog of priority deferred maintenance projects for the specified agencies.

Additionally, the bill makes funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) permanent. The President shall annually report to Congress specified details regarding the allocation of funds to the LWCF. Congress may provide for alternate allocations using specified procedures.

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Current Status of Bill HR 1957

Bill HR 1957 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 28, 2019. Bill HR 1957 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on March 28, 2019. Bill HR 1957's most recent activity was Became Public Law No: 116-152. as of August 4, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1957

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1957

Primary Policy Focus

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative law and regulatory procedures

- Administrative remedies

- Advisory bodies

- Alternative and renewable resources

- Appropriations

- Bank accounts, deposits, capital

- Business records

- Census and government statistics

- Civil actions and liability

- Coal

- Computer security and identity theft

- Computers and information technology

- Congressional oversight

- Consumer credit

- Crime victims

- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

- Debt collection

- Department of Agriculture

- Department of the Interior

- Department of the Treasury

- Disability and paralysis

- Education programs funding

- Employee hiring

- Employment discrimination and employee rights

- Energy revenues and royalties

- Executive agency funding and structure

- Federal officials

- Forests, forestry, trees

- Fraud offenses and financial crimes

- Government buildings, facilities, and property

- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

- Government information and archives

- Government studies and investigations

- Government trust funds

- Hunting and fishing

- Income tax exclusion

- Indian social and development programs

- Inflation and prices

- Interest, dividends, interest rates

- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

- Internet and video services

- Internet, web applications, social media

- Land transfers

- Land use and conservation

- Minority education

- Oil and gas

- Outdoor recreation

- Parks, recreation areas, trails

- Performance measurement

- Poverty and welfare assistance

- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

- Public contracts and procurement

- Public-private cooperation

- Right of privacy

- Securities

- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

- Tax-exempt organizations

- Taxation

- Transportation programs funding

- User charges and fees

- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1957

Great American Outdoors Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.

Taxpayer First Act of 2019

Great American Outdoors Act

An Act to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education, and to provide permanent, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes.

Taxpayer First Act of 2019

To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education, and to provide permanent, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes.

Taxpayer First Act of 2019