Congress /Federal Agencies - General

摘要

Omnibus Public Lands Bill Signed into Law On March 12, 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, Pub. L. No. 116-9, 133 Stat. 580 (2019). The package includes a broad range of public lands provisions, including permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The LWCF was originally established in 1965 to fund acquisition of land, water, and easements on land and water for conservation purposes. Initially authorized for 25 years and then extended for another 25, the program had been reauthorized annually from 2015 through September 30, 2018, and its annual reauthorization was at times a source of controversy. The omnibus legislation permanently reauthorizes the program and requires that 40% of the program's funds be available for federal purposes and 40% be available for states. 54 U.S.C. § 200304(b).