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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB5650

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Pittman/Robertson funding system changes.

Legislation Overview

Title: Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016

Subject: Environmental protection: Environmental protection: Energy revenues and royalties: Government trust funds: Mining: Oil and gas: State and local finance: State and local government operations: Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Description: Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016 This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to direct the Department of the Treasury to transfer, beginning in FY2016, revenues from energy and mineral development on federal lands totaling $1.3 billion to the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount of the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, to be available without further appropriation. The purpose of the subaccount is to fund state wildlife conservation and restoration programs for managing fish and wildlife species of the greatest conservation need as determined by a state fish and wildlife agency.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Last Action Date: July 13, 2016

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5650/all-info

Sponsors

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20 sponsors: Don Young (R); Debbie Dingell (D); Jeff Fortenberry (R); Mike Thompson (D); Suzan DelBene (D); Adam Schiff (D); Elise Stefanik (R); Peter DeFazio (D); Christopher Gibson (R); Alan Lowenthal (D); Madeleine Bordallo (D); Gene Green (D); Jeff Miller (R); Patrick Meehan (R); Ron Kind (D); Frank LoBiondo (R); Joyce Beatty (D); Ann Kuster (D); Ted Lieu (D); Elijah Cummings (D)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jul 13 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
House Jul 6 2016 Introduced in House
House Jul 6 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Jul 9 2016 federal bill text bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Federal Lands

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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