• POPULAR TITLE(S):
  Conservation, Outer Continental Shelf, and Wildlife bill (identified by CRS)

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
  Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS REPORTED TO HOUSE:
  Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS PASSED HOUSE:
  Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 2000

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS REPORTED TO SENATE:
  Conservation and Reinvestment Act
  Land and Conservation Fund Act Amendments of 2000

• OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
  To provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for other purposes.

2/10/1999:

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

3/9/1999:

Committee Hearings Held.

3/10/1999:

Committee Hearings Held.

3/31/1999:

Field Hearings held in Anchorage, Alaska.

4/3/1999:

Field Hearings held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

6/12/1999:

Field Hearings held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

11/10/1999:

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

11/10/1999:

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 12.

2/16/2000:

Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Agriculture for a period ending not later than March 17, 2000 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(a), rule X.

2/16/2000:

Referred sequentially to the House Committee on the Budget for a period ending not later than March 31, 2000 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(e), rule X.

3/17/2000 3:45pm:

Committee on Agriculture discharged.

3/31/2000 3:55pm:

Committee on The Budget discharged.

3/31/2000 3:55pm:

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302.

5/9/2000 8:24pm:

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 497 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 701 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 4377. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

5/10/2000 4:44pm:

Rule H. Res. 497 passed House.

5/10/2000 4:46pm:

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 497. (consideration: CR H2827-2903; text of measure as reported in House: CR H2849-2860)

5/10/2000 4:46pm:

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 497 and Rule XXIII.

5/10/2000 4:46pm:

The Speaker designated the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor to act as Chairman of the Committee.

5/10/2000 6:38pm:

H.AMDT.682 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Young (AK). (consideration: CR H2858-2861)
Amendment freezes the formula in title I as of the date of enactment concerning off-shore drilling; requires states to address environmental concerns in their plans and that those plans comply with state and federal law; and establishes a competitive grant program to help states provide recreational opportunities.

5/10/2000 6:39pm:

H.AMDT.682 On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2858)

5/10/2000 6:39pm:

H.AMDT.683 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Regula. (consideration: CR H2861-2865; H2880-2881)
Amendment sought to prohibit funding to a coastal state if there is a Federal moratorium on offshore leasing off the coast of that state.

5/10/2000 7:03pm:

H.AMDT.684 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Radanovich. (consideration: CR H2865-2868; H2881)
Amendment sought to provide full funding for the payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) program, and Fish and Wildlife Services Refuge Revenue Sharing program.

5/10/2000 7:26pm:

H.AMDT.685 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Tancredo. (consideration: CR H2868-2871; H2881-2882)
Amendment sought to transfer $450 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to the Urban Park and Recreation, Farmland Protection, and Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery programs.

5/10/2000 7:49pm:

H.AMDT.686 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Souder. (consideration: CR H2871-2872)
Amendment clarifies that funding provided by CARA is intended to supplement, and not detract from, annual appropriations for the National Park Service.

5/10/2000 7:56pm:

H.AMDT.686 On agreeing to the Souder amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2871)

5/10/2000 7:56pm:

H.AMDT.687 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Shadegg. (consideration: CR H2872-2875; H2882-2883)
Amendment conditions the transfer of funds to the Conservation and Reinvestment trust fund upon Social Security and Medicare solvency certifications.

5/10/2000 8:20pm:

H.AMDT.688 Amendment (A007) offered by Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage. (consideration: CR H2875-2877; H2883)
Amendment sought to prohibit CARA funds from being used for the establishment or management of a national monument designated after 1995 under the Antiquities Act.

5/10/2000 8:39pm:

H.AMDT.689 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Pombo. (consideration: CR H2877-2880; H2883-2884)
Amendment sought to protect private property rights adjacent to or within the boundaries of Federal land acquired by the Act.

5/10/2000 9:27pm:

H.AMDT.683 On agreeing to the Regula amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 109 - 317 (Roll no. 160). (text: CR H2861)

5/10/2000 9:35pm:

H.AMDT.684 On agreeing to the Radanovich amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 153 - 273 (Roll no. 161). (text: CR H2865)

5/10/2000 9:43pm:

H.AMDT.685 On agreeing to the Tancredo amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 109 - 315 (Roll no. 162). (text: CR H2868)

5/10/2000 9:53pm:

H.AMDT.687 On agreeing to the Shadegg amendment (A006) Agreed to by recorded vote: 216 - 208 (Roll no. 163). (text: CR H2872)

5/10/2000 10:02pm:

H.AMDT.688 On agreeing to the Chenoweth-Hage amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 160 - 265 (Roll no. 164). (text: CR H2875)

5/10/2000 10:09pm:

H.AMDT.689 On agreeing to the Pombo amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 171 - 253 (Roll no. 165). (text: CR H2877)

5/10/2000 10:10pm:

H.AMDT.690 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Peterson (PA). (consideration: CR H2884-2887; text: CR H2884)
Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for acquisition of land by the Federal government except lands located within exterior boundaries designated before the date of enactment.

5/10/2000 10:35pm:

H.AMDT.691 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Chambliss. (consideration: CR H2887-2890; text: CR H2887)
Amendment sought to change the beginning date for mandatory spending for programs in the bill from fiscal year 2002 to fiscal year 2006.

5/10/2000 10:55pm:

H.AMDT.692 Amendment (A011) offered by Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage. (consideration: CR H2890-2891; text: CR H2890)
Amendment sought to strike a provision in title I which treats one county in California not eligible to receive impact assistance as if it were eligible to receive such funds.

5/10/2000 11:07pm:

H.AMDT.693 Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Hastings (WA). (consideration: CR H2891-2894; text: CR H2891)
Amendment sought to require that 50 percent of the federal share of the Land and Water Conservation Fund be used to maintain and manage lands already in Federal ownership.

5/10/2000 11:30pm:

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 701 as unfinished business.

5/10/2000 11:32pm:

Considered as unfinished business.

5/10/2000 11:32pm:

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

5/10/2000 11:33pm:

H.AMDT.694 Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. Sweeney. (consideration: CR H2895-2898; text: CR H2895)
Amendment sought to provide local governments with the opportunity to object to projects listed in state and federal land acquisition plans under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

5/10/2000 11:55pm:

H.AMDT.695 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Simpson. (consideration: CR H2898-2900; text: CR H2898)
Amendment sought to require the Federal government, when acquiring land in a State in which 50 percent or more of the land in the State is owned by the Federal government, to either dispose of an equal amount of land or obtain the approval of the State by State law before acquiring that land.

5/11/2000 12:16am:

H.AMDT.696 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Regula. (consideration: CR 5/10/2000 H2900-2902)
Amendment requires states to have state-funded land acquisition budgets in order to receive funds under the bill.

5/11/2000 12:27am:

H.AMDT.696 On agreeing to the Regula amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/10/2000 H2900)

5/11/2000 12:28am:

H.AMDT.697 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Kind (WI). (consideration: CR 5/10/2000 H2902-2903; text: 5/10/2000 CR H2902)
An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 106-612 to call for the establishment of a sediment and nutrient monitoring network in the Upper Mississippi River Basin for the purpose of reducing sediment and nutrient losses from the surrounding landscape.

5/11/2000 12:34am:

H.AMDT.697 By unanimous consent, the Kind (WI) amendment was withdrawn.

5/11/2000 12:34am:

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 701 as unfinished business.

5/11/2000 10:06am:

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2907-2952)

5/11/2000 10:06am:

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

5/11/2000 10:30am:

H.AMDT.690 On agreeing to the Peterson (PA) amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 108 - 310 (Roll no. 166). (consideration: CR H2908; text: CR H2908)

5/11/2000 10:39am:

H.AMDT.691 On agreeing to the Chambliss amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 142 - 281 (Roll no. 167). (consideration: CR H2908-2909; text: CR H2909)

5/11/2000 10:49am:

H.AMDT.692 On agreeing to the Chenoweth-Hage amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 166 - 259 (Roll no. 168). (consideration: CR H2909-2910; text: CR H2909)

5/11/2000 10:57am:

H.AMDT.693 On agreeing to the Hastings (WA) amendment (A012) Failed by recorded vote: 169 - 256 (Roll no. 169). (consideration: CR H2910-2911; text: CR H2910)

5/11/2000 11:05am:

H.AMDT.694 On agreeing to the Sweeney amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 238 (Roll no. 170). (consideration: CR H2911; text: CR H2911)

5/11/2000 11:13am:

H.AMDT.695 On agreeing to the Simpson amendment (A014) Failed by recorded vote: 157 - 266 (Roll no. 171). (consideration: CR H2911-2912; text: CR H2911-2912)

5/11/2000 11:17am:

H.AMDT.698 Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Calvert. (consideration: CR H2913-2916, H2928)
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the adverse condemnation of property.

5/11/2000 11:44am:

H.AMDT.699 Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Hill (MT). (consideration: CR H2916-2918; text: CR H2916)
Amendment prohibits any Federal acquisition of lands in Montana until the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture issue a plan for acquisition and disposal of lands in Montana.

5/11/2000 11:58am:

H.AMDT.699 Hill (MT) amendment (A018) modified by unanimous consent. Modification removes the requirement for the Secretaries to issue a plan prior to Federal acquisition. (consideration: CR H2918)

5/11/2000 11:59am:

H.AMDT.699 On agreeing to the Hill (MT) amendment (A018) as modified Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2918)

5/11/2000 11:59am:

H.AMDT.700 Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Buyer. (consideration: CR H2918-2920)
Amendment sought to delete language which allows funds to be used for the acquisition of conservation easements by nonprofit organizations.

5/11/2000 12:11pm:

H.AMDT.700 On agreeing to the Buyer amendment (A019) Failed by voice vote. (text: CR H2918)

5/11/2000 12:12pm:

H.AMDT.701 Amendment (A020) offered by Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage. (consideration: CR H2920-2921; H2928-2929)
Amendment sought to delete Wildlife Conservation and Restoration definitions contained in title III.

5/11/2000 12:24pm:

H.AMDT.702 Amendment (A021) offered by Mr. Udall (CO). (consideration: CR H2921-2923; H2929-2930)
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds under the bill for the urban and community forestry program.

5/11/2000 12:41pm:

H.AMDT.703 Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Gibbons. (consideration: CR H2923-2926; H2930)
Amendment sought to establish procedures for the Bureau of Land Management to dispose of unwanted Federally controlled lands.

5/11/2000 12:52pm:

H.AMDT.704 Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. Ose. (consideration: CR H2926; text: CR H2926)
Amendment sought to provide that amounts made available in the Act shall only be available for grants to States; and to provide assistance to incorporated cities, and to counties with a population of 100,000 or more.

5/11/2000 12:53pm:

H.AMDT.704 Ose amendment (A023) modified by unanimous consent. Modification corrects a technical error. (consideration: CR H2926-2927; H2930-2931)

5/11/2000 1:28pm:

H.AMDT.698 On agreeing to the Calvert amendment (A017) Failed by recorded vote: 158 - 261 (Roll no. 172). (text: CR H2913)

5/11/2000 1:36pm:

H.AMDT.701 On agreeing to the Chenoweth-Hage amendment (A020) Failed by recorded vote: 107 - 317 (Roll no. 173). (text: CR H2920)

5/11/2000 1:45pm:

H.AMDT.702 On agreeing to the Udall (CO) amendment (A021) Agreed to by recorded vote: 306 - 116 (Roll no. 174). (text: CR H2921)

5/11/2000 1:51pm:

H.AMDT.703 On agreeing to the Gibbons amendment (A022) Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 250 (Roll no. 175). (text: CR H2923-2924)

5/11/2000 1:59pm:

H.AMDT.704 On agreeing to the Ose amendment (A023) as modified Failed by recorded vote: 56 - 365 (Roll no. 176). (text: CR H2926)

5/11/2000 2:00pm:

H.AMDT.705 Amendment (A024) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Thornberry. (consideration: CR H2931-2946)
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to strengthen private property rights and PILT programs; address maintenance problems in public parks; and make funding discretionary for the first 5 years after enactment.

5/11/2000 3:16pm:

H.AMDT.705 On agreeing to the Thornberry amendment (A024) Failed by recorded vote: 126 - 291 (Roll no. 177). (text: CR H2931-2939)

5/11/2000 3:16pm:

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 701.

5/11/2000 3:17pm:

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

5/11/2000 3:18pm:

Mr. DeFazio moved to recommit with instructions to Resources.

5/11/2000 3:50pm:

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 413 - 3 (Roll no. 178).

5/11/2000 3:51pm:

H.AMDT.706 Amendment (A025) offered by the Committee on Resources. (consideration: CR H2951)
An amendment to prohibit the expenditure of funds that would diminish the benefit obligations of Social Security and Medicare.

5/11/2000 3:51pm:

H.AMDT.706 On agreeing to the Resources amendment (A025) Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2951)

5/11/2000 4:03pm:

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 315 - 102 (Roll no. 179).

5/11/2000 4:03pm:

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

5/11/2000:

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

7/19/2000:

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

7/20/2000:

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

7/21/2000:

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

7/25/2000:

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

9/14/2000:

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-413. Minority views filed.

9/14/2000:

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 804.

Committee/Subcommittee:		Activity:
House Agriculture		Referral, Discharged
House Budget		Referral, Discharged
House Resources		Referral
Senate Energy and Natural Resources		Referral, Reporting

Bill:	Relationship:
H.RES.497	Rule related to H.R.701 in House
H.R.3245	Related bill as identified by House committee
H.R.3245	Related bill as identified by House committee
S.25	Related bill as identified by House committee
S.25	Related bill as identified by House committee
S.2567	Related bill as identified by the House Clerk's office

1. H.AMDT.682 to H.R.701 Amendment freezes the formula in title I as of the date of enactment concerning off-shore drilling; requires states to address environmental concerns in their plans and that those plans comply with state and federal law; and establishes a competitive grant program to help states provide recreational opportunities.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don - Latest Major Action: 5/10/2000 House amendment agreed to

2. H.AMDT.683 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to prohibit funding to a coastal state if there is a Federal moratorium on offshore leasing off the coast of that state.
Sponsor: Rep Regula, Ralph - Latest Major Action: 5/10/2000 House amendment not agreed to

3. H.AMDT.684 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to provide full funding for the payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) program, and Fish and Wildlife Services Refuge Revenue Sharing program.
Sponsor: Rep Radanovich, George P. - Latest Major Action: 5/10/2000 House amendment not agreed to

4. H.AMDT.685 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to transfer $450 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to the Urban Park and Recreation, Farmland Protection, and Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery programs.
Sponsor: Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. - Latest Major Action: 5/10/2000 House amendment not agreed to

5. H.AMDT.686 to H.R.701 Amendment clarifies that funding provided by CARA is intended to supplement, and not detract from, annual appropriations for the National Park Service.
Sponsor: Rep Souder, Mark E. - Latest Major Action: 5/10/2000 House amendment agreed to

6. H.AMDT.687 to H.R.701 Amendment conditions the transfer of funds to the Conservation and Reinvestment trust fund upon Social Security and Medicare solvency certifications.
Sponsor: Rep Shadegg, John B. - Latest Major Action: 5/10/2000 House amendment agreed to

7. H.AMDT.688 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to prohibit CARA funds from being used for the establishment or management of a national monument designated after 1995 under the Antiquities Act.
Sponsor: Rep Chenoweth-Hage, Helen - Latest Major Action: 5/10/2000 House amendment not agreed to

8. H.AMDT.689 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to protect private property rights adjacent to or within the boundaries of Federal land acquired by the Act.
Sponsor: Rep Pombo, Richard W. - Latest Major Action: 5/10/2000 House amendment not agreed to

9. H.AMDT.690 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for acquisition of land by the Federal government except lands located within exterior boundaries designated before the date of enactment.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, John E. - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

10. H.AMDT.691 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to change the beginning date for mandatory spending for programs in the bill from fiscal year 2002 to fiscal year 2006.
Sponsor: Rep Chambliss, Saxby - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

11. H.AMDT.692 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to strike a provision in title I which treats one county in California not eligible to receive impact assistance as if it were eligible to receive such funds.
Sponsor: Rep Chenoweth-Hage, Helen - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

12. H.AMDT.693 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to require that 50 percent of the federal share of the Land and Water Conservation Fund be used to maintain and manage lands already in Federal ownership.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Doc - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

13. H.AMDT.694 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to provide local governments with the opportunity to object to projects listed in state and federal land acquisition plans under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

14. H.AMDT.695 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to require the Federal government, when acquiring land in a State in which 50 percent or more of the land in the State is owned by the Federal government, to either dispose of an equal amount of land or obtain the approval of the State by State law before acquiring that land.
Sponsor: Rep Simpson, Michael K. - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

15. H.AMDT.696 to H.R.701 Amendment requires states to have state-funded land acquisition budgets in order to receive funds under the bill.
Sponsor: Rep Regula, Ralph - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment agreed to

16. H.AMDT.697 to H.R.701 An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 106-612 to call for the establishment of a sediment and nutrient monitoring network in the Upper Mississippi River Basin for the purpose of reducing sediment and nutrient losses from the surrounding landscape.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 By unanimous consent, the Kind (WI) amendment was withdrawn.

17. H.AMDT.698 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for the adverse condemnation of property.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

18. H.AMDT.699 to H.R.701 Amendment prohibits any Federal acquisition of lands in Montana until the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture issue a plan for acquisition and disposal of lands in Montana.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Rick - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment agreed to

19. H.AMDT.700 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to delete language which allows funds to be used for the acquisition of conservation easements by nonprofit organizations.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve E. - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

20. H.AMDT.701 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to delete Wildlife Conservation and Restoration definitions contained in title III.
Sponsor: Rep Chenoweth-Hage, Helen - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

21. H.AMDT.702 to H.R.701 Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds under the bill for the urban and community forestry program.
Sponsor: Rep Udall, Mark - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment agreed to

22. H.AMDT.703 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to establish procedures for the Bureau of Land Management to dispose of unwanted Federally controlled lands.
Sponsor: Rep Gibbons, Jim - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

23. H.AMDT.704 to H.R.701 Amendment sought to provide that amounts made available in the Act shall only be available for grants to States; and to provide assistance to incorporated cities, and to counties with a population of 100,000 or more.
Sponsor: Rep Ose, Doug - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

24. H.AMDT.705 to H.R.701 Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to strengthen private property rights and PILT programs; address maintenance problems in public parks; and make funding discretionary for the first 5 years after enactment.
Sponsor: Rep Thornberry, William (Mac) - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment not agreed to

25. H.AMDT.706 to H.R.701 An amendment to prohibit the expenditure of funds that would diminish the benefit obligations of Social Security and Medicare.
Sponsor: House Resources - Latest Major Action: 5/11/2000 House amendment agreed to
Committees: House Resources

Rep Abercrombie, Neil - 2/16/2000	Rep Ackerman, Gary L. - 7/1/1999
Rep Aderholt, Robert B. - 3/4/1999	Rep Allen, Thomas H. - 4/28/1999
Rep Andrews, Robert E. - 2/16/2000	Rep Baca, Joe - 2/16/2000
Rep Bachus, Spencer - 3/4/1999	Rep Baird, Brian - 2/16/2000
Rep Baker, Richard H. - 2/10/1999	Rep Baldacci, John Elias - 2/16/2000
Rep Baldwin, Tammy - 2/16/2000	Rep Barcia, James A. - 3/2/1999
Rep Barr, Bob - 4/12/1999	Rep Barrett, Thomas M. - 2/16/2000
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. - 2/16/2000	Rep Bass, Charles F. - 2/10/1999
Rep Bateman, Herbert H. - 2/16/2000	Rep Becerra, Xavier - 2/16/2000
Rep Bentsen, Ken - 3/2/1999	Rep Berkley, Shelley - 2/16/2000
Rep Berman, Howard L. - 2/16/2000	Rep Biggert, Judy - 2/16/2000
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. - 2/16/2000	Rep Bilirakis, Michael - 10/14/1999
Rep Bishop, Sanford D. Jr. - 3/25/1999	Rep Blagojevich, Rod R. - 2/16/2000
Rep Blumenauer, Earl - 2/16/2000	Rep Boehlert, Sherwood L. - 2/16/2000
Rep Bonior, David E. - 2/16/2000	Rep Bono, Mary - 2/11/1999
Rep Borski, Robert A. - 2/16/2000	Rep Boswell, Leonard L. - 7/27/1999
Rep Boucher, Rick - 9/9/1999	Rep Boyd, Allen - 5/26/1999
Rep Brady, Kevin - 2/16/2000	Rep Brady, Robert - 3/8/2000
Rep Brown, Corrine - 2/16/2000	Rep Brown, Sherrod - 2/16/2000
Rep Burr, Richard - 3/4/1999	Rep Callahan, Sonny - 2/16/2000
Rep Camp, Dave - 7/27/1999	Rep Campbell, Tom - 2/16/2000
Rep Canady, Charles T. - 9/21/1999	Rep Capps, Lois - 2/16/2000
Rep Capuano, Michael E. - 2/16/2000	Rep Cardin, Benjamin L. - 2/16/2000
Rep Carson, Julia - 4/28/1999	Rep Chambliss, Saxby - 2/10/1999
Rep Christensen, Donna MC - 3/15/1999	Rep Clay, William (Bill) - 2/16/2000
Rep Clayton, Eva M. - 2/16/2000	Rep Clement, Bob - 4/28/1999
Rep Clyburn, James E. - 3/25/1999	Rep Coble, Howard - 2/29/2000
Rep Collins, Mac - 3/25/1999	Rep Condit, Gary A. - 3/4/1999
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. - 2/16/2000	Rep Cooksey, John - 2/10/1999
Rep Costello, Jerry F. - 2/29/2000	Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud) Jr. - 3/4/1999
Rep Crowley, Joseph - 2/16/2000	Rep Cummings, Elijah E. - 2/16/2000
Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) - 2/16/2000	Rep Danner, Pat - 5/13/1999
Rep Davis, Danny K. - 2/16/2000	Rep Davis, Thomas M. - 7/27/1999
Rep Deal, Nathan - 3/4/1999	Rep DeFazio, Peter A. - 3/8/2000
Rep DeGette, Diana - 2/16/2000	Rep Delahunt, William D. - 2/16/2000
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. - 2/16/2000	Rep Deutsch, Peter - 2/16/2000
Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln - 2/16/2000	Rep Dicks, Norman D. - 2/16/2000
Rep Dingell, John D. - 2/10/1999	Rep Dixon, Julian C. - 2/16/2000
Rep Dooley, Calvin M. - 2/16/2000	Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. - 2/11/1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• Title I: Coastal Impact Assistance and Stewardship
• Title II: Land and Water Conservation Fund
• Title III: Wildlife Conservation and Restoration
• Title IV: Urban Park Program
• Title V: Historic Preservation
• Title VI: National Park and Indian Land Restoration Programs
• Title VII: Conservation Easements and Rural Development

Conservation and Reinvestment Act- Establishes the Conservation and Reinvestment Act Fund (CRAF). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into CRAF certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues.

Transfers all amounts deposited into the CRAF as follows: (1) to the Secretary of the Interior for payment of $430 million to producing coastal States for impact assistance, $75 million for the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, $150 million for the National Historic Preservation Act, $125 million for National Park Service and Indian lands restoration programs, and sums as necessary to fund the payment in lieu of taxes program at its fully authorized level; (2) to the Secretary of Commerce for payment of $350 million to coastal States for ocean and coastal conservation; (3) $25 million to the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce for coral reef protection; (4) to the Land and Water Conservation Fund such amounts as necessary to make the Fund's income $900 million; (5) $350 million to the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account within the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund; (6) to the Secretary of Agriculture $50 million each for carrying out the Urban and Community Forestry Act, the Forest Legacy program, and the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program, and $25 million each for the Rural Development and Rural Community Assistance Programs; and (7) $60 million to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture for carrying out the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970. Appropriates such funds. Provides that any shortfalls in FY 2001 or thereafter proportionally reduce such sums for that fiscal year. Prohibits the transfer of funds from the CRAF during any fiscal year until Congress has made $450 million (or a lesser amount as required) for Federal land acquisition available under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965.

(Sec. 4) Requires: (1) Governors of each State, as a condition of receiving amounts from the CRAF to report each year to the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, or Commerce as appropriate, accounting for amounts received for the previous fiscal year, including the funded projects and activities; and (2) the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce to report annually to Congress on amounts expended from the CRAF, including a summary of such Governors' reports.

(Sec. 5) Declares that amounts made available to States and political subdivisions from the CRAF are intended to supplement rather than replace expenditures by States and subdivisions. Requires the Secretaries to monitor the use of grant funds to ensure compliance with this intent.

Treats all funds received by a State or local government under this Act as Federal funds for purposes of compliance with requirements under other law that non-Federal funds be used to provide a portion of the funding for any program or project.

(Sec. 6) Provides that nothing in this Act: (1) authorizes the taking of private property for public use without just compensation; and (2) creates any authority for Federal agencies to apply regulations on privately owned land.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to require, as a condition of providing any amounts from the CRAF, that persons owning or administering sites that benefit from such amounts include on signs installed at such sites a statement that such site is a product of such amounts.

(Sec. 8) Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to report annually to Congress on whether: (1) a sufficient portion of the on-budget surplus is reserved for debt retirement to put the Government on a path to eliminate the publicly held debt by FY 2013 under current economic and technical projections; and (2) there is an on-budget surplus for that fiscal year.

Directs the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors, Disability, and Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Funds to report annually to Congress on whether outlays from such trust funds are anticipated to exceed revenues during any of the next five years.

(Sec. 9) Prohibits the transfer of funds under this Act if such expenditure diminishes benefit obligations of such trust funds or the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund or if there is not an on-budget surplus.

Title I: Coastal Impact Assistance and Stewardship - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to make amounts from the CRAF available for coastal impact assistance to producing coastal States with approved coastal impact assistance plans. Defines a "producing coastal State" as a coastal State with a coastal seaward boundary within 200 miles from the geographic center of a tract leased for drilling, developing, and producing oil and natural gas other than a tract within any Outer Continental Shelf area where a specified moratorium on new leasing was in effect as of January 1, 2000.

Sets forth the formula for allocating such funds to producing coastal States and coastal political subdivisions.

Requires the development and submission of a Coastal Impact Assistance Plan by each producing coastal State which shall incorporate the plans of the coastal political subdivisions for transmittal to the Secretary of the Interior for approval or disapproval before the disbursement of CRAF funds. Specifies authorized uses of the CRAF funds.

(Sec. 103) Makes amounts available from the CRAF for ocean and coastal conservation by coastal States with Statewide Coastal Conservation Plans approved by the Secretary of Commerce.

Allocates funds for cooperative enforcement agreements between the Governor of Hawaii, a territory, or a State represented on an Interstate Marine Fisheries Commission and the Secretary. Requires such agreements to authorize the deputization of State law enforcement officers with marine law enforcement responsibilities to perform the Secretary's duties relating to marine resource law enforcement. Authorizes such entities to enter into research and management agreements with the Secretary for undertaking projects for the management of living marine resources. Describes eligible projects as those that address critical fishery management needs and that pertain to fishery data collection and analysis or measures to promote innovative or cooperative fishery management.

(Sec. 104) Makes amounts available from the CRAF for activities that contribute to, or result in, preserving, sustaining or enhancing the health, diversity, or viability of coral reef ecosystems.

Title II: Land and Water Conservation Fund - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendments of 2000 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide that all CRAF funds transferred to the Land and Water Conservation Fund shall be covered into the Fund.

Makes $900 million in the Fund available each fiscal year for expenditure without further appropriation, to be allocated as follows: (1) 50 percent for Federal land acquisition purposes; and (2) 50 percent for financial assistance to States.

(Sec. 203) Revises the formula for State apportionment of Fund amounts. Limits administrative expenses to four percent of the total funds available for financial assistance to States each fiscal year. Apportions remaining funds as follows: (1) 60 percent equally among the States; and (2) 40 percent on the basis of population. Makes all federally recognized Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations eligible to receive shares of such apportionment in accordance with a competitive grant program established by the Secretary of the Interior. Treats such tribes and corporations collectively as one State. Requires each State, with an exception, to make available as grants to local governments at least 25 percent of its annual apportionment.

(Sec. 204) Revises the requirement that a State have a comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan as a prerequisite to consideration by the Secretary of the Interior of financial assistance for acquisition or development projects. Requires a State Action Agenda for Community Recreation and Conservation prior to consideration by the Secretary of the Interior of financial assistance from the Fund. Allows each State to define its own priorities and criteria for selection of outdoor conservation and recreation acquisition and development projects eligible for grants under the Act if it provides for public involvement in this process. Allows an existing Comprehensive State Plan to remain in effect until the State adopts a State Action Agenda.

(Sec. 206) Requires the Secretary to approve, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of property (other than for public outdoor recreation use) acquired or developed with assistance under the Act only if the State demonstrates no prudent or feasible alternative exists. Exempts from such requirement those properties that are no longer viable as an outdoor conservation and recreation facility due to changes in demographics, or that must be abandoned because of environmental contamination or another condition which endangers public health and safety.

(Sec. 207) Prohibits amounts made available for Federal land acquisition under the Act from being used to acquire property unless the owner of the property is willing to sell or the acquisition is authorized by law.

Title III: Wildlife Conservation and Restoration - Amends the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (FAWRA) to require CRAF funds transferred for FAWRA purposes to be deposited in a new subaccount (Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account) in the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, to be made available without further appropriation, for apportionment in each fiscal year for State wildlife conservation and restoration programs.

(Sec. 303) Sets forth requirements for: (1) apportionment of such subaccount funds; and (2) applications for approval of, and subaccount funds for, State wildlife conservation and restoration programs Limits: (1) administrative expenses to two percent of total subaccount revenues; and (2) the use of such funds for wildlife-associated recreation and law enforcement, respectively, to ten percent of amounts apportioned to States.

Requires States receiving apportionments under this title to implement a wildlife conservation strategy.

Title IV: Urban Park Program - Amends the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act to make transferred CRAF funds available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further appropriation, for the urban park and recreation recovery program. Sets forth limits on the use of such funds.

(Sec. 402) Provides for the development of new recreation areas and facilities (including the acquisition of lands for such development) under the urban park and recreation recovery program.

(Sec. 404) Revises requirements for: (1) Federal assistance grant eligibility; (2) local park and recreation recovery action programs; (3) State action incentives; and (4) conversion of recreation property for any other purposes other than public recreation purposes.

(Sec. 409) Repeals a prohibition on the use of urban park and recreation recovery funds for land acquisition. Repeals sunset provisions and congressional reporting requirements with respect to: (1) the impact of the urban park and recreation recovery program; and (2) the annual achievements of the innovation grant program.

Title V: Historic Preservation - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to provide that amounts transferred from the CRAF each fiscal year shall be available without further appropriation, in a fiscal year, to carry out the Act.

Requires at least one half of the funds made available each fiscal year under the Act to be used for preservation projects on historic properties or archaeological sites (giving priority to the preservation of endangered historic properties or archaeological sites). Allocates specified amounts for State, local governmental, and tribal historic preservation programs and the American Battlefield Protection Program.

(Sec. 502) Amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to authorize such sums as may be necessary (currently, $3 million) to carry out the American Battlefield Protection Program. Repeals the termination date for the Program.

Title VI: National Park and Indian Land Restoration Programs - Makes CRAF funds transferred to the Secretary of the Interior available for the protection of significant natural, cultural, or historical resources at National Park System units that are threatened or in need of stabilization or restoration. Establishes limitations on the use of such funds, including prohibitions on use for land acquisition and construction.

(Sec. 602) Makes CRAF funds available for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations to assist in the restoration of degraded lands, resource protection, or the protection of public health and safety.

Title VII: Conservation Easements and Rural Development - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a farm and ranch land protection program by limiting the non-agricultural uses of lands with prime, unique, or other productive uses. Authorizes, under such program, matching grants to State or local governments, Indian tribes, and specified tax-exempt conservation organizations to facilitate purchase of permanent conservation easements or easements or other interests in such lands when the lands are subject to a pending State or local government offer. Permits acquisition of a conservation easement only with the owner's consent.

(Sec. 702) Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to make CRAF funds available for a rural development program to provide technical assistance to rural communities for sustainable rural development purposes.

(Sec. 703) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to States for the conservation of non-Federal lands of clear regional or national interest. Prohibits grants where the Federal contribution for a project exceeds $1 million unless authorized by an Act of Congress. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 704) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete the mapping of all existing conservation easements acquired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before 1977 to protect wetlands. Authorizes appropriations.