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HOUSE 1353116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act

Last Action
2/25/2019

Actions

  • 2019-02-25Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • 2019-02-25Introduced in House
  • 2019-02-25Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-02-25 (00)

LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act

This bill requires that the same apportionment formula be applied to specified U.S. territories (i.e., Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and the District of Columbia as is applied to states with respect to amounts made available for state purposes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Cosponsors (4)

  • Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
  • Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)

Subjects

  • American Samoa
  • Caribbean area
  • District of Columbia
  • Guam
  • Land use and conservation
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Outdoor recreation
  • Puerto Rico
  • State and local government operations
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Virgin Islands
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