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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 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1957 as public Law on Aug 4, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Jun 8, 2020Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJul 22, 2020
Senate Jun 17, 2020 · the primary vote
H.R. 1957 As Amended
Bill Passed
73 Yea 25 Nay 2 not voting
Crossed both parties 25 of 98 voting members broke with their own party: 25 Republicans.
DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1957 and vote against it. 12 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 1957 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
222 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.