Sec. 5. Allocation of fund amounts for Federal purposes
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Title 54, United States Code, is amended— in section 200304, by striking Not less than 40 percent of such appropriations shall be available for Federal purposes. ; in section 200306(a), by striking paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting the following: Of the overall amount appropriated from the Fund for a fiscal year, 50 percent shall be available for Federal purposes as provided in this section. Subject to the restrictions in clause (ii), of the amount appropriated and available under paragraph
(1)for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available not less than 3.5 percent for acquisition of non-Federal land, water, or an interest in land or water by one or more of the following: The National Park Service. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The Forest Service. The Bureau of Land Management. The Secretary shall not acquire a parcel of non-Federal land or water under this subparagraph unless such parcel is located within the exterior boundary of a unit of land administered by a Federal agency listed in subclauses
(I)through
(IV)of clause (i). The Secretary may not acquire a parcel of non-Federal land or water under this subparagraph if such acquisition would result in more than 15 percent of the acreage acquired with funds allocated under this subparagraph for any fiscal year to be located west of the 100th meridian. Of the amount appropriated and made available under this subparagraph for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available not less than 33 percent to acquire land, water, or an interest in land or water to secure or enhance public access for recreational hunting, recreational fishing, or recreational shooting to a unit of land administered by a Federal agency listed in subclauses
(I)through
(IV)of clause (i). The Secretary may not use funds made available under this subparagraph to acquire land, water, or an interest in land or water through condemnation or an eminent domain proceeding. Of the amount appropriated and available under paragraph
(1)for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available not less than 75 percent for deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure, visitor services, and clean-up efforts or a combination thereof, on Federal land or water managed by one or more of the following: The National Park Service. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The Forest Service. The Bureau of Land Management. In addition to the amount made available under clause (i), of the amount appropriated and available under paragraph
(1)for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 3.5 percent available to nongovernmental organizations for the activities described in subclause (i). To be eligible to receive funds under this clause, a nongovernmental organization shall provide non-Federal funds in an amount that is equal to or greater than the amount provided to that nongovernmental organization under this subparagraph. Of the amount appropriated and available under paragraph
(1)for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available not more than 3.5 percent for the Forest Legacy Program established pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2103c ), except that such amount may be used only— to create or improve vehicular access, including for off-highway vehicles, or other access to National Forest System land, State forested land, or private forested land for recreational hunting, recreational fishing, recreational shooting, or other recreational purposes; or to protect from development forests where management activities occur consistent with a State-approved multiple-resource forest plan. Of the amount appropriated and available under paragraph
(1)for a fiscal year, not more than 3.5 percent shall be deposited into the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund established pursuant to section 6(i) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535(6)(i)). Of the amount appropriated and available under paragraph
(1)for a fiscal year, not more than 3.5 percent shall be available for the American Battlefield Protection Program established pursuant to chapter 3801 of title 54, United States Code. ; and by adding at the end of the following: In this section: The term deferred maintenance means maintenance and repairs— that were scheduled to be performed and were delayed; or without which the health and safety of the public or employees would be endangered or substantial financial losses would be incurred. The term recreational hunting means use of a firearm, bow, or other authorized means in the lawful— pursuit, shooting, capture, collection, trapping, or killing of wildlife; or attempt to pursue, shoot, capture, collect, trap, or kill wildlife. The term recreational fishing means the lawful— pursuit, capture, collection, or killing of fish; or attempt to pursue, capture, collect, or kill fish. The term recreational shooting means any form of sport, training, competition, or pastime, whether formal or informal, that involves the discharge of a rifle, handgun, or shotgun, or the use of a bow. .
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