To amend title 54, United States Code, to prohibit the acquisition of land, water, or an interest in land or water from a private landowner using amounts made available under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Jodey C. Arrington

Republican · TX · Representative

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2025-01-31

Source: Congress.gov

The bill would prevent the federal government from using Land and Water Conservation Fund money to buy private land or water from landowners, though it could still use those funds for other conservation purposes like maintaining existing public lands. This would affect conservation groups, environmental organizations, and landowners who might have sold property to the government for preservation. The change would limit the government's ability to expand public lands and protected natural areas through private land purchases.

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