Proposal:LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	HR 1353
Type of Legislation	House Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

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.

Bill Title

LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

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

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.