Search Results: keywords:"land and water conservation fund"

  • S. 5205 — To modify the boundaries of the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,144

    S. 5205 aims to expand the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge by modifying its boundaries to include approximately 5,658 additional acres in California. The bill encourages land acquisition from willing sellers, including land, water, and conservation easements, without...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5205 is about adding more land to a special nature area in California called the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge. It involves buying extra land to help protect animals and plants without forcing anyone to sell, and makes sure people can enjoy activities like hiking and fishing there.

  • H. R. 9430 — 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.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:275

    H.R. 9430 aims to change current laws in the United States Code to prevent states from using federal funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to buy land or water from private landowners. The bill includes an amendment to clarify that appropriations from this fund...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9430 is a rule that says the government can't use special saving money to buy land or water from people who own it privately, even if they want to protect nature. This rule tries to keep the government from spending money to take private land for public parks and stuff like that.

  • H. R. 9826 — To modify the boundaries of the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,129

    H.R. 9826 aims to change the boundaries of the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge by adding approximately 5,658 acres to it. The bill allows the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land and water from willing sellers to expand the refuge, but explicitly prohibits using...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9826 is a plan to make a big animal and plant park called the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge even bigger, by adding more land to it. This can only happen if landowners want to sell their land, and the park will also be a fun place where people can watch animals, fish, and hunt.