America the Beautiful Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1547 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1547 To amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2025 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Warner, Mr. Sheehy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``America the Beautiful Act''. SEC. 2. REUAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND LEGACY RESTORATION FUND. (a) Deposits.--Section 200402(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2033''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,900,000,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000,000''. (b) Use of Funds.--Section 200402(e) of title 54, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``in the National Wildlife Refuge System'' and inserting ``on land administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) Project prioritization.--The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall prioritize the use of amounts allocated from the Fund for projects that receive donations under subsection (j) of not less than 15 percent of the total costs of the applicable project.''. (c) S