Great American Outdoors Act 250

This bill renames the existing National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund as the America's Legacy Restoration Fund and extends deposits into it through fiscal year 2030, with up to $1.9 billion a year from federal energy revenues and new foreign visitor fees. The money would pay for delayed maintenance at national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests, Bureau of Land Management lands, and Bureau of Indian Education schools, split 70% to the National Park Service, 15% to the Forest Service, and 5% each to the other three agencies. It allows private donations and partnerships, sets project selection criteria, requires a public online project tracker and yearly reports, and creates a streamlined environmental review exclusion for these projects. It also sets an extra fee of at least $100 for foreign tourists entering federal recreation sites that charge entry fees and a price of at least $250 for their annual pass.

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Sponsors

• Bruce Westerman Republican sponsor
• 263 cosponsors