Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2020
United States116th CongressS-4144Senate
Updated: Jul 22, 2020
Summary
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and modifies use of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which provides funding for several things, including fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety. The bill modifies use of the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, which supports wildlife restoration, conservation, and hunter education and safety programs. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on (1) the increasing use of nonmotorized vessels and their impacts on motorized and nonmotorized vessel access, (2) user conflicts at waterway access points, (3) the use of Sport Fish Restoration Program funds to improve nonmotorized vessel access and the reasons for providing such access, and (4) the use of Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for nonmotorized boating safety programs. The GAO shall consult with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the National Boating Safety Advisory Council on study design, scope, and priorities for the report.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-4828: Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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