A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to modify the cost-sharing requirement for conservation projects carried out by a qualified youth or conservation corps, and for other purposes.

United States119th CongressS-1228Senate
Updated: Dec 2, 2025

Summary

This bill proposes to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, specifically targeting the financial structure of conservation projects. Its primary goal is to modify the cost-sharing requirements for projects undertaken by qualified youth or conservation corps. The amendment significantly increases the federal government's contribution to these projects, raising the federal share from 75 percent to 90 percent . Correspondingly, it reduces the required non-federal share from 25 percent to 10 percent . This adjustment aims to alleviate the financial burden on local entities and corps, thereby facilitating more conservation efforts across public lands.

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HR-10214: To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to modify the cost-sharing requirement for conservation projects carried out by a qualified youth or conservation corps, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

  3. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.

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  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

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