21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 21, 2017)
21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to replace provisions that established the Public Lands Corps with provisions establishing the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) to:
- engage youth and veterans in civilian national service positions to conserve, rebuild, and enhance the natural resources, infrastructure, and recreation assets of the United States;
- increase public access to, and use of, public and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and natural, cultural, and historical resources, while spurring economic development and outdoor recreation and addressing backlogged maintenance on public land;
- conserve, restore, and enhance such resources by carrying out high-quality, cost-effective projects;
- ensure that the activities and expertise of corpsmembers will be accessible to any public, nonprofit, or tribal entity responsible for the stewardship of land and water in coordination with the land or water owner;
- place youth and veterans in civilian national service positions to protect, restore, and enhance U.S. natural resources, infrastructure, and recreation assets in a cost-effective manner without undue duplication or overlap of federal agency activities or programs; and
- channel widespread interest among youth and veterans in serving in such positions to help conserve, restore, and enhance public and tribal land and water, infrastructure, and natural, cultural, and historical resources and to develop the next generation of outdoor stewards, entrepreneurs, recreationists, and sportsmen.
The 21CSC shall be implemented jointly by the participating entities, which shall include the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, Transportation, Labor, Energy, Defense, Veterans Affairs, Commerce, Education, and Housing and Urban Development. Such entities shall: (1) establish a process for an organization to become a 21CSC organization, and (2) support 21CSC projects.
A 21CSC organization shall provide to each youth or veteran corpsmember a wage, stipend, living allowance, and/or an educational credit, as well as skills development, credentials, and education, for participation in a 21CSC project that involves:
- specified conservation and restoration projects;
- the support, development, and enhancement of outdoor recreation or urban green space;
- service that is primarily indoors with a clear benefit for natural, cultural, or historic resources or treasures; or
- a project on private land or water having a direct or recognized public or environmental benefit or the funding of which originated from a governmental entity.
The bill sets forth provisions governing 21CSC conservation centers and program support, the provision of resource assistants, and Corpsmember eligibility for a noncompetitive hiring status and national service educational awards.
A participating entity may offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with a tribal agency or a 21CSC organization to establish and administer the Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, which shall carry out 21CSC projects on tribal land or water.
What just happenedDec 28, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 862.
Who’s behind it
- Reported in HouseDec 28, 2018
- Introduced in HouseJun 21, 2017
- Dec 28, 2018CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 862.
- Dec 28, 2018DischargeH12300
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Dec 28, 2018Committee5500
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Dec 28, 2018DischargeH12300
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Dec 28, 2018Committee5500
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Dec 6, 2018IntroReferralH11210
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Dec 6, 2018IntroReferralH11210
House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Dec 6, 2018DischargeH12300
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Dec 6, 2018Committee5500
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Dec 6, 2018DischargeH12300
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Agriculture Committee - Dec 6, 2018Committee5500
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Agriculture Committee - Dec 6, 2018CommitteeH12200
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1066, Part I.
Natural Resources Committee - Dec 6, 2018Committee5000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1066, Part I.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 17, 2018Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 17, 2018Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 17, 2018Committee
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 17, 2018Committee
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 17, 2018Committee
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Natural Resources Committee - Jul 11, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Jun 29, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Jun 29, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee - Jun 29, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Jun 23, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee - Jun 23, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 22, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 22, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Highways and Transit Subcommittee - Jun 22, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee - Jun 21, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 21, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Jun 21, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Agriculture Committee - Jun 21, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Jun 21, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 21, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House