Great American Outdoors Act Deferred Maintenance Program

 

The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) establishes a new fund for five years to address the maintenance backlog of the US Forest Service and other federal land management agencies.

Active 10.712 Forest Service, Department of Agriculture C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Not applicable. Interior and Related Appropriation Act of 1992
Cooperative Funds and Deposit Act of Dec. 12, 1975
National Forest Roads and Trails Act of Oct, 13, 1964 Applications not applicable as projects are pre-determined and approved by Congress based on list of projects submitted by the agency. Not applicable. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. NEPA reviews shall be completed and documented before being identified as shovel ready. Documentation could be a letter to the file, Decision Memo, Decision Notice, or Record of Decision. Compliance with other relevant laws including ESA and NHPA should be complete as well. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. SUBMISSION OF PRIORITY LIST OF PROJECTS TO CONGRESS.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and Appropria- tions of the House of Representatives a list of projects to be funded for fiscal year 2021 that--''(1) are identified by the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture as priority deferred maintenance projects; and''(2) as of the date of the submission of the list, are ready to be implemented. SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL LIST OF PROJECTS TO CONGRESS.--Until the date on which all of the amounts in the Fund are expended, the President shall annually submit to Congress, together with the annual budget of the United States, a list of projects to be funded from the Fund that includes a detailed description of each project, including the estimated expenditures from the Fund for the project for the applicable fiscal year. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) passed Congress and signed by the President committing $900 million to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and $1.9 billion annually for up to 5 years to land management agencies to address deferred maintenance backlog. Forest Service will receive approximately a $285 million appropriation for congressionally approved deferred maintenance projects. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, there shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent of all energy development revenues due and payable to the United States from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on Federal land and water credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts under Federal law in the preceding fiscal year AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, as provided in subsection (e), without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation Depending on the authority selected for the accomplishment of the work, funding is distributed on a reimbursable basis as agreed to in the terms of the agreement. None/Not specified. Christopher Coppenbarger
201 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20250 USA
christopher.k.coppenbarger@usda.gov
Phone: 202-641-6350 12-5716-0-2-302 (Direct Payments for Specified Use (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 22$11,980,177.00; FY 23 est $14,275,800.00; FY 24 FY 21$25,086,484.00; FY 20 Estimate Not Available FY 19$0.00; - The annual maximum amount to be deposited into the Fund is capped by the Act at$1.9 billion per fiscal year. Of this amount, the Forest Service would be allocated 15% of the total for each year. The maximum amount the Forest Service will receive is $285 million each year during the five years that the fund is authorized from FY 2021 through FY 2025 Not Applicable Not applicable. Not applicable.