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Presidential Memorandum

Delegation of Authority for Fiscal Year 2021 Cost Estimates and Annual Reports to the Congress for the Land and Water Conservation Fund

This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to submit FY 2021 cost estimates and annual reports to Congress for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, as required by the Great American Outdoors Act. It is a routine administrative delegation for statutory reporting obligations.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 72889

Impact dates

  1. Annual report to Congress (annual, per 54 U.S.C. 200303(c)(4))

  2. FY 2021 cost estimates to Congress (statutory deadline per 54 U.S.C. 200303(c)(1)(A))

Key directives

  • Delegate authority to Secretary of the Interior to submit cost estimates to Congress per 54 U.S.C. 200303(c)(1)(A)
  • Delegate authority to Secretary of Agriculture to submit cost estimates to Congress per 54 U.S.C. 200303(c)(1)(A)
  • Delegate authority to both Secretaries to submit annual reports to Congress per 54 U.S.C. 200303(c)(4)
  • Secretary of the Interior directed to publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Memorandum takes effect upon signing

Near term (90d)

  • FY 2021 cost estimates due to Congress per statutory schedule
  • Annual report preparation for congressional submission

Long term

  • Ongoing annual reporting delegation for Land and Water Conservation Fund

Risks & tensions

  • Statutory deadlines not specified in memorandum; actual due dates governed by underlying law
  • Delegation is permissive ('authorized') for submissions but mandatory ('directed') only for Federal Register publication
Presidential Memorandum: Delegation of Authority for Fiscal Year 2021 Cost Estimates and Annual Reports to the Congress for the Land and Water Conservation Fund · Executive Orders