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.

This bill would amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to change how project costs are shared for conservation work done by a qualified youth or conservation corps. Specifically, it would raise the federal (public) share of project costs from 75% to 90% and reduce the non-federal (e.g., state, local, private, or partner) share from 25% to 10%. In practical terms, projects would rely more on federal funding and less on non-federal funding. The changes apply to conservation projects carried out under the Public Lands Corps Act and are not tied to a new appropriation in the text provided. The bill was introduced in the Senate in April 2025 by Senators Risch, Merkley, Crapo, and Cortez Masto and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.