Here is a summary of Senate action on S 47, Public Lands legislation with LWCF reauthorization included ( 40% state share and permanent reauthorization ). A plurality of senators yesterday voted to kill two amendments to a broad public lands package that would have threatened the overall legislation’s survival. The Senate adjourned for the week […]
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, the likely next chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said yesterday that he plans to reintroduce legislation to permanently reauthorize the lapsed Land and Water Conservation Fund “as soon as we’re sworn in” in early January. “Absolutely,” said the Arizona Democrat when asked whether LWCF renewal would be a stand-alone bill […]
The following are summaries of several late assessments of the effort to get a LWCF re-authorization into the last minute deliberations of Congress. The outcome is that it WAS NOT authorized.. BUT.. a commitment seems to be made by the Leadership to bring it up again after the first of the year. However, maintaining a […]
It was reported today the LWCF reauthorization with a 40% state share will not be taken up in the Lame Duck session.. see second story below.. However late tonite there is a chance something might be done to include it in the CR which was just passed in the Senate.. ( read the latest, as […]
PUBLIC LANDS Bishop aims to have LWCF deal ‘tied up’ early next week Kellie Lunney, E&E News reporter Published: Friday, November 30, 2018 Lawmakers and advocates rallied yesterday on Capitol Hill for reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. @LWCFCOALITION/Twitter Lawmakers are “amazingly close” to a deal that would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water […]
Here is the most recent summary of the House and Senate versions for LWCF. fyi Published: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Republican Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona, Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Louie Gohmert of Texas are among the House Natural Resources Committee members opposed to bipartisan Land and Water Conservation Fund legislation. U.S. House/Wikipedia Six House […]
Attached is our Federal LWCF State Administrative Fact Sheet shared with Congressional staff in an effort support our request for permission to use up to 7% of our state/territory allocation for administration of the program. ( Similar to the national rec. trails program ). We are trying to find the means to do this through […]
The latest and most accurate update on the status of the expired LWCF..Oct. 25th 2018. Lapsed Conservation Fund Awaits Lame-Duck Congress: BGOV OnPoint By Adam M. Taylor | October 25, 2018 03:53PM ET | Bloomberg Government The debate over simply extending the Land and Water Conservation Fund or making it permanent could be resolved […]
Contents of a letter from Joel Lynch related to a directive from OMB related to the delay and reduction of GOMESA funds. ( Ed. comment.. it appears mandatory funds are not mandatory, unless other mandatory funds are reduced.. go figure..) I wanted to give you all a heads up that OMB has informed agencies with […]
