Here is the letter sent to Secretary of Interior Bernhardt from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies requesting changes to address the fiscal impact on states from federal requirements, including reducing the required matching funds. LWCF was included to be reduced from 50% to 25% for a period of 6 years.. fyi.. AFWA Letter […]
From: Joel Lynch \\signed\\ Chief, State and Local Assistance Programs Division Subject: FY2020 Apportionment and Latest Grant Cycle Update The purpose of this memorandum is to update our LWCF Partners with regards to a number of ongoing changes since my March 17, 2020 memo, as well as provide a copy of the FY2020 apportionment certificate. […]
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced $227,125,000 will be distributed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia for specified park and outdoor recreation and conservation projects. This represents an increase of $57 […]
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March 19, 2020. The Seattle Times editorial board As Congress provides economic support amid the coronavirus pandemic, it should also fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and a backlog of National Parks maintenance work. Before the virus crisis spread in the U.S., Congress was moving toward fully funding these programs to support outdoor […]
Alexandra Lange is the architecture critic at Curbed magazine. ” People often see parks as a destination for something specific, like soccer fields, barbecues or playgrounds, and all of those functions must now be avoided. But that doesn’t make the parks any less valuable. I’m sheltering in place in Brooklyn with my family, and every […]
A victory for conservation may be imminent. Congress looks poised to pass a bill that will provide stable annual spending streams from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for the foreseeable future. If the bill passes, the entire $900 million that goes into the fund each year, most of it from offshore oil and gas lease […]
One day after President Trump tweeted his support, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is expected to take steps today to bring to the floor legislation that would permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and address the national parks maintenance backlog, senators said. McConnell will move to bypass the Energy and Natural Resources […]
March 4, 2020 After a dizzying series of announcements in a 24-hour window, two critical, long-sought components of public lands funding are closer to becoming a reality. On Tuesday, via Twitter, President Trump called for congress to send him a bill that would provide full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which allocates […]
Here is the latest.. from Alex Schaefer of TPL Last night we heard that the overall support in the Senate and the momentum from the last few weeks has paved the way for a new stand-alone package that will include full funding for LWCF and Restore America’s Parks Act (ROPA – S.500). The new joint […]
