The Trump administration would scale back significantly on new federal land acquisitions and revenue-sharing partnerships with states, while seeking new oil and drilling opportunities in the Arctic, under its fiscal 2018 Interior budget proposal unveiled today ( 5-23-17 ). The White House has requested $11.7 billion for Interior in fiscal 2018. That’s slightly more than […]
It was announced in the Congressional Budget deal the LWCF would be reduced 50 million to 400 million, but the State Assistance grants were left at the FY 16 levels of 110 million dollars.. which is 28 percent of the total. Our goal is equity, or an appropriation that equals the federal share of 40% […]
Follow the link to the new economic impact data released by the Outdoor Industry Association. Total impacts are 887 Billion annually and the report list it by state. https://outdoorindustry.org/advocacy/
Here are a few updates on the status of LWCF funding in FY 17 and FY 18, reauthorization efforts so far, GOMESA projections and NASORLO actions and priorities in the upcoming months. 1. FY 17 appropriations are subject to a CR to be determined by April 28th. The good news is that the Trump […]
Here is a copy of the letter sent by NASORLO and the stateside partners to Congress in support of FY 17 and FY 18 LWCF appropriations Org Letter to House FY18 LWCF State Assistance ORLP Program FINAL Federal Coalition LWCF_House_DC_Letter_17 City Parks Alliance House Approps. FY18 LWCF Letter Rep. Kathy Castor Dear Colleague ORLP Final […]
Here is the NGA letter outlining the nation’s Governor’s related to the new Congressional budgets.. March 30, 2017 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority […]
More than 200 House Democrats and Republicans are urging “robust” funding for a major land and water conservation program set to expire in fiscal 2018. The lawmakers, including 36 Republicans, are asking appropriators to ensure that all the programs under the Land and Water Conservation Fund “receive strong and consistent support in FY 2018 in order to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of 22 Senators, led by Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), today introduced legislation ( S 569 ) to fully fund and permanently authorize America’s most important conservation and recreation program, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The bill, the ‘‘Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding […]
The 2017 NASORLO annual meeting is scheduled for downtown Little Rock, AR on Wednesday October 18th through Friday October 20, 2017. This is great venue for NASORLO’s annual meeting, as there are many opportunities for observing one of the most vibrant cityscapes in all of America with plenty of parks, recreation and trails readily available […]
2016 ORLPP – Of the 55 project submitted last summer 36 were recently deemed eligible for scoring. A panel is being selected to review them. Bottom line.. it will be awhile before announcements of the final approvals and before projects can begin. 2017 Budget – The Senate version has 110 m for state grants and […]
