Supporters of mandatory funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund do not want the escalating deferred maintenance backlog on public lands and in national parks to eclipse their efforts to boost the popular bipartisan conservation program. “I know some of my colleagues believe we must choose between funding LWCF and a deferred maintenance backlog,” […]
U.S. Reps. Madeleine Dean, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Andy Kim, along with U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, Bob Casey, and Bob Menendez, are supporting an effort to permanently fund the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million a year. Sen. Pat Toomey is opposed, taking issue with the language creating perpetual funding. Several members of […]
Dear Chairman Murkowski, Ranking Member Udall, Chair McCollum and Ranking Member Joyce: On behalf of the National Governors Association (NGA), we write to express our support for state-federal programs that protect the environment and our natural resources while improving the public health of our communities. As you consider Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations for Interior, […]
Bills that would reduce the massive deferred maintenance backlog on public lands and establish mandatory funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, among others, are poised to advance tomorrow in the House. The House Natural Resources Committee will vote on the “Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act,” H.R. 1225, and the “Land and Water […]
Jenny Rowland-Shea♦ Posted on June 13, 2019, 12:01 ama Getty/Portland Press Herald A 4-year-old girl gathers sand and seawater at Crescent Beach State Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, June 2018. OVERVIEW Land conservation and access can help states grow this critical sector Introduction and summary With more than 146 million Americans across the nation—nearly half of […]
House lawmakers filed legislation yesterday to provide permanent, full funding for the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.), the bill’s sponsor, is holding a press conference this morning with House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and outside supporters on the “Land and Water Conservation […]
The following are the results of the administrative survey requested by the NASORLO Board to describe staffing and administrative issues related to the administration of LWCF. The survey is broken down into results in three categories of similar size states. The first file is an overview of the results, followed by summaries of each of […]
Here are the NGA principles on a national infrastructure package. We are working with NGA to ensure parks and recreation infrastructure is recognized as eligible under and new federal program. NGA Infrastructure Principles – 116th Congress
The following are the joint letters the LWCF State Partners sent to Congress about the FY 2020 LWCF appropriations.. Basically asking for full funding, but if not, at least $ 175 million, with ORLP getting $ 25 million, NPS Admin $ 4 + million and the rest in formula grants to the states and territories.. […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), ranking Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) will introduce today bipartisan legislation to provide permanent, full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, his office confirmed last night. The “Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act” would make funding for the LWCF mandatory at its current authorized annual level of $900 […]
