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Senate to Vote on Historic Conservation Measure

from Flathead Beacon, June 10, 2020

Senate to Vote on Historic Conservation Measure Flathead Beacon, June 10, 2020 Americans emerging from lockdown are eager to explore their public lands, and a bipartisan coalition of senators has announced a conservation initiative that dedicates more than $9.5 billion to conserving and maintaining those public lands while improving national parks. On June 8, the U.S. Senate held a procedural vote to advance the Great American Outdoors Act, a bipartisan bill that would fund deferred maintenance to help keep up with aging infrastructure while including full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). If approved by the House and Senate, President Donald Trump has pledged to sign it. READ MORE

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