While House Republicans and Democrats last week were vigorously debating the future of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the Senate Energy Committee did something about it. For the second time this year the Senate panel November 19 approved legislation that would permanently reauthorize LWCF. At the same time the committee would revise the program […]
Sen. Barrasso floats LWCF bill to revive state grants Phil Taylor, E&E reporterPublished: Friday, November 20, 2015 Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today unveiled a new bill that would reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund for a decade and require that significantly more money go to states.Barrasso’s bill would require 60 percent of money appropriated […]
Here is a summary of the official Administration position on Rep. Bishop’s bill proposal to reauthorize the LWCF with 50% set aside for state, local and urban outdoor recreation grants.. From the Mountain News Editor’s Notes… In the Rockies today, the Obama administration weighs in on debate about the future of the Land and Water […]
Rep. Bishop makes case for reforming LWCF Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) this morning sought to rally support for his bill to overhaul the Land and Water Conservation Fund, arguing that federal spending under the 50-year-old program is “out of balance” and “wrong.” Bishop […]
Attached is a summary of the Conference Committee action in 1976 that stripped the LWCF from a 60% share of the proceeds, to no guarantee. It should be noted that there was no criticism of the state and local use of the fund, but internal discussions seemed to drive the change so that federal land […]
Here is the link to obtain your states economic impact assessment of local parks from a study conducted the the National Recreation and Park Association… http://www.nrpa.org/parkeconreport-state-charts/
Committee to review Bishop bill overhauling LWCF Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Monday, November 16, 2015 This story was updated at 4:06 p.m. EST. The House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday will review a draft bill to overhaul the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a major step in what’s become a testy debate over how […]
Here are links to a discussion draft of a proposed revision of the LWCF by Chairman Bishop of the House NR Committee. This draft restores a 50% share to state and local grants, although there are other diversions proposed that are quite controversial. NASORLO is supportive of the state focus of this bill, but is […]
These links sheds light on the question of what has happened to the state grants portion of LWCF over the years and why state grants have been diminished, even though they were guaranteed a 60% share of LWCF, when the Act originally was drafted. For your review and information LWCF History CRS 2014 Print this […]
