NASORLO’s position summarized as: ” Restore GAOA as enacted and fund it at levels approved for distribution from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for state, territorial and local outdoor recreation grants as defined in the FY 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Bill ” Here is some information, attachments and draft Gov. or elected official letter on […]
President Trump’s public lands legacy has been further complicated by a set of actions handed down by the Interior Department with less than 24 hours left to go in his tenure. Last night, on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, outgoing Interior Secretary David Bernhardt greenlit significant changes to the implementation of the Land […]
Here is the recent Secretary of Interior’s press release and links to the revised LWCF Manual. It is likely the new Administration will change both the apportionments and the LWCF Manual in the near future. Hopefully, the state funding will remain robust, as proposed below, and the new Interior Secretary will keep the key and […]
Attached is a copy of an email text transmitting the NASORLO priorities to the Biden Transition Team. We are asking them for consideration of key changes to the LWCF Manual and indicating how our 2021 priorities address the Biden platform. The specific letter of transmittal to the Biden Team is attached along with our requests […]
Here is an article about the passing of Yvonne Ferrell. She was Exec. Dir. of NASORLO up to 2009. She worked hard and was a strong advocate for obtaining 12.5 % of all GOMESA funds dedicated to state grants, among other accomplishments. She will be missed.. ed.. BOISE – 84-year-old Yvonne S. Ferrell, the […]
The Trump administration has submitted more details to Congress about how it would like to spend millions of dollars for the conservation, improvement and acquisition of public lands. It’s not clear, however, whether Congress will incorporate the information into its fiscal 2021 government spending bill. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the chairwoman of the Interior-Environment Appropriations […]
The outgoing Trump administration is starting to fill in the blanks about how it plans to spend millions of dollars for conserving and refurbishing national parks and public lands. The Interior Department this afternoon released detailed descriptions of proposed projects to be prioritized for funding in fiscal 2021 through two pots of money made available […]
IDAHO Land swap plan opposed by local officials, greens [ Even though this article is about Constitutionally dedicated lands required to produce revenue, the discussion emphasizes the ongoing importance of LWCF 6f protections for park lands that might have high dollar or utilitarian value. ] Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 An investment firm’s proposal to […]
PUBLIC LANDS Emma Dumain and Jennifer Yachnin, E&E News reportersPublished: Monday, November 16, 2020 Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Capitol Hill. Francis Chung/E&E News A key architect of the Great American Outdoors Act wants to see the Interior Department take “corrective action” after the agency announced sweeping changes Friday to how Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars can […]
The attached is the Secretary of the Interior’s changes to the LWCF, based upon the Great American Outdoors Act and the required Task Force implementation report. It limits and impacts federal land acquisition and provides some flexibility to the state program. In addition, it seems to change priorities of the state program to be more […]
