Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are increasingly turning to energy revenues to fund a variety of projects. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement/Flickr Tackling the multibillion-dollar maintenance backlog at national parks. Boosting coastal resilience to rising sea levels. Creating new recreational opportunities for states and local governments.Support for all of these issues has grown […]
A Fund That Will Never Run Dry Some Republicans want to put another federal program on autopilot. The Editorial Board July 9, 2019 7:35 pm ET Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee voted in June to mandate permanents pending of $900 million a year for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The LWCF was […]
NASORLO Members: One of the key issues in our ” success ” in the re-authorizing of LWCF was restoring equity, or a 40% of the annual LWCF appropriations for state grants. However, Congress, in the appropriation process, always has the authority to “interpret” what 40% means, ignore it or change it. That is one of […]
Here is oral and President Imgrund’s written testimony at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 25th, 2019. Written Senate Testimony 6-25 Oral Testimony Outline NASORLOSenateENR625 (2)
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2019-06-26 07:35:202019-06-27 08:28:03President Imgrund’s Senate Testimony on Permanent and Full Funding of LWCF
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 […]
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2019-06-19 19:14:092019-06-19 19:14:27Congressional support for and opposition to: Full and Dedicated funding for LWCF
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, […]
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2019-06-18 15:37:572019-06-18 15:37:57NGA Letter to Congress on federal priorities, including full funding for LWCF state grants with a 40% requirement
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 […]
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2019-06-18 07:29:112019-06-18 07:29:11Full funding of LWCF is having its first hearing in the House
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 […]
https://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.png00Doug Eikenhttps://www.nasorlo.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/site_header_logoShort.pngDoug Eiken2019-06-13 09:57:032019-06-13 09:57:03House Bill calls for full and Mandatory funding of LWCF.
GOMESA funding discussed..trouble?
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenLawmakers on both sides of the aisle are increasingly turning to energy revenues to fund a variety of projects. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement/Flickr Tackling the multibillion-dollar maintenance backlog at national parks. Boosting coastal resilience to rising sea levels. Creating new recreational opportunities for states and local governments.Support for all of these issues has grown […]
WSI Editorial Board Critical of Permanent Re-authorization of LWCF
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenA Fund That Will Never Run Dry Some Republicans want to put another federal program on autopilot. The Editorial Board July 9, 2019 7:35 pm ET Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee voted in June to mandate permanents pending of $900 million a year for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The LWCF was […]
House FY 20 LWCF Stateside.. When 40% isn’t 40%..
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenNASORLO Members: One of the key issues in our ” success ” in the re-authorizing of LWCF was restoring equity, or a 40% of the annual LWCF appropriations for state grants. However, Congress, in the appropriation process, always has the authority to “interpret” what 40% means, ignore it or change it. That is one of […]
President Imgrund’s Senate Testimony on Permanent and Full Funding of LWCF
/in LWCF Advocacy and Funding Tool Kit, Member Info /by Doug EikenHere is oral and President Imgrund’s written testimony at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 25th, 2019. Written Senate Testimony 6-25 Oral Testimony Outline NASORLOSenateENR625 (2)
Senate ENR Committee holds hearing on full funding of LWCF – NASORLO Testifies
/in Advocacy and Funding, Articles, Member Info /by Doug EikenSupporters 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,” […]
Congressional support for and opposition to: Full and Dedicated funding for LWCF
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenU.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 […]
NGA Letter to Congress on federal priorities, including full funding for LWCF state grants with a 40% requirement
/in Member Info /by Doug EikenDear 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, […]
Full funding of LWCF is having its first hearing in the House
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenBills 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 […]
Article: LWCF Policies can help our Economies grow!
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenJenny 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 Bill calls for full and Mandatory funding of LWCF.
/in Member Info, News & Events /by Doug EikenHouse 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 […]