Trump, Clinton hold different outdoor policy priorities As the Presidential election heats up, the two leading candidates continue to lay out starkly different approaches to park and recreation issues. Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton disagree particularly on uses of federal lands. Trump has made clear in speeches, in position papers and […]
NASORLO has met to conduct it’s annual business and provide training for it’s members in Detroit from Sept 21 – 23. Attached is a list of the newly elected Board members and it’s Leadership. Recognized with Awards at this years meeting were President’s Award of Merit – David Tyahla, NRPA – LWCF Advocacy and Leadership […]
Here are three Resolutions approved by the membership at the 2016 Annual Meeting and approved by the Board. pad-us-resolution-sept-2016-1 lwcf-reauthorization-resolution-2016-signed nasorlo-position-on-urban-funding-december-2016 See the following attachments for the handouts and materials used at the 2016 NASORLO Annual Meeting in Detroit, Sept 21 – 23, 2016. 2016nasorloannualmeetingprogram-9-9-16-revision nasorlo-2016-annual-business-meeting-letterhead-final 2015-nasorlo-fiscal-summary-and-2016-budget nasorlo-2016-annual-report-to-membership-pg-1-final annual-meeting-report-to-membership-pages-2-4 LWCF Modernization Committee Priorities lwcf-table-of-reforms-v3 naspd-report-to-the-membership-for-a-dues-increase […]
Here is the latest on FY 17 LWCF appropriations status.. House 80 m, Senate 110 m.. ( no info on ORLP amounts or Admin ).. also mentions a continuing resolution, which would be at last year’s $$ level – 110 m. However, previous OMB office would NOT release LWCF grant funds until required to […]
The following, submitted by NPS shows the number and amount of grants requested by the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Program, administered and funded through a special allocation of LWCF funds in 2016. This year NPS had excellent nationwide participation for the $12 million in the Land and Water Conservation Fund Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (LWCF-ORLP) […]
Here is the latest on LWCF and other issues in Congress.. F1116June10 (1)
Here is a link to the proposed plan by the Clinton team for the Great Outdoors.. There is no mention of State Grants, but a strong commitment to the UPARR program and AmeriCorps.. A portion of the plan reads…. Revitalize more than 3,000 city parks within 10 years. As President, Hillary Clinton will launch an […]
House passes Energy Bill, but does not include LWCF re-authorization, as in the Senate. The House May 25 threw everything but the kitchen sink into a comprehensive energy bill (S 2012) before clearing the measure for a conference with the Senate. Although the House did not include permanent authority for the Land and Water Conservation Fund […]
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) The following is a summary of this Act which has helped fund the State Assistance Program of the LWCF since it’s adoption in 2006. Currently only minor amounts of GOMESA funding have been added to the regular allocation of state grants. ( See 2016 Apportionment Certificate attached ). […]
Summary of NASORLO History, Purpose, the Benefits of Membership NASORLO was created by state officials at the request of the Department of Interior in 1967 to have an organization of Liaisons and administrators of the state grants portion of the LWCF, which would represent all the states and territories and work the federal agency on […]
