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 […]
The National Governors Association today urged congressional leaders to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund before it expires tomorrow night, marking the latest show of bipartisan support for the 50-year-old law. The governors sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources and House Natural Resources committees, warning that expiration would […]
Here is the latest letter supporting LWCF reauthorization from the National Governors Association.. NGA Letter on LWCF Reauthorization – 29 Sept 2015
Here is a summary of the Annual Meeting The Constitution was changed to allow flexibility for Regional Board member elections. The basic change allows an “ at large “ election of a Board Member to fulfill a term on the Board in that Region, in the event there are no Regional SLO’s or ASLO’s available […]
[Ed. Note: In our May issue, Chairman Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-1), of the House Natural Resources Committee, penned an article titled, “The Case for LWCF Reform,” In response, the committee’s Ranking Member, Rep. Raul Grijalva (AZ-3), provided an op-ed in our June issue. This month, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) adds her thoughts to the discussion. All messages […]
