The US Senate passed a broad public lands conservation bill on Tuesday that includes permanent authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and designation of more than one million acres of land for wilderness protection.
The bipartisan vote was 92 to 8.
The bill goes to the House, where it also has bipartisan support.
The conservation fund, which has supported recreation and conservation projects in all 50 states since the 1960s, expired in September when Congress failed to extend it. ...
The post US Senate Renews Land and Water Conservation Fund appeared first on The Trek.
from The Trek http://bit.ly/2I8vsLG
No comments:
Post a Comment