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Related: About this forumSenate Passes Major Public Lands Bill
In a rare display of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate has passed a sweeping public lands package that both addresses the ballooning maintenance backlog at national parks and provides full, permanent funding for the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program established in 1964 to protect natural areas and water resources.
Co-sponsors of the legislation, which passed Wednesday by an overwhelming 73-25 vote, have hailed it as the most important conservation bill in a generation ― one that will preserve public lands and create thousands of jobs at a time when communities across America are reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. It now heads to the House for consideration, and President Donald Trump has promised to sign it into law.
In a speech on the Senate floor last week, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) called the legislation a chance in a lifetime.
By helping the land, were helping the communities, because its there for future generations, Gardner said. This really is an opportunity for this nation to come together at a time of great need, economically and I think spiritually, quite frankly.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/senate-passes-major-public-lands-bill/ar-BB15CvLe?li=BB141NW3&ocid=DELLDHP
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)2naSalit
(86,791 posts)It's obvious mitch is trying to rescue Gardner and Daines' flailing election campaigns, for starters.
yonder
(9,676 posts)mountain grammy
(26,655 posts)Gardner and Daines will have something positive to boast about..
Both gotta go.
https://www.cpr.org/2020/06/15/cory-gardners-major-public-lands-bill-is-poised-to-pass-the-senate/