Tag: Land and Water Conservation Fund

Upon reviewing the implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act at a Feb. 9 meeting, members of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on National Parks expressed concerns such as providing safe,...

Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt made a number of changes to how his department will implement the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), including placing more restrictions on the...

The House of Representatives has passed the Great American Outdoors Act, which would fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide money for federal maintenance of recreational infrastructure such...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke testified last week on the department’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2019 in front of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. The...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appeared before the the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the the House Natural Resources Committee last week to testify on the department’s proposed...

A new sportsmen’s package has been introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to steer clear of contentious provisions that led similarly branded packages to be postponed, but...

On Sep. 13, the House Natural Resources Committee held the markup for the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, or SHARE Act (H.R. 3668). The legislative package was voted out...

On Dec. 16, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke for Secretary of the Interior. A hunter and fisherman, Zinke has often supported sportsmen issues...

The House Natural Resources Committee held a heated day of public land bill markups on October 8. The most notable of these markups occurred for the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational...