President Obama FY17 Budget to Include Full Funding for LWCF

Earlier today, the Department of the Interior confirmed that President Obama will propose full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in his FY 2017 Budget at $900 million.  

The full funding for the LWCF, which comes from a portion of offshore oil and gas drilling revenues, would be accomplished through “a combination of discretionary ($475 million) and mandatory ($425 million) funding," according to the Department of Interior.  The President’s FY17 budget is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.  In December, Congress included a three-year extension of the LWCF program in the FY16 Omnibus Appropriations bill.