Senators Introduce Legislation regarding Land and Water Conservation Fund

This week, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced legislation entitled the “Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act” (S. 569).  The legislation would permanently authorize and fully fund at $900 million the Land and Water Conservation Fund.  

The legislation would also mandate that a portion of the annual authorized funding amount be available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing Federal public lands for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.  Senator Feinstein has signed onto the legislation as an original cosponsor.