Restore our parks and public lands act s 500

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This legislation would establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the estimated $165 million deferred maintenance backlog in HawaiiвЂ™s National Parks.

Senator Hirono is also an original co-sponsor of the Restore Our Parks Act (S. Senator Hirono has been a longtime champion of the LWCF, most recently supporting HawaiiвЂ™s вЂњIsland Forests at RiskвЂќ proposal, which from Fiscal Year 2016 through 2018, received $22 million in funding to expand the Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge, $12 million to expand Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and $6 million for Haleakala National Park. Over the past 50 years, the LWCF has provided nearly $250 million to protect and conserve lands in Hawaii. 1081, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act, which provides full, mandatory funding for the LWCF. Senator Hirono is an original cosponsor of S. вЂњOver the past 50 years, the LWCF has provided nearly $250 million in funding for Hawaii to protect some of our most cherished public spaces вЂ“ including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, and the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail,вЂќ Senator Hirono said.В вЂњBy advancing legislation to provide full, permanent funding for the LWCF and to establish a program to address the massive deferred maintenance in our National Parks, this committee today took a meaningful step toward ensuring that public lands in Hawaii are protected and maintained for future generations.вЂќ

Restore our parks and public lands act s 500 full#

These bills can now be considered by the full Senate. вЂ“ The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee cleared two Hirono-backed bills that would provide permanent full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and create a new fund to address the growing deferred maintenance backlog in the National Parks system. NovemSenate Energy Committee Clears Hirono-Backed Bills to Permanently Fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Address Deferred Maintenance Backlog in National Parks