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"Congress Passes Sprawling Plan To Boost Conservation, Parks" [1]

"WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks and other public lands is on its way to the president’s desk after winning final legislative approval.

Supporters say the measure, known as the Great American Outdoors Act, would be the most significant conservation legislation enacted in nearly half a century.

The House approved the bill 310-107 Wednesday, weeks after it won overwhelming approval in the Senate. The bill now goes to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it."

Matthew Daly reports for the Associated Press July 22, 2020. [2]

SEE ALSO:
 
"House Passes Sweeping Conservation Legislation With Bipartisan Support" (CNN) [3]

"House Passes Major Conservation Bill, Sending It To Trump's Desk" (The Hill) [4]

"House Sends Major Public Lands Bill To Trump’s Desk" (HuffPost) [5]

"Congress Approves Billions for US National Parks In Rare Bipartisan Push" (Guardian) [6]

Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Public [11]
Source: AP [2], 07/23/2020
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/congress-passes-sprawling-plan-boost-conservation-parks [2] https://apnews.com/55476bc27a78b191ae6f037c17f9f5f1 [3] https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/politics/great-american-outdoors-act-house/index.html [4] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/508399-house-passes-major-conservation-bill-sending-it-to-trumps-desk [5] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-passes-public-lands-bill_n_5f175050c5b651977c07f640 [6] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/22/us-national-parks-funding-great-american-outdoors-act-congress [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [10] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [11] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81