"Lawmakers are primed for a fight over the future of a critical environmental conservation program.

A Senate panel approved a bill last week to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a $300 million federal program that pays for land acquisition and recreation projects on public lands around the country.

The 50-year-old program is set to expire at the end of September, and its renewal traditionally garners bipartisan support in the Capitol.

But on the House side, Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) wants reforms before reauthorizing it this year."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill August 2, 2015. [2]