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Who is rescuing Americas national parks? Trump
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of MSN News


MSN News, July 27, 2020
Posted: August 16th, 2020
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/who-is-rescuing-america-e2...

In a year of astonishing reversals, one of the biggest may turn out to be President Trumps emergence as the unlikely savior of Americas national parks. The president tweeted that he will sign the Great American Outdoors Act, which will provide billions of dollars to repair and maintain the countrys 419 national park sites and help to protect public lands in all 50 states. Hailed as a conservationists dream, the act will be the biggest land conservation legislation in a generation. How did we get here? For the past three years, the Trump administration has been undermining safeguards for public lands. Earlier this year, Trump proposed draconian cuts to the National Parks budget and Land and Water Conservation Fund. The administrations dramatic about-face is largely due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. As the economy struggles in the deepest crisis since the 1930s, local communities that rely on visitors and tourism associated with national parks are desperate to protect their assets. The Great Outdoors Act is long overdue. The parks budget has been flat for two decades. The new legislation ... establishes a National Park and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund that will provide up to $9 billion to fix deferred maintenance at national parks, wildlife refuges, forests, and other federal lands. It also guarantees $900 million per year in perpetuity for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which enables state and local governments to acquire land for recreation and conservation..

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