Posted December 17, 2015 2:20 pm by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP)

Funding for Environment and Interior is up, the Land and Water Conservation Fund is in, but a much-needed fix for fire borrowing is out

Congress Boosts Conservation Funding, Commits to Habitat and Access Programs in End-of-Year Spending Bill
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

Washington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- Overnight, Congressional leadership unveiled a bipartisan omnibus appropriations bill that includes some important investments in habitat and sportsmen’s access.

The must-pass legislation, which is necessary to avoid a government shutdown, will move forward quickly after weeks of intense negotiating.

Sportsmen and women should be pleased to see:

  • $32.158 billion allocated for Interior and Environment—a 6-percent increase over FY2015, which includes boosts for the Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management.
  • The Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorized through 2018, with $450 million appropriated for FY2016, an increase of more than $100 million over the FY2015 level.
  • $5.77 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), or $324.6 million more than FY2015, with increases for coastal science and assessment.
  • No rider to undermine protections for headwater streams and wetlands.
  • No rider to delay or defund conservation plans meant to keep the greater sage grouse off the endangered …Read the Rest

    Source:: AmmoLand

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