Energy Bill Clears Senate, Includes Sportsmen, Conservation Priorities

By Justin Stakes

Missoula, MT -(AmmoLand.com)- In a vote earlier this morning, the U.S. Senate advanced a comprehensive energy bill that includes measures critical to public lands, fish and wildlife management and public access for hunters, anglers and other recreationists, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers announced.

In addition to making vital advancements in America’s energy future, The Energy Policy Modernization Act (S.2012) permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a popular and successful conservation program long advocated for by BHA, and allocates a percentage of LWCF funds to opening access to public lands currently unreachable by the public.

BHA President and CEO Land Tawney commended today’s Senate vote.

“Public lands sportsmen and women have spoken up, loudly, clearly and consistently, in advocating for a responsive energy bill that will sustain our sporting heritage by conserving lands with high wildlife habitat value and healthy fisheries – as well as securing access for economically important activities like hunting and fishing,” Tawney said. “The Senate’s foresighted actions deserve to be loudly praised, not just by sportsmen but by all Americans with a stake in outdoor recreation and who appreciate the …Read the Rest

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