Originally published by Channel 8 News Now July 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLAS) — The Great American Outdoors Act passed both the House and the Senate with support from both parties.
This bill passed with a 310 to 107 vote and approved financing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) permanently as well as, establish the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to support the maintenance of federal public lands.
This bipartisan act is a victory for national parks and public lands like Southern Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon.
The funds must be used for priority deferred maintenance projects that are administered by:
- the National Park Service,
- the Forest Service,
- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
- the Bureau of Land Management, and
- the Bureau of Indian Education
The environmental protection group “Save Red Rock” was overjoyed with Congress’ decision and expressed this in a video, shown below.
“This bill will give approximately $4 million annually to conservation projects in Nevada alone…We believe that the private parcels within the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area would rank strongly for purchase with these funds.”
Nevada congressional representatives like Senator Jacky Rosen and Rep. Susie Lee also commented on the passing of the Great American Outdoors Act
The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has been fighting to protect America’s national parks for over a century and also celebrated the decision:
Other US representatives also posted to Twitter with messages of their support of the bill:
The piece of legislation had passed the Senate floor on June 17. The late Congressman John Lewis sponsored the bill back in March of last year.
Save Red Rock
15 hours ago
Nevada is one of just five states that mandates motorists should move to the left lane when available to pass cyclists. This mandate helps keep Southern Nevada cyclists safe #itsthelaw ... See MoreSee Less
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Mandates...mandates....only good when ramifications happen when they are not followed, and I don't mean people getting hit on bikes. I MEAN PEOPLE GOING TO JAIL!!! We too have the same problems.
Great job!!!
I wouldn't ride a bike anywhere in this town, or cross a street, these drivers are nuts!!! No pedestrians and cyclists are safe
I always do!
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Save Red Rock
2 days ago
Have you heard! We are proud to launch the “Change Lanes for Bikes. It’s the Law!” Public awareness campaign. This week, we’ll be dedicating our social space to break down this important initiative! ... See MoreSee Less
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So cars need to move into on coming traffic It’s only 2 lanes
I wish bikers would ride single file, though; they'd be safer doing just that.
Need to also include language for not riding two or three deep on the shoulder.
Bravo 👏
There should be a separate bike road several feet to the side of the road, about the distance as the sign.
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