Post by Logan on May 4, 2016 4:34:04 GMT -6
HELENA — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday used Montana's scenic Hauser Lake as a backdrop while urging Congress to permanently reauthorize a key funding source for the country's parks and recreation system.
Federal officials have cobbled together a temporary funding extension until Congress can decide whether to rededicate money from oil and gas royalties for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Jewell made her plea at Devil's Elbow Recreation Area northeast of Helena at an event billed as a kickoff to the summer recreation season.
The U.S. Senate has already moved to reinstate funding as part of a broader energy bill, but the House has yet to act.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/u-s-secretary-of-interior-touts-conservation-fund-in-montana/article_479f63a0-c2e9-5550-9df1-164f0f69cfe1.html
Federal officials have cobbled together a temporary funding extension until Congress can decide whether to rededicate money from oil and gas royalties for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Jewell made her plea at Devil's Elbow Recreation Area northeast of Helena at an event billed as a kickoff to the summer recreation season.
The U.S. Senate has already moved to reinstate funding as part of a broader energy bill, but the House has yet to act.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/u-s-secretary-of-interior-touts-conservation-fund-in-montana/article_479f63a0-c2e9-5550-9df1-164f0f69cfe1.html