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Tipoffs for Asheville, North Carolina (Smoky Mountain) Newsletter for Sunday June 21, 2020 ( 4 items )  

Sen. Alexander: U.S. Senate Passes Most Important Conservation Legislation in a Half Century
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act by an overwhelming 73-25 bipartisan vote. The legislation includes Alexander's bill to restore the country's 419 national parks and cut in half the national parks' $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog, which the senator said will be "the biggest boost to our national p  more

Sen. Burr Applauds Senate Passage of Historic, Bipartisan Conservation Bill
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The Senate passed the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, landmark conservation legislation that will fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and address the deferred maintenance backlog for national parks and public lands across the country. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), a longtime champion of the LWCF who last year led a successful effort to permanently renew the p  more

Sen. Tillis Co-Sponsored Great American Outdoors Act Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that will preserve the nation's public parks and other lands by fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and address the nearly $12 billion backlog on federal lands, including North Carolina's national parks which have a more than $459 million deferred maintenance backlog. The Great American Outdo  more

Southern Environmental Law Center Statement on Senate Passing of The Great American Outdoors Act
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement in response to the Senate passing the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422). The legislation, which passed 73 to 25, signals strong bipartisan support to ensure our parks and public lands receive the maintenance and protections needed for years to come. The bill makes permanent the $900 million per year already reserved fo  more