Contact: Angela Benander (202) 495-3048 or angela.benander@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47). The bill establishes permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, includes the Every Kid Outdoors Act, and protects more than two million acres of public land, including the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks, Emery County and Yellowstone Gateway, and the Methow Headwaters Withdrawal. It also creates a new National Monument honoring civil rights icon Medgar Evers in Mississippi. The bill now heads to the House, which is expected to consider the measure soon.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
“Public lands are among this nation’s greatest treasures, and we are pleased to see that there is strong bipartisan support to protect these important outdoor spaces so they can be enjoyed and explored for generations. This bill takes historic steps forward in protecting and investing in our public lands, and we look forward to its final passage.”
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