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National Park funding
A number of U.S. Senators including Lamar Alexander (R-TN), have introduced the Restore Our Parks Act which would establish the “National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund” to reduce the maintenance backlog by allocating existing revenues the government receives from on and offshore energy development. This funding would come from 50 percent of all revenues that are not otherwise allocated and deposited into the General Treasury not to exceed $1.3 billion each year for the next five years. “Today, too many of our national parks are in bad shape. American families spending their vacations in our national parks are often shocked to find that so many of the roads, picnic areas, trails, campgrounds and visitor centers are run down or even closed,” Alexander said. “The Act would be the biggest help to the National Park Service in 50 years – it would cut in half the maintenance backlog at our national parks and help restore our 418 national parks so Americans can enjoy them. The legislation is supported by a bipartisan group of senators and representatives, the Trump Administration and more than 100 conservation groups. When an idea this good, fixing our national parks for future generations, gets this much bipartisan support, it’s going to happen sooner or later. It is my hope we pass the legislation as soon as this year.” The U.S. Travel Association says in 2018, National Parks contributed $35.8 billion in total economic output and supported 306,000 American jobs. National Parks are a huge attraction for visitors across the country and from around the world, which makes investment in the maintenance of our national parks not just an environmental necessity but also an economic priority. The association says the Act will shrink the nearly $12 billion in deferred maintenance facing our national parks.
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