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3. Backcountry Hunters and Anglers questions Trump Administration announcement of restrictions on LWCF

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced today new restrictions and requirements on Land and Water Conservation Fund implementation, including bipartisan language passed overwhelmingly by Congress in the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act and the Great American Outdoors Act, drawing strong criticism from sportsmen and women.

The secretarial order from Interior Secretary David Bernhardt adds a litany of new rules governing deployment of LWCF funds, including eliminating outright funds for projects enabling land acquisition by the Bureau of Land Management and infringing on private landowner rights by stipulating that state and local officials can veto LWCF-funded land acquisitions from willing sellers who are dedicated to the conservation and stewardship of our natural resources.

Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, which for years has consistently advocated for LWCF’s permanent reauthorization and full, dedicated funding, questioned the administration’s commitment to implementing the Great American Outdoors Act, noting that these requirements fall far outside the Interior Department’s scope – and that Congress had repeatedly rejected these exact restrictions in its decisions to advance both the Dingell Act and the Great American Outdoors Act.


https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/11/16/backcountry-hunters-and-anglers-questions-trump-administration-announcement-of-restrictions-on-lwcf-implementation/