Great American Outdoors Act Approved by Senate, Moves to House

Last week, Senators voted to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, thanks in large part to the support from hunters, anglers and dedicated conservationists. In overwhelming fashion, the bill was passed by a vote of 73-25, and this legislation is now on its way to the House of Representatives. If signed, the Great American Outdoors Act  will allocate billions of dollars to directly support outdoor recreation in two major ways. The first is by providing $2 billion annually over the next five years to the National Park Service and other federal land-management agencies to address their growing lists of maintenance backlogs. The second includes... READ MORE