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March 27, 2009
DOP Joins LWCF Coalition in testimony to Congress
On March 26, Defense of Place joined over 50 other environmental groups in testimony to the House Appropriation's committee's subcommittee on the Interior that called for full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. DOP will be working with this Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition over the next months to encourage Congress and the Obama administration to take this opportunity to increase funding for expanding our conserved lands network while we can.
The LWCF Coalition urged the Subcommittee to set the course towards a goal of full funding for the LWCF by including substantial funding increases in the Fiscal Year 2010 Interior appropriations bill for these two important programs. We recommended increasing the funding of federal LWCF to $325 million, stateside LWCF to $125 million, and the allocation of $125 million for the Forest Legacy program.
Posted by dop_editor at March 27, 2009 06:08 PM
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