Sen. Barrasso floats LWCF bill to revive state grants

摘要

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today unveiled a new bill that would reauthorize the Land andrnWater Conservation Fund for a decade and require that significantly more money go to states.rnBarrasso's bill would require 60 percent of money appropriated under LWCF to support staterngrants -- which fund projects like ballfields, river trails and parks -- with the remaining 40rnpercent going to federal purposes, including land acquisition.