Rep. Ron Kind Urges the Immediate Renewal of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
La Crosse, WI – October 7, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Today at 12:01am House Republicans allowed the Land and Water Conservation Fund to officially expire. Rep. Kind has long been a supporter of the fund and submitted a statement for the record urging the immediate reauthorization.
“The Land and Water Conservation Fund was established fifty years ago and has since become our nation’s most successful conservation program – all without spending a single dime of taxpayer dollars. It is shameful that the House majority has let this vital program expire,” Rep. Kind stated. “We know that every dollar spent acquiring LWCF land creates a return of four dollars to local Wisconsin communities, which is why I am encouraging an immediate renewal.”
Earlier this year Rep. Kind welcomed Secretary Sally Jewell of the Department of the Interior to La Crosse to discuss the success and local impact of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Wisconsin has received $211 million to fund such projects as the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, the Lower St. Croix National Scenic River, and the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, where the Land and Water Conservation Fund participated in a highly successful public-private partnership to preserve additional sections of the trail.
