US industry celebrates Outdoors Act
The conservation bill will provide $900 million in annual funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and address the nearly $20 billion deferred maintenance backlog on federal public lands.
Lise Aangeenbrug, executive director of OIA, said: “Making the ‘Great American Outdoors Act’ law accomplishes what the outdoor industry has always endeavoured to do – support thousands of jobs, open up access to outdoor areas for more people, and give local communities more tools to thrive economically.