President Trump Signs Historic Public Lands Package, With Funds Brown Helped Secure for Ohio's Outdoor Recreation Areas

Statement

Today, the bipartisan Natural Resources Management Act, which includes a provision U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) helped secure to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), was signed into law. Reauthorizing these funds will ensure LWCF can continue to support the acquisition and development of lands for State Parks, national parks, national forests and other public lands across the state and nation. The package also includes a measure that will give state and federal lands each at least 40 percent of expenditures from the fund and requires a specific allocation for projects that improve access to isolated or inaccessible recreation areas.

"Ohioans depend on access to public lands for outdoor recreation, healthy living, community events and local economies," said Brown. "Permanently funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund will ensure they can continue these activities, while protecting our natural resources for future generations."

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