WASHINGTON, DC — ConservAmerica President Jeff Kupfer applauded the Senate for passing the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act with two-thirds of the chamber voting for the landmark conservation bill.

The bill fully and permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), as well as addresses the nearly $20 billion maintenance backlog at our national parks and on other federal lands. The Great American Outdoors Act was introduced in March by Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), and has the support of more than 800 conservation groups, including ConservAmerica.

“ConservAmerica welcomes the introduction of the House companion of the Great American Outdoors Act. This legislation provides badly needed resources to preserve natural habitats and open spaces as well as address the $20 billion backlog in deferred maintenance that is plaguing our national parks and public lands,” said Jeff Kupfer, president of ConservAmerica. “And it’s even more important to get this done quickly as Americans deal with the impacts of the pandemic.”