Senators reach deal to boost conservation, national parks
In this image from video, Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., speaks on the Senate floor about the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The Senate will vote on the Articles of Impeachment on Wednesday afternoon. (Senate Television via AP)
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., right, talks with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, as they walk to the Senate chamber for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A red bus heads into the East Side Tunnel in Glacier National Park. A deal announced Wednesday would add $1.3 billion a year for deferred maintenance at national parks. (Daily Inter Lake FILE)
Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., speaks before an appearance by President Donald Trump at a campaign rally Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders and the Trump administration have reached an election-year deal to double spending on a popular conservation program and devote more than a $1 billion a year to clear a growing maintenance backlog at national parks.
The deal, announced Wednesday by senators from both parties, would spend about $2...
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