Daines proposes expanding federal funds for some public land projects
Glacier National Park road crews clear snow and debris in preparation for the installation of guardrails along the Going-to-the-Sun Road on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Montana’s senators are backing efforts to extend a $2 billion pot of funding for maintenance projects on public lands.
The America the Beautiful Act aims to reduce some of the $40 billion worth of deferred maintenance costs federal land agencies currently face by reauthorizing and expanding the Legacy Restoration Fund established through the Great American Outdoors Act in 2020. The fund directs revenues the federal government receives for energy development projects towards road and infrastructure repairs on public lands.
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