{"id":41256,"date":"2019-09-13T12:35:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T19:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/?p=41256"},"modified":"2019-09-13T12:35:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T19:35:57","slug":"interior-announces-over-170-million-in-grants-going-to-state-parks-and-recreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/interior-announces-over-170-million-in-grants-going-to-state-parks-and-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior announces over $170 million in grants going to state parks and recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this photo taken Saturday, June 24, 2010, Grand Teton National Park spokeswoman Jackie Skaggs strolls across a square mile section of state land in the park near Moose, Wyoming.
AP Photo\/Mead Gruver<\/p><\/div>\n

(Derek Draplin) –<\/em> The U.S. Department of Interior announced over $170 million in grants funded without taxpayer dollars will be distributed to state parks and outdoor recreation projects in all 50 states.<\/p>\n

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said Thursday that $170,623,713 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) will be implemented by the National Park Service.<\/p>\n

The grants aren\u2019t funded by taxpayer dollars since the LWCF is funded by revenue generated from offshore oil and gas leasing.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsing zero taxpayer dollars, LWCF invests earnings from offshore oil and gas leasing to help rehabilitate and improve infrastructure at state and local parks and other recreation areas,\u201d Bernhardt\u00a0said<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cFunds will also be used to maximize access by opening up landlocked public lands. A small investment in a little strip of land can open up thousands of acres to outdoor recreation enthusiasts.\u201d<\/p>\n

LWCF, which was passed by Congress in 1964, was permanently reauthorized by Congress earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, a trade group representing the oil and gas industry, noted that oil and natural gas development is the sole source of funding for LWCF.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe industry is a strong environmental partner across the West, both through countless private donations to conservation groups and initiatives as well as direct on-the-ground conservation work,\u201d Sgamma said.<\/p>\n

The states that allocated the most money are California ($14,564,940), Texas ($9,746,191), New York ($7,941,700), Florida ($7,869,846), Illinois ($5,726,425), and Pennsylvania ($5,430,820).<\/p>\n

Of western states, Washington received $3,577,901, Arizona received $3,541,391, Colorado received $3,034,579, and Nevada received $2,292,912.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how much each state and territory receives:<\/p>\n

Alabama: $2,689,167<\/p>\n

Alaska: $1,548,962<\/p>\n

American Samoa: $100,000<\/p>\n

Arizona: $3,541,391<\/p>\n

Arkansas: $2,145,470<\/p>\n

California: $14,564,940<\/p>\n

Colorado: $3,034,579<\/p>\n

Connecticut: $2,557,032<\/p>\n

Delaware: $1,635,930<\/p>\n

District of Columbia: $391,688<\/p>\n

Florida: $7,869,846<\/p>\n

Georgia: $4,389,379<\/p>\n

Guam: $104,640<\/p>\n

Hawaii: $1,812,894<\/p>\n

Idaho: $1,817,757<\/p>\n

Illinois: $5,726,425<\/p>\n

Indiana: $3,346,039<\/p>\n

Idaho: $2,229,844<\/p>\n

Kansas: $2,231,831<\/p>\n

Kentucky: $2,558,960<\/p>\n

Louisiana: $2,748,844<\/p>\n

Maine: $1,659,106<\/p>\n

Maryland: $3,297,805<\/p>\n

Massachusetts: $3,623,566<\/p>\n

Michigan: $4,441,165<\/p>\n

Minnesota: $2,989,532<\/p>\n

Mississippi: $2,118,928<\/p>\n

Missouri: $3,168,557<\/p>\n

Montana: $1,611,602<\/p>\n

Nebraska: $1,906,325<\/p>\n

Nevada: $2,292,912<\/p>\n

New Hampshire: $1,713,672<\/p>\n

New Jersey: $4,454,876<\/p>\n

New Mexico: $1,996,570<\/p>\n

New York: $7,941,700<\/p>\n

North Carolina: $4,168,859<\/p>\n

North Dakota: $1,529,494<\/p>\n

Northern Marianas: $100,000<\/p>\n

Ohio: $5,038,141<\/p>\n

Oklahoma: $2,453,004<\/p>\n

Oregon: $2,590,904<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania: $5,430,820<\/p>\n

Puerto Rico: $2,369,821<\/p>\n

Rhode Island: $1,702,981<\/p>\n

South Carolina: $2,713,499<\/p>\n

South Dakota: $1,564,430<\/p>\n

Tennessee: $3,225,968<\/p>\n

Texas: $9,746,191<\/p>\n

Utah: $2,295,171<\/p>\n

Virgin Islands: $100,000<\/p>\n

Vermont: $1,489,677<\/p>\n

Virginia: $3,864,426<\/p>\n

Washington: $3,577,901<\/p>\n

West Virginia: $1,823,422<\/p>\n

Wisconsin: $3,073,041<\/p>\n

Wyoming: $1,504,029<\/p>\n

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\nBy Derek Draplin |\u00a0<\/a>The Center Square<\/a><\/p>\n

Derek Draplin is a regional editor at The Center Square. He previously worked as an opinion producer at Forbes, and as a reporter at Michigan Capitol Confidential and The Detroit News. He\u2019s also an editor at The Daily Caller.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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