Its monies come from royalties paid by offshore oil and gas producers in federal waters-
The money for land and water acquisition has never been needed so much. The money comes from the oil companies, and they have been paying it for years. The only thing stopping its full authorized expenditure level has been Congress and/or the President who like to see the money just sit idle in the fund to make the federal deficit appear smaller.
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The link above did not work, try this:
http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/22/land-and-water-conservation-fund-deserves-full-funding/
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Thanks for posting Jim’s column. Jim does a great job advocating for environmental protection.
Rob Sisson, President
Republicans for Environmental Protection