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Topic: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
“This is a huge investment from ARC. Cocke County is one of the most economically distressed counties in Tennessee and this investment will help increase the tourism industry in Cocke County by bringing more of the 12 million visitors who come to Smokies each year and the 3 million visitors who come to the Cherokee National Forest each year to the area,” Senator Alexander said. ![]() Senator Lamar Alexander joined Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Cocke County Mayor Crystal Ottinger, Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Federal Co-chair Tim Thomas, Tennessee Department of Tourism Development Commissioner Mark Ezell, and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe in Cocke County for today’s announcement by the ARC. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander says Most Important Conservation Law in a Half Century Would Not Have Happened Without President Donald Trump
The new law gives the biggest funding boost to the United States’ 419 national parks in half a century. The legislation incudes the “Restore Our Parks Act” that Alexander first introduced in 2018 and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which President Ronald Reagan’s Commission on Americans Outdoors recommended in 1985 when Alexander was its chairman. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander says Most Important Conservation Legislation in Half a Century Heads to President’s Desk
The legislation includes the “Restore Our Parks Act” that Alexander first introduced in 2018 and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which President Reagan’s ’s Commission on Americans Outdoors recommended in 1985 when Alexander was its chairman. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander says Over 800 Conservation Groups Support Legislation to Cut the National Parks Maintenance Backlog in Half
The legislation includes Lamar Alexander’s bill to restore the country’s 419 national parks and cut in half the national parks’ $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog. The bill also fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) permanently, a goal of Congress since 1964. This bipartisan solution to restore America’s national parks gained the support of more than 800 conservation groups, including: «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander: Passing the most important Conservation Legislation for our National Parks in Half a Century
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $20 million to the new Oak Ridge Institute at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville to expand the university’s partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to train the next generation of American scientists and engineers. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander says U.S. Senate Passes Most Important Conservation Legislation in a Half Century
The legislation includes Alexander’s bill to restore the country’s 419 national parks and cut in half the national parks’ $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog, which the senator said will be “the biggest boost to our national parks in 50 years.” It also fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) permanently, a goal of Congress since 1964. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
U.S. Senate considering legislation to cut in half the $224 million maintenance backlog at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The legislation has the strong support of President Donald Trump, the last six Secretaries of the Interior, over 800 sportsmen and conservation groups, and 60 senators — Democrats and Republicans — who are working together in a remarkable way. It will do more for our public lands than any piece of legislation we have passed in at least 50 years. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander says U.S. Senate is Considering the Most Important Conservation Legislation in 50 Years
The legislation fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) permanently, a goal of Congress since it was first passed in 1964, and includes Alexander’s bill to restore our country’s national parks and cut in half our parks’ $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander: Remembering the legendary University of Tennessee player and coach, Johnny Majors
I think of my friend, South Carolina U.S. Senator Tim Scott, who is African American and who told me that he was stopped by police several times even when he was on the Charleston County Council for “being a black man in the wrong place.” We must redouble our efforts to change such attitudes and end racial discrimination. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Lamar Alexander: Tennessee University Presidents are working overtime to go back to school in August, go back safely
Those in East Tennessee who were affected by the tornadoes on April 12th-13th: The deadline to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster assistance is June 23rd. To apply for assistance, you can click here or do so by phone: 1.800.621.3362 or TTY 800.462.7585. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
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