Biden targets $2.8B for conservation, outdoor recreation

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Biden targets $2.8B for conservation, outdoor recreation
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Congress approved the Great American Outdoors Act by wide, bipartisan majorities with a mandate to support rural economies, boost outdoor recreation and improve access to public lands.

FILE - This Nov. 9, 2020, file photo shows a light dusting of snow covering Yosemite Valley following a weekend snowstorm in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The quest to climb El Capitan and the famous big walls of Yosemite National Park just got a bit harder.

The Interior Department also plans to spend a total of $77 million at Big Bend National Park in Texas to rehabilitate a water system and repair the Chisos Mountain Lodge, and $24.9 million at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio to stabilize its riverbank and support its well-used towpath trail.

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