CONGRESSMAN
COLLIN
C. PETERSON
Minnesota
- 7th District
http://www.house.gov/collinpeterson/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2000
CONTACT: Steve Bekkerus @ 202-225-2165
LANDMARK CONSERVATION BILL
PASSES HOUSE BY WIDE MARGIN
(Washington
D.C.) –
Congressman Collin C. Peterson (D-MN) applauded today passage of the
Conservation and Reinvestment Act by the House of Representatives by a vote
of 315 - 102.
“CARA is one
of the most important pieces of conservation and environmental legislation
in the last decade, ” said Mr. Peterson.
“This is a victory for all sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts in
Minnesota and elsewhere.”
CARA
appropriates $3 billion in revenue for conservation programs ranging from
National Park maintenance and improvements to providing an additional $350
million for state conservation programs through the popular
Pittman-Robertson fund. The
bill provides $36.2 million in funds for Minnesota.
Peterson,
co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, congratulated the broad
grassroots effort by numerous sportsmen and conservation groups who were
vital to CARA’s success.
“Without these
groups pushing for CARA and contacting their Representatives, this bill
would not have happened,” said Peterson.
“By working together, sportsmen and conservation organizations
demonstrated good legislation can be achieved that produces real results for
wildlife and the environment.”
The bill now
heads to the Senate where it will be taken up by the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, chaired Senator Frank Murkowski (R-AK).
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