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President Trump signs historic access and conservation bill

by National Marine Manufacturers Association 5 Aug 2020 18:20 PDT
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Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, which is the single largest investment in America's public lands and waters in decades. The official signing of the bill caps off years of advocacy from NMMA, the recreational boating community, and the outdoor recreation industry.

The Great American Outdoors Act addresses two long-standing priorities of the outdoor recreation community. First, it fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund - a go-to program for conserving and maximizing outdoor recreation access. Second, the bill tackles the maintenance backlog on our public lands and waters by investing in boating infrastructure like docks, ramps and parking facilities.

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