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Congress should honor Teddy Roosevelt and conserve our outdoors for the next 250 years
The article urges Congress to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund through the Great American Outdoors Act 250, which includes a foreign visitor surcharge and addresses deferred maintenance in national parks. The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Republican Chairman Bruce Westerman, advanced the legislation to secure $1.9 billion annually for five years.
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