CO-LED BY REP. MIKE KENNEDY, HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES BIPARTISAN $1.9B ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL PARKS

Washington, June 25 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy issued the following press release:

Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed the Great American Outdoors Act with decisive voice-vote passage. Co-led by Rep. Kennedy, the landmark bipartisan legislation now heads to the House floor. The Great American Outdoors Act 250, legislation that invests $1.9 billion over the next 5 years in our national parks and public lands. For Utahns, this represents a historic milestone for the state's "Mighty 5" national parks and vast public lands, directly tackling critical maintenance backlogs while fueling local outdoor recreation economies.

"A defining privilege of being American is the freedom to cherish and care for our land. Here in Utah, we are uniq...