2016S. 2012; Lankford Amendment; Roll Call Vote 50
Land and Water Conservation Fund Spending Reform
2016 - U.S. Senate
Conservatives Support
Description
The Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) amendment to the Energy bill, which includes the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, requires that half of any funds spent to acquire new land go to the land's maintenance. ACU opposes the continued acquisition of federal lands with no plan to maintain them and supported this amendment. The Senate defeated the amendment on April 19, 2016 by a vote of 34-63.