Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin What the Great American Outdoors act can do

What the Great American Outdoors act can do

Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 12:37 p.m.

Everybody loves the national parks. But Congress has been stingy with capital investment money for years. But it last week passed and the president signed a bill to change that. The Great American Outdoors act will devote nearly $3 billion a year from oil and gas leases to maintenance and restoration of national parks. Joining the Federal Drive with an assessment, the project director of restore America's parks at the Pew Charitable Trusts, Marcia Argust.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices