Obama proposes full funding for land and water conservation program

The effort was met by praise from environmental and conservation groups, who have long-called for full funding of the program, which was established in 1964. But the proposal could face opposition in Congress. House Republicans unveiled a proposal late last week to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year that would cut funding for the program.

The announcement is part of the Obama administration’s “America’s Great Outdoors Initiative.” After months of “listening sessions” across the country, the administration released a report Wednesday outlining a series of proposals to “help empower local communities to accomplish their conservation and recreation priorities.”