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on June 17 by a vote of 73–25. On July 22, the amended bill was passed by the House on a bipartisan vote of 310–107. On the same day, Secretary of the
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to be $ 11.9 billion, caused by wear and tear from a rapidly increasing amount of visitors to the parks every year. The lack of resources and accessibility to the parks makes the maintenance required a demanding task.
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protected by LWCF funds, despite previously opposing the LWCF. The LWCF, first established in 1965, had been made permanent by the 2019
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