[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 LWCF PARITY FOR TERRITORIES AND DC ACT

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 31, 2017

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to introduce the LWCF Parity 
for Territories and DC Act, with the support of all 6 Members of the 
House representing our U.S. territories and the District of Columbia as 
original cosponsors.
  This bipartisan bill gives parity to Guam, the other territories, and 
DC in annual funding from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.
  Current law requires the territories and DC to split--6 ways--a 
single state's annual LWCF allocation. Our bill fixes this disparity by 
providing a full, state-equivalent share of LWCF funding for each 
territory and DC, every year.
  This additional funding is needed to improve public parks, outdoor 
sports fields, and community open spaces on Guam and the other 
territories, especially as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 
rebuild from recent hurricanes.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage our colleagues to cosponsor this bipartisan 
legislation and support LWCF parity for the territories and DC.

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