Birdman
07-13-2004, 09:44 AM
The Get Outdoors Act or GO Act (HR 4100) is similar to the original
CARA The Get Outdoors Act or GO Act (HR 4100) is similar to the original CARA legislation.
It proposes to reinvest a portion of the revenues from federal
offshore oil and gas for state-based wildlife conservation, coastal conservation and impact assistance, historic preservation and urban parks.
The GO Act makes a connection between protecting important natural and historic resources and promoting recreation. It makes a tie between reducing the obesity epidemic in this country and the provision of opportunities for outdoor recreation. The Center for Disease Control rates obesity as second only to smoking as a preventable health risk factor (some studies recent studies actually places it ahead of smoking). Specifically the GO Act would provide the following annual funding:
$1.450 Billion to state and local governments for recreation and
conservation purposes
$650 Million to assist federal land managers in maintaining and
enhancing public lands
$350 Million to local governments near public lands to assist with
community needs
$125 Million to local governments for urban parks and recreation
programs
$350 Million to enhance access to hunting, angling, and wildlife
viewing
$50 Million to protect imperiled wildlife and rare plants
$160 Million to preserve historic places
The $3.125 billion annual spending resulting from the GO Act is about 3% of the annual healthcare costs born by the government for obesity related illness. While it is likely that over time GO related programs will reduce obesity and obesity related heath-care costs, revenues from off-shore energy production will be used as a permanent source of funding.
It proposes to reinvest a portion of the revenues from federal
offshore oil and gas for state-based wildlife conservation, coastal conservation and impact assistance, historic preservation and urban parks.
The GO Act makes a connection between protecting important natural and historic resources and promoting recreation. It makes a tie between reducing the obesity epidemic in this country and the provision of opportunities for outdoor recreation. The Center for Disease Control rates obesity as second only to smoking as a preventable health risk factor (some studiesrecent studies actually places it ahead of smoking). Specifically the GO Act would
provide the following annual funding:
$1.450 Billion to state and local governments for recreation and
conservation purposes
$650 Million to assist federal land managers in maintaining and
enhancing public lands
$350 Million to local governments near public lands to assist with
community needs
$125 Million to local governments for urban parks and recreation
programs
$350 Million to enhance access to hunting, angling, and wildlife
viewing
$50 Million to protect imperiled wildlife and rare plants
$160 Million to preserve historic places
The $3.125 billion annual spending resulting from the GO Act is about 3% of the annual healthcare costs born by the government for obesity related illness. While it is likely that over time GO related programs will reduce obesity and obesity related heath-care costs, revenues from off-shore energy production will be used as a permanent source of funding.
CARA The Get Outdoors Act or GO Act (HR 4100) is similar to the original CARA legislation.
It proposes to reinvest a portion of the revenues from federal
offshore oil and gas for state-based wildlife conservation, coastal conservation and impact assistance, historic preservation and urban parks.
The GO Act makes a connection between protecting important natural and historic resources and promoting recreation. It makes a tie between reducing the obesity epidemic in this country and the provision of opportunities for outdoor recreation. The Center for Disease Control rates obesity as second only to smoking as a preventable health risk factor (some studies recent studies actually places it ahead of smoking). Specifically the GO Act would provide the following annual funding:
$1.450 Billion to state and local governments for recreation and
conservation purposes
$650 Million to assist federal land managers in maintaining and
enhancing public lands
$350 Million to local governments near public lands to assist with
community needs
$125 Million to local governments for urban parks and recreation
programs
$350 Million to enhance access to hunting, angling, and wildlife
viewing
$50 Million to protect imperiled wildlife and rare plants
$160 Million to preserve historic places
The $3.125 billion annual spending resulting from the GO Act is about 3% of the annual healthcare costs born by the government for obesity related illness. While it is likely that over time GO related programs will reduce obesity and obesity related heath-care costs, revenues from off-shore energy production will be used as a permanent source of funding.
It proposes to reinvest a portion of the revenues from federal
offshore oil and gas for state-based wildlife conservation, coastal conservation and impact assistance, historic preservation and urban parks.
The GO Act makes a connection between protecting important natural and historic resources and promoting recreation. It makes a tie between reducing the obesity epidemic in this country and the provision of opportunities for outdoor recreation. The Center for Disease Control rates obesity as second only to smoking as a preventable health risk factor (some studiesrecent studies actually places it ahead of smoking). Specifically the GO Act would
provide the following annual funding:
$1.450 Billion to state and local governments for recreation and
conservation purposes
$650 Million to assist federal land managers in maintaining and
enhancing public lands
$350 Million to local governments near public lands to assist with
community needs
$125 Million to local governments for urban parks and recreation
programs
$350 Million to enhance access to hunting, angling, and wildlife
viewing
$50 Million to protect imperiled wildlife and rare plants
$160 Million to preserve historic places
The $3.125 billion annual spending resulting from the GO Act is about 3% of the annual healthcare costs born by the government for obesity related illness. While it is likely that over time GO related programs will reduce obesity and obesity related heath-care costs, revenues from off-shore energy production will be used as a permanent source of funding.