Federal Spending Bill hands priority funding, restoration efforts to recreational boating community
by National Marine Manufacturers Association 23 Mar 2022 12:02 PDT
President Biden signed into law last week the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriation bills, which includes a vast majority of the recreational boating industry's funding priorities, and takes into account funding for the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Included in the $1.5 trillion spending bill are important programs that benefit Great Lakes and Everglades restoration, marine sanctuaries, and the broader $689 outdoor recreation economy, of which recreational boating and fishing is the number one contributor across 39 states and D.C.
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