Land Water Conservation Fund Expiration Worries Alabamians

| September 10, 2015 

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The Land Water Conservation Fund is a federal act that provides funding for parks that aren’t a part of the state’s park system. After five decades, it’s set to expire in September, and Congress has yet to act on it. This has some Alabamians worried. Nick Patterson, editor of the weekly newspaper WELD, comments on this and other stories.

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