2018-1576 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-1576
A resolution supporting the permanent reauthorization of the Federal Land and Water
Conservation Fund.
WHEREAS, for the past 52 years, the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has
been an important program for meeting communities' conservation and recreation needs, from
national parks and wildlife refuges, to sacred battlefields and historic sites, to working forests
and critical habitat, to neighborhood playgrounds and recreational facilities; and
WHEREAS, this program invests not only in our quality of life, but in supporting over nine million
American jobs in recreation, conservation, and historic activities which contribute more than a
trillion dollars to the U.S. economy; and
WHEREAS, in Wisconsin, the LWCF has invested more than $215 million to protect the State's
open spaces to including the Ice Age National Scenic Trail and many community parks and
recreation facilities; and
WHEREAS, LWCF program funds have been used for a portion or all of the following Janesville
projects: Prairie Knoll Park, Rockport Park, Afton Road Railroad Bed bike trail and Rock River
Parkway, Northeast Regional Park, Adams Park, Jefferson Park, Washington Park, the
Arboretum, and more; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville, Wisconsin's Park Place, has a vested interest in conserving
our natural spaces for the environmental and recreational quality of life of our future
generations; and
WHEREAS, the LWCF does not receive taxpayer dollars, but rather, is funded with revenues
paid to the government from offshore oil and gas drilling; and
WHEREAS, the LWCF will expire on September 30, 2018 if Congress does not take action to
continue it; and
WHEREAS, the LWCF needs long-term stability and, therefore, should be reauthorized
permanently.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Janesville, that
Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson be requested to support the permanent
reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Speaker Ryan, known and appreciated for his past support
of outdoor recreation, be requested to support the permanent reauthorization of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund as his legacy to the citizens of the First District of Wisconsin.
ADOPTED: September 10, 2018 Motion by: Consent
Second by: Consent
APPROVED: / Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
f?[� Conley X
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Farrell X
Mar A . r reitag, City Manager Gruber X
Jorgensen X
ATTE: • Marklein X
AV Williams X
//"//rte �� � Wolfe X
•avid T. Godek, Cit ' lerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimczy , ity Attorney
Proposed by: City Manager's Office
Prepared by: City Manager's Office