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# Trump Signs $3 Billion-a-Year Great American Outdoors Act to Bolster Conservation, National Parks

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## Video: Trump Signs $3 Billion-a-Year Great American Outdoors Act to Bolster Conservation, National Parks

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_Published 2020-08-04. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law legislation that will devote nearly $3 billion annually to conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks and other public lands._


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