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Appropriations Committee Passes Murkowski Interior Spending Bill Reflecting Alaskan Concerns

Press Release

Date: June 18, 2015
Issues: Transportation Environment

Senator Lisa Murkowski, Chairman of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommitee, today cast her vote in support of the 2016 Interior appropriations bill -- which sets an agenda more in accord with Alaska's priorities -- and was passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation now heads to the Senate floor for a final vote.

The bill, the first of its kind in six years, covers a broad range of issues and initiatives of critical importance to Alaska including substantial funding for wildfire protections, blocking the EPA's controversial Waters of the United States rule (WOTUS), facilitating the building of the life-saving King Cove to Cold Bay road and fully funding contract support costs.

"The Appropriations Committee is just one of the tools that Congress has to direct priorities in federal spending, and I believe this year's Interior budget strikes a better balance and sets a better agenda for states like Alaska," said Murkowski.


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