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The Great American Outdoors Act
The Great American Outdoors Act gave the USDA Forest Service new opportunities to deliver benefits to the American public through major investments in recreation infrastructure, public lands access, and land and water conservation. These investments will enable communities to Build Back Better by contributing to economic growth and job creation in rural America.
Legacy Restoration Fund
The Forest Service currently administers more than 370,000 miles of roads, 13,800 bridges, 159,000 miles of trails, 1,700 dams and reservoirs, 1,500 communications sites, 32,000 recreation sites, and 40,000 facilities of other types. The new Legacy Restoration Fund will allow the Forest Service to improve critical infrastructure essential to use and enjoyment of national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service receives 15 percent of all LRF funds, up to a maximum of $285 million per year.
Land and Water Conservation Fund
The Great American Outdoors Act secures $900 million in permanent funding each year for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. LWCF programs are managed by the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior. The Forest Service administers two LWCF programs – the Forest Legacy Program and the Land Acquisition program – that together conserve critical and strategic lands across the nation’s forests and grasslands. Forest Service LWCF projects enhance recreational access to existing public lands, conserve working timberlands vital for local economies, and protect critical watersheds.
Learn More About Projects
- U.S. Forest Service Story Map
- Frequently Asked Questions
- More information from the National Forest Service site
FY22 Projects – Authorized and funded Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) deferred maintenance projects in Region 8 for implementation in FY22 can be found below
| Forest/Unit | Project |
| NFs in Alabama | Lee Creek Bridge |
| NFs in Alabama | Payne Lake Dam Spillway |
| NFs in Alabama | Coleman Lake Renovation |
| NFs in Alabama | Lake Chinnabee Recreation Area |
| NFs in Alabama | Bartram Trail Bridge Repair |
| Daniel Boone | Forest-Wide Legacy Trail Bridges |
| Daniel Boone | Stearns District Replace Minor Recreation Features |
| Chattahoochee-Oconee | Lake Winfield Scott Campground Improvements |
| Chattahoochee-Oconee | Southern Region Wilderness Trail Projects |
| Cherokee | Ocoee River Corridor Facilities and Access Improvements |
| Cherokee | Tellico Corridor and Road Improvements |
| Cherokee | Forest Historic CCC Structures and Site Rehabilitation |
| NFs in Florida | Repave Road 210 & Olustee Beach Boat Ramp Parking Lot |
| NFs in Florida | Juniper Springs and Alexander Springs Boardwalk Replacement |
| Kisatchie | Longleaf Vista Toilet Replacement |
| NFs in Mississippi | Little Tiger All-Terrain Vehicle Trailhead and Access Road |
| NFs in Mississippi | Shockaloe Horse Trail |
| GW-Jeff | Sherando Recreation Area Rehabilitation |
| GW-Jeff | Roaring Run Road Bridge Superstructure Replacement |
| GW-Jeff | Comers Creek Appalachian Trail Bridge Replacement |
| GW-Jeff | Virginia Creeper Trail Renovation |
| Ozark-St. Francis | Shores Lake Road Reconstruction |
| Ozark-St. Francis | Blanchard Spring Caverns Life Safety and Lighting Rehabilitation |
| Ozark-St. Francis | Bear Creek Lake Spillway Rehabilitation |
| Ozark-St. Francis | Cove Lake Dam Spillway Rehabilitation |
| Ozark-St. Francis | Blanchard Sewage Line Replacement |
| Ozark-St. Francis | Blanchard Springs Caverns Visitor Center Renovation |
| NFs in North Carolina |
Davidson River Campground and Pisgah Sewer Reconstruction |
| NFs in North Carolina | Joyce Kilmer Rehabilitation |
| NFs in North Carolina | Old Fort Picnic Area Rehabilitation |
| NFs in North Carolina | Cradle of Forestry in America National Historic Area Major Rehabilitation |
| NFs in North Carolina | Roan Mountain Well and Water System Relocation and Site Reconstruction |
| NFs in North Carolina | Curtis Creek Campground Pit Toilet Replacement |
| NFs in North Carolina | Stackhouse Boat Launch |
| NFs in North Carolina | Joyce Kilmer Memorial Loop National Recreation Trail Maintenance |
| NFs in North Carolina | Poplar Boat Launch Deferred Maintenance and Remodeling |
| NFs in North Carolina |
Uwharrie Hunt Camp Improvements |
| Francis Marion & Sumter | Cooter Creek Bridge Replacement |
| Francis Marion & Sumter | Nicholson Creek Bridges Replacement |
| Francis Marion & Sumter | Recreation Deferred Maintenance |
| NFs in Texas | Historic Boykin Springs Log Shelter Rehabilitation |
| NFs in Texas | Double Lake Campground and Recreation Site Rehabilitation |
| El Yunque | Yokahu Tower Maintenance |
| El Yunque | Historic Stonework Restoration |
| Land Between the Lakes | Hillman Ferry Campground Restroom Replacement |