DENVER – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recently announced that out of $1.6 billion in deferred maintenance funding for public lands nationwide, Utah will receive only $7.3 million. The conservation funds come primarily from federal oil and natural gas royalties, as directed by the Great American Outdoors Act. Utah’s share is paltry considering the state contributed $88.5 million in royalties to the federal government and ranks fourth in natural gas and fifth in oil production on public lands. Contrast Utah’s share to these states that provide next to no federal royalties:

DENVER – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recently announced that out of $1.6 billion in deferred maintenance funding for public lands nationwide, New Mexico will receive only $6.8 million. The conservation funds come primarily from federal oil and natural gas royalties, as directed by the Great American Outdoors Act. New Mexico’s share is paltry considering the state contributed $1.35 billion in royalties to the federal government and ranks first in oil production and second in natural gas on public lands. Contrast New Mexico’s share to these states which provide next to no federal oil and natural gas royalties: