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Fargo (CSi) U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp has announced that nearly $400,000 in federal funding to help construct a state park visitor information center at Fort Ransom State Park.

Heitkamp, says, “North Dakota is fortunate to have beautiful state parks that bring together families and neighbors. These funds will help the Fort Ransom State Park construct an informative visitor center that will boost North Dakota tourism and preserve the natural beauty of our most treasured landscapes and natural resources that shape the tradition of North Dakota.”

These funds are authorized by the National Park Service from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

In February, she helped introduce bipartisan legislation to provide opportunities for and expand access to public lands for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting activities in North Dakota and throughout the country. The Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act contains several legislative provisions important to North Dakota’s hunters and anglers which would:

  • Make public lands public –
      Requires 1.5 percent of annual Land and Water Conservation Fund funding be made available to secure recreational public access to existing federal lands that have restricted access to hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities.

  • Provide better access on public lands –
          This bill would require federal land management agencies to identify public lands without public access routes, and create a plan to provide access routes to lands that have significant potential for recreational use. The bill would also help counties and states better manage primary access routes on public lands.