{"id":18621,"date":"2022-07-21T13:54:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T13:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/?p=18621"},"modified":"2023-04-13T14:39:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:39:55","slug":"scenic-america-stops-billboard-amendment-from-advancing-in-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/2022\/07\/21\/scenic-america-stops-billboard-amendment-from-advancing-in-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenic America Stops Billboard Amendment from Advancing in House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15839\" src=\"https:\/\/develop-scenic-america.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NV-billboards.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NV-billboards.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scenic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NV-billboards-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scenic America continues its diligence in protecting the nation\u2019s safety and beautification efforts by working quickly to ensure that an amendment filed on H.R. 8294, the six-bill appropriations minibus, was stopped. The amendment would have kept the Federal Highway Administration from enforcing the Highway Beautification Act (HBA) by cutting off all funding to implement the program.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outdoor advertising industry periodically tries to find ways around the current safety mandates in the HBA and the limitations on billboard placement. Scenic America worked to ensure that other Members of Congress were aware of the negative impacts the amendment could have and emphasized the importance of HBA authorities in protecting the safety of the traveling public.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are grateful to the members of Congress who recognized the harmful impacts this amendment would have and helped ensure that it was stopped. \u00a0It would have weakened the Highway Beautification Act and made our roads more dangerous,\u201d said Mark Falzone, president, Scenic America.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. House of Representatives pass the minibus package yesterday by a vote of 220-207. Included in the legislation is $30 million in funding for the National Scenic Byways Program, which delivers a welcome economic boost to another of Scenic America\u2019s key priority programs. This year\u2019s byways funding level represents a marked increase from prior years\u2019 funding; the FY21 and FY22 appropriations bills included $16 million and $6 million, respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith this billboard amendment removed and funding for byways included at a higher level, the House of Representatives and our champions in Congress have shown us once again that they understand the economic and social benefits of safe and scenic roadways,\u201d said Falzone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to release its spending proposal in the coming weeks.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scenic America continues its diligence in protecting the nation\u2019s safety and beautification efforts by working quickly to ensure that an amendment filed on H.R. 8294, the six-bill appropriations minibus, was stopped. 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