The President has signed the highly anticipated Great American Outdoors Act. This legislation has been supported by industry organizations, professionals, and associations since it was initially proposed. The Great American Outdoors Act helps provided funding and support for environmental areas across the country, including the National Parks, which required approximately $16 billion of collective maintenance. Additionally, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) will be permanently and fully funded.

President Trump commented on the importance and impact of the bill in saying, "We're here today to celebrate the passage of truly landmark legislation that will preserve America's majestic natural wonders, priceless historic treasures... grand national monuments, and glorious national parks. This is a very big deal, and from an environmental standpoint, and just from a beauty of our country standpoint, there hasn't been anything like this since Teddy Roosevelt."

 
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has been an influential and vocal proponent of the Great American Outdoors Act and have praised in every step of the legislative and now executive branch of the government. Shortly after its signing, ASLA released a statement in which they celebrate the signing.

The statement read:

Today, the American Society of Landscape Architects celebrates the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act. This new law will permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and provide funding to address the maintenance backlog in our national parks and other public lands.

"Landscape architects helped design the first national parks and are involved in their maintenance to this day. Many landscape architects rely on funding from LWCF to finance important projects that otherwise would never get off the ground," said Wendy Miller, FASLA, president of the American Society of Landscape Architects. "In the midst of the current climate crisis, the role of landscape architects as responsible stewards of the land has never been more important. This law will go a long way toward helping us continue that work."

ASLA has long supported the measures included in the Great American Outdoors Act. During this Congress alone, 2,500 members of ASLA's advocacy network sent over 6,200 messages in support of this law, reaching lawmakers in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.

"For ASLA, today marks the culmination of years of advocacy, by our team on Capitol Hill and by members all across the country," added Miller. "It's truly a day to celebrate."