{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/acadia-national-park-wins-competitive-federal-funding-trail-maintenance", "Acadia National Park wins competitive federal funding for trail maintenance", "2017-07-24", "2017", "2017-07", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Chellie Pingree", "P000597", "pingree.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Maine's Congressional Delegation at a celebration of Acadia National Park's centennial last summer.PORTLAND, ME \u2014 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that Acadia National Park will receive $192,286 in federal funding to perform deferred trail maintenance. Awarded through the National Park Service\u2019s Centennial Challenge program, the funding has been matched by $259,112 privately raised by Friends of Acadia.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\t\u201cI\u2019m thrilled that Acadia National Park will receive funds to improve its incredible network of trails that draws millions of people to our state every year,\u201d said Pingree. \u201cMy thanks to Friends of Acadia for their steadfast support of this Maine gem and their work to meet and exceed this grant\u2019s private match requirement.\u201d  \n\t\u00a0  \n\tPingree is a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment, which oversees funding for the National Park Service.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\tThere were 3.3 million visits to the park last year. According to a National Park Service report, Acadia National Park contributed $274.2 million to the state\u2019s economy in 2016 and supported 4,195 full and part-time jobs.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\t\u201cFriends of Acadia is proud to be part of this strong partnership with the Park Service that saw four projects from Acadia successfully compete nationally for Centennial Challenge grant awards. \u00a0These funds will allow critical work on Acadia\u2019s trails and carriage roads to move forward at a time when these invaluable resources are seeing more interest and more use by the public than ever before,\u201d said Friends of Acadia President David MacDonald. \u201cFriends of Acadia is deeply grateful for the leadership of Congresswoman Pingree and the entire Maine Congressional Delegation for their unified support for re-authorizing the Centennial Challenge legislation last year. \u00a0Programs like this that allow Congressionally-appropriated funds to match and leverage our privately-raised dollars fit perfectly with the long tradition of public-private partnerships here at Acadia.\u201d  \n\t\u00a0  \n\tFriends of Acadia is a membership-supported organization that preserves, protects and promotes stewardship of the natural beauty, ecological vitality, and cultural resources of Acadia National Park and surrounding communities for the inspiration and enjoyment of current and future generations.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/acadia-national-park-wins-competitive-federal-funding-trail-maintenance"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8381688967347145, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}