Arizona State Parks - Your help needed!

mbroyles · 2009-12-31 01:24:00

State Budget Proposal May Eliminate State Parks

Legislature went into Special Session on December 16th to consider budget cuts and may vote on them at any time. The cuts proposed in House Bill 2001 of the 5th Special Session, are catastrophic to Arizona State Parks and will eliminate the agency’s ability to operate.

The proposal unveiled impacts Arizona State Parks with Fund Reductions and Transfers totaling $3,151,100, coupled with Fund sweeps of $6,088,700. The proposed cuts would force significant (a minimum of 75) reductions in staff, thereby forcing a closure of much of the park system this fiscal year. Without the revenues that the open parks generate, the agency will be forced to dispose of much of the property that it currently manages.

This proposal was presented and is not yet enacted but could be voted on at any time.

Visit Arizona State Parks Foundation for more info on this legislation and how you can stop it:

http://arizonastateparksfoundation.org/advocacy.html

Please pass this information along to all your fellow off-roaders and outdoors-men.

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harry j freeman · 2010-01-01 17:50:16

:evil: Boy that really stinks we in pa would kill to be able to ride ATV on state owned land its to the point here that the state frowns on horse back riding on state owned lands because horse poop......... We have to purchase a state licence for all atv its 24 bucks for 2 years but the benifits are practially nonexistant

MR. KRYPTONITE · 2010-01-05 21:28:07

Its really starting to look like ALL states need help.... :cry:

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