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The well-documented funding needs for park maintenance are not overwhelming. In fact, as this report illustrates, a good portion of the maintenance backlog can be addressed with funding currently tied up in the transportation bill. Funding the parks’ transportation needs through this legislation this year would make a big difference in the health of our national parks and would begin to address the backlog of deferred park maintenance projects over several years. The longer repairs are delayed, the more costly the eventual repairs.
At the same time, we must not lose sight of the importance of addressing the parks’ $600 million annual operating shortfall. Until the administration and Congress address the annual operating needs of the national parks, the parks’ maintenance backlog will persist—undermining the presidential promise to “restore and renew” America’s national parks. |
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