Budgets, Privatization Plans Threaten National Park System

As another summer vacation season begins this Memorial Day weekend, several former park-service executives voice fears that the entire national-park system is menaced by a hidden crisis.

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May 27, 2003, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The Bush administration has increased spending on park-system maintenance and construction above what it inherited by $321 million over three years. But it still has provided only 15 cents for every dollar that it said was needed to repair long-overdue maintenance problems. The maintenance backlog may now be as high as $6 billion, according to the General Accounting Office, Congress' auditing arm.

Thanks to Michael Dudley

FULL STORY: Hidden Crisis is Taking Root in U.S. Parks

Monday, May 26, 2003 in The Seattle Times

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