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America's National Parks U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service 2004 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service National Park Service The World War II Memorial in Washington D.C., is the latest addition to the National Park Service. It honors the sacrifi ces that WWII veterans and their families made to oppose tyranny. Access to Park Information The NPS website, with over 300 million hits per year, is second only to the Internal Revenue Service for traffi c to an individual agency website. The Wall Street Journal rated www.nps.gov the #1 site for travel information for history buffs. Visit us online at www.doi.gov www.nps.gov Cover photo: The historic Many Glacier Hotel, Glacier National Park (MT) is being renovated and repaired with $6 million of National Park Service funds. 2 1 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service National Park Service AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS Investing To Preserve Their Future Working alongside volunteers, President George W. Bush works to fi ll ruts along the Old Boney Trail at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Thousand Oaks, CA “My Administration’s National Parks Legacy Project was initiated to ensure proper care of our National Park System. Through thoughtful and diligent efforts, the National Parks Legacy Project will enhance the National Parks’ ecosystems, improve outdoor opportunities, address infrastructure needs, and establish accountability through performance goals.” President George W. Bush National Park Week Proclamation April 22, 2002 2 1 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service National Park Service Executive Summary • Record high levels of funds are being invested to increase staff and improve our national parks. President Bush’s FY2005 NPS operations budget has more funds per employee, per acre, and per visitor than any time in the history of the National Park Service. • The FY2005 NPS operations budget of $1.8 billion is 20 percent higher than when President Bush took office. National parks receive significantly more funding increases than other non-defense government agencies. National park operating funds have increased 352 percent since 1980 compared to overall domestic increases of 138 percent. • President Bush set and funded three priorities for the national parks: Improve Repair and Maintenance: President Bush is meeting his commitment to invest $4.9 billion to address maintenance needs. The National Park Service has more than 4,000 improvement projects completed, planned, or underway in the national parks in each of the 49 states with national parks. This report includes a state-by-state summary of the number of projects and the estimated dollar value of those projects, along with examples of projects now underway. Preserve Natural Resources: The National Park Service has nearly tripled funding to preserve and study the magnificent natural resources within national parks. These investments both remove invasive plants that damage our ecosystems and help protect endangered and threatened species like cutthroat trout and sea turtles. Protect Visitors and Employees: To increase visitor and employee safety, the Administration has increased NPS law enforcement budgets by 23.5 percent since this Administration came to office. • The NPS employment level in 2005 will be 20,637, an increase of 829 over NPS employment in 2000. • While this Administration has emphasized the importance of taking better care of our existing parks, it has also approved new parks and park additions that preserve a Civil War site in Virginia, honor World War II veterans, pay tribute to the memory of the heroes aboard Flight 93, designate hundreds of thousands of park acres as wilderness, and propose a new Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. 2 3 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service National Park Service INTRODUCTION America’s national parks – the wildlife of Yellowstone, The national parks are a priority of this Administration. the granite peaks of Yosemite, the grandeur of Grand Funds for the national parks have exceeded the funds Canyon, the history of Gettysburg – are America’s greatest provided to most other non-defense government natural and cultural gifts. This summer, the National Park agencies; national park operating funds have increased Service is welcoming more than a million visitors a day 352 percent since 1980 compared to overall domestic to our national parks. Visitors love time spent in national increases of 138 percent. parks and the overwhelming majority of visitors say their experiences at national parks are good to excellent. The National Park Service is on track to fulfill President Bush’s commitment to our national parks. The Bush This high level of satisfaction follows record funding Administration has set and funded three priorities for the for and investment in national parks under President national parks. These priorities are discussed in detail Bush’s leadership. At $1.8 billion, the National Park below: Service operations budget this year has more funds per employee, per acre, and per visitor than at any time in its • Preserve facilities through increased maintenance; history. This is an increase of 20 percent since FY2001. • Preserve magnificent natural resources within In addition to park operation funds, the FY 2005 budget national parks; and request includes $330 million for park construction • Protect and enhance visitor and employee safety. projects and $115 million for national recreation and historic preservation programs. Some of these funds have In addition, this commitment includes efforts to paid for increases in the number of National Park Service restore the Florida Everglades, protect parks from employees. The NPS employment level in 2005 will be catastrophic fire, increase park trails, protect rivers, 20,637, an increase of 829 over NPS employment in 2000 restore thousands of acres of disturbed parklands to and the highest NPS employment level ever. Overall, their natural conditions, and improve the status of the President’s budget request for park operations and endangered species in national parks. construction for 2005 is 20 percent higher than 2001. 2 3 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service National Park Service PRESERVING FACILITIES THROUGH INCREASED MAINTENANCE President Bush is meeting his commitment to invest • Park Roads: The President’s commitment to $4.9 billion to address maintenance needs. The address the maintenance backlog in parks includes dedicated employees of the National Park Service improving park roads. All federal highway projects have undertaken more than 4,000 infrastructure and are funded through the Transportation Equity Act, facility improvements. Visitors will see improved which is addressed by Congress every six years. trails, more accessible campgrounds, rehabilitated Spending cannot increase until new legislation is visitor centers, better roads, stabilized historic passed. Until then, highway spending, including structures, and reduced environmental threats park road repairs, remains at the level of the prior through better sewer, water, and drinking systems. legislation passed in 1998. Amounts spent on maintenance include significant For this reason, the park road budget has remained increases in three key areas: fixed at $165 million per year. The President has proposed new legislation for FY2004 and future • Repair/rehabilitation funding: These funds have years that will nearly double funding for parks increased $52 million, or 94 percent. The transportation, reaching $320 million. Over the four-year total for repair and rehabilitation is time span of the new highway bill, funding should $359 million. total nearly $1.9 billion. In addition, the Departments of the Interior and Transportation • Cyclic Maintenance: To preserve what has been are working closely together and have already signed repaired and to reduce future maintenance a Memorandum of Agreement establishing a plan to backlogs, routine, recurring maintenance has identify less costly approaches to road repair. increased $41 million, or nearly tripled. Over four years, President Bush has proposed $194 million. ��� �������� ����������� ������� ������� �� ��������� 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 FHWA park roads 84 84 84 115 165 165 165 165 165 258 310 310 Rec. Fees for Maint. 0 0 0 11 20 24 61 48 77 77 78 78 Construction (w/o supps) 159 142 164 213 226 241 310 367 326 330 330 330 Facility Maintenance 211 210 220 228 253 264 279 294 329 370 395 395 ($ in millions) 4 5 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service National Park Service This investment is essential. National parks have One key reform of the National Park Service’s experienced longstanding neglect in maintenance of maintenance effort is implementing a state-of-the-art buildings, facilities, and roads. Our parks and the system for inventorying the condition of its more than millions of Americans who visit them deserve better. 30,000 buildings and facilities. For the fi rst time, the Some examples of the work underway include: National Park Service knows what facilities it has and their condition. This tool will help better manage • Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Arizona/ facilities and set maintenance budget priorities. Nevada) received $3.5 million to bring the park’s wastewater treatment into compliance with Arizona State environmental regulations. • Manassas National Battlefi eld Park (Virginia) is using $1,493,000 to stabilize and maintain signifi cant historic structures in the park, including major repairs to the building foundations and structures. • Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming) is using $757,000 to upgrade fi re protection in the Old Faithful area, which contains 250 buildings, including the Old Faithful Inn. Many of these buildings are of log or wood-frame construction. Maintenance Backlog Project In FY 2002, $245,702 was spent to replace and construct new boardwalks park-wide at Cape Cod National Seashore (Massachusetts).
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