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Joint Budget Committee reviews Arkansas State Parks allocations, hears staffing and maintenance explanations
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee reviewed the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism’s park-by-park allocation report and heard officials say gaps in reported general revenue reflect alternate funding sources and vacant positions are driving under‑spending in some park budgets.
The Joint Budget Committee reviewed a Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism report showing park-by-park allocations and heard officials explain why several parks showed no general‑revenue allocations and why many parks are underspending against budgets.
Committee members questioned why the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources and several smaller sites showed no amounts in the report. Marty Rao, director of legislative affairs for the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, and Mike Wilson, assistant director of Arkansas State Parks, said the document presented to the committee reflects general‑revenue use…
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