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Outdoor Recreation Initiative: $38 million outlook, regional councils and prioritization plan
Summary
Division staff outlined the ORI rollout, including a solicitation that returned 50+ project interest forms, creation of regional recreation councils for prioritization, and available funding of $19 million now plus another $19 million next fiscal year; staff emphasized focus on shovel‑ready projects and a prioritization checklist.
Staff lead Patrick provided a substantive update on the Outdoor Recreation Initiative (ORI), describing program goals, eligibility priorities and a timeline for project solicitation, prioritization and funding.
Patrick said ORI is built on language in House Bill 224 and funded through the Outdoor Adventure Infrastructure restricted account. He reported that the solicitation produced more than 50 project interest forms and said the program has roughly $19,000,000 available now and a second $19,000,000 expected with the new…
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