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Pat Harrison Waterway District asks Legislature for $15 million to address deferred maintenance, dam repairs and staffing shortfalls
Summary
Danny Box, executive director of the Pat Harrison Waterway District, told the committee the agency has lost several member counties, cutting $15–$18 million in revenue and leaving deferred maintenance across parks. He requested $15 million for equipment and paving, outlined dam repair estimates for Artusa and noted recent grant awards totaling $2.6 million for that work.
Danny Box, executive director of the Pat Harrison Waterway District, told the Appropriations Committee the agency manages nine state parks it operates and is seeking legislative help to address deferred maintenance, capital needs and statutory spending-authority constraints.
Box said a statutory change in 1995 allowed member counties to exit the district; since 2011 five counties have left (three were among the largest), producing a revenue shortfall he estimates at $15–$18 million over about 15 years. He told lawmakers that the Supreme Court decision referenced in testimony…
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