To supporters of State Parks:
This week the Legislature announced its proposed budgets for the remainder
of the 2003 fiscal year and the 2004 fiscal year.
These budgets included taking $20 million for the Heritage Fund for 2003 and
$10 million for 2004 for a total of a $30 million dollar hit to the Heritage
Fund.
For fiscal year 2002 the Heritage Fund only received $17.5 million.
As soon as the Game & Fish and State Parks departments release information
as what affect this will have on their programs our web site at
www.arizonaheritagealliance.org will be updated.
However we already know that this will result in the closure of a number of
State Parks, the end of many educational and other programs, the loss of
matching Federal funds and heightened threats to our wildlife and other
resources.
We need you help on Monday & Tuesday!
Please call or email your legislators and ask your members to call their
legislators and request that the Heritage Fund not be swept into the General
Fund.
The loss of this program will not only damage our State's resources but its
loss will cause additional damage to our current economy.
To contact your Representatives or find your Legislator's name
please click the link below
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/MemberRoster.asp
Please forgive me if you receive this message more than once. Suzanne
Pfister - State Parks Board Chairman
We will be known by the tracks we leave behind
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