On the recordFebruary 16, 2012
Refuges generate $150 in local economic activity for every dollar it costs to run a refuge.
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congress.govRefuges generate $150 in local economic activity for every dollar it costs to run a refuge.
Hanabusa highlights the economic benefits of wildlife refuges.
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I look forward to learning more about this issue from Representative Carson and Indiana State Representative Gregory Porter.
our intent was to figure out some independent funding source that would sort of assist in making up the difference
Is it supposed to be a revenue-generating enterprise? Because I always thought one of the things that we talked about was the fact that NPS and the Park Service were a way to get our families engaged.
But we also cannot ignore the problems that we are creating by continuing to disproportionately fund programs that impact the basic human needs of the Native American people.