Political Quotes

“The Natchez Trace Parkway is nearing the end of construction on 445 miles of historic roadway through Mississippi and Tennessee. The parkway has been under construction since 1937 and only the final 20 miles remain to be completed along with an Intermodal Visitor's Center at the terminus in Natchez, MS, a cost-share project that combines Federal, State, and local funds. The fiscal year 1996 Interior section of the Omnibus consolidated rescissions and appropriations bill contains $3,000,000 for construction of the Natchez Trace Parkway. This $3,000,000 is insufficient to complete construction of any of the remaining miles on the parkway and the National Park Service has indicated that the appropriated funds can be used for the cost-share visitor center project to be located at the terminus of the parkway. This transfer of funds will be a single appropriation to the National Park Service to be used for the construction of the visitors center.”