Arizona State Parks (government)
- Arizona State Parks (government)
Arizona State Parks is the governing agency of all Arizona state parks. The agency was created in 1955, following the rapid growth of the post-World War II recreation and tourism industries in the American Southwest. [ [http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/eh/10.1/br_10.html Book review for "Gateways to the Southwest: The Story of Arizona State Parks," Environmental History, January 2005] ] The agency's board was created in 1957, and currently consists of seven members plus an executive director. [ [http://www.pr.state.az.us/text/board.html Arizona State Parks Board ] ]
Finances
The Phoenix, Arizona-based agency operates with 14 categorized funds, and in fiscal year 2007 had expenditures of $41 million, revenues of $74 million, and a cash asset balance of $199 million(all figures approximate). [http://www.pr.state.az.us/Images/AnnualReport07_v2_web.pdf Page 62 (Appendix 4)]
References
External links
* [http://azstateparks.com/index.html Arizona State Parks: Home Page]
* [http://www.arizonastateparksfoundation.org/advocacy.shtml Arizona State Parks Foundation]
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