Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
- Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (BOR) was an agency of the United States Department of the Interior with the mission of planning outdoor recreation opportunities for the Interior Department and assisting private, local, and state organizations with their recreation planning.[cite web| url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/parks_america/foreword.htm| title=Parks for America| author=Stewart Udall| accessdate=September 3| accessyear=2008| ] BOR was founded by Secretarial Order in April 1962, and formally established with the passage of the National Outdoor Recreation Act (Public Law 88-29) in May 1963.][cite web| url=http://www.nps.gov/hfc/products/library/npshist.htm| title=National Park Service History Collection RG 37| author=National Park Service| accessdate=September 2| accessyear=2008| ] The functions of Nationwide Planning and Cooperative Services were transferred from the National Park Service to BOR after its establishment.] References
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