California parks receive $250 million for infrastructure.A one-time allocation of $250 million by the California state legislature The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house California State Senate, with 40 members. and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] as part of the state's $131 billion spending plan will fix many problems in the state park system's infrastructure. The California Department of Parks and Recreation The California Department of Parks and Recreation manages the California state parks system, which contains 280 parks and 1.4 million acres (5,700 km²), with over 280 miles of coastline; 625 miles of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and 3,000 miles of hiking, has a $1 billion backlog of maintenance issues, but the allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. funds should remedy many of the larger problems. The official allocations of funds for projects will be made this month, but septic and water system problems are expected to take priority. For example, Ano Nuevo State Reserve has been forced to truck in water because of well problems since 1989 and Mt. Diablo State Park uses portable toilets and 1930s "pit toilets" because of a failing septic system. Projects to fix these problems are likely to top the list of funding priorities. |
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