The House of Representatives, Senate, Super Committee and administration are in significant discussions regarding the fate of conservation funding for Fiscal Year 2012 and beyond. It is imperative that we make our voices heard.
All appropriations for conservation, recreation and historic preservation make up only about 1.25 percent of the federal budget. THESE PROGRAMS DID NOT CAUSE THE DEFICIT AND DEBT, AND CUTTING FUNDING TO THESE PROGRAMS CANNOT SOLVE THESE BUDGET CHALLENGES.
The federal budget for all conservation, recreation and historic preservation programs amounts to around $23 billion. BUT, for that $23 billion investment, federal, state and local tax revenues amount to more than $100 billion, stimulate an economy of $1.06 trillion, and support 9.7 million jobs, none of which can be exported to other countries!
Click here to send a draft letter to your Representatives and Senators requesting that they not disproportionately cut these programs and, instead, ensure their funding at the Fiscal Year 2010 levels. Simply put, when trying to address a deficit and a huge debt, one should not throw away programs that actually make the treasury money!
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TODAY!
