stimulating the parks

this from our weekly legislative report----it's all passed, of course, and obama signed it today---not as much as we were hearing at one time, but sill enough to get a whole lot of work done

On February 13, the House passed the conference report on H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Division A, TitleVIII—Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriates $750 million for the National Park Service; this includes $146 million for operations,which includes deferred maintenance of facilities and trails and for other critical repair and rehabilitation projects; $15 million for projects at historically black colleges and universities; and $589 million for construction. Title XII—Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies specifies that $170 million of the $27.5 billion for Federal Highway Administration Highway Infrastructure Investment shall be used for park roads and parkways.