Arizona State Parks (government)

Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park

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.[1] The agency's board was created in 1957, and currently has seven members plus an executive director.[2]

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).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Book review for "Gateways to the Southwest: The Story of Arizona State Parks," Environmental History, January 2005
  2. ↑ Arizona State Parks Board
  3. ↑ http://www.pr.state.az.us/Images/AnnualReport07_v2_web.pdf Page 62 (Appendix 4)

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