Secretary Salazar Announces $750 Million Investment to Restore and Protect America’s National Parks, Create Jobs
April 22, 2009 |
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In a rooftop press conference Wednesday, April 22, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced an investment of $750 million in the national park system under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, part of more than $3 billion the Interior Department is investing in the nation’s economy under President Obama’s recovery plan. All the projects announced today are long-standing priorities of the National Park Service based on its capital planning process.
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| Acting Director of the National Park Service Dan Wenk introduces Interior Secretary Salazar. Pictured to the left of the Secretary, Craig Obey, Vice President of the National Parks Conservation Association, Tom Kiernan, President of the National Parks Conservation Association, Terry Jones, President of the Wolftrap Foundation and Jake Hoagland of the Coalition of National Park Retirees [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]
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