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'''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.<ref>[http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/eh/10.1/br_10.html Book review for "Gateways to the Southwest: The Story of Arizona State Parks," Environmental History, January 2005]</ref> The agency's board was created in 1957, and currently |
'''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.<ref>[http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/eh/10.1/br_10.html Book review for "Gateways to the Southwest: The Story of Arizona State Parks," Environmental History, January 2005]</ref> The agency's board was created in 1957, and is currently comprised of seven members plus an executive director.<ref>[http://www.pr.state.az.us/text/board.html Arizona State Parks Board<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Finances== |
==Finances== |
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Revision as of 14:13, 6 February 2015
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 is currently comprised of 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]
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