National Parks: Difficult Choices Need to Be Made About the Future of the Parks
RCED-95-238
Published: Aug 30, 1995. Publicly Released: Sep 13, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the current condition of 12 national park units, focusing on: (1) whether any deterioration in visitor services or park resources is occurring at the 12 units; (2) what factors contribute to the degradation of visitor services and parks' natural and cultural resources; and (3) the National Park Service's efforts in dealing with these problems.
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Cost controlFacility maintenanceFederal property managementHistoric preservationMaintenance costsNational historic sitesNational parksNational recreation areasNatural resourcesPublic lands