Mountain biking voices heard on Capitol Hill

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Mountain biking voices heard on Capitol Hill

par Oyez Oyez » Lun Mars 10, 2008 2:30 pm

International Mountain Bicycling Association rallies delegates

Author: Gary Boulanger, US editor

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The National Park Service is preparing for its 100th anniversary in 2016, and President George W. Bush and Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne have proposed massive funding increases to restore parks and programs to their prior glory in the United States.

The Challenge would dedicate US$100 million a year for 10 years to park operations, generating US$1 billion. An additional US$100 million a year would be allocated to special signature projects to go above and beyond general park maintenance.




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