Index to FEDERAL PARKS & RECREATION of July 4

In this issue.

* EVERGLADES RESCUE GIVEN A BOOST. Acquisition of 187,000 acres will help store water for park. Parties ponder impact on CERP of deal with U.S. Sugar.

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* DOI APPROPS BILL UNDER THE GUN. GOP House members target it for energy production amendments in gas wars. Bill may fail.

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* NEW OMNIBUS BILL INCLUDES NLCS. And 90 other measures, including 2 new park units, 10 NHAs, 4 trails and 3 wild rivers.

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* GRAND CANYON ORDER IN DISPUTE. Committee tells DoI to withdraw mine land; GOP contests.

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* NPS CONFAB TO FOCUS ON FUTURE. NPS says. Some believe Super’s Summit is DoI’s doing.

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* HILL SHORT OF SAFETEA-LU MONEY. Needs to find $8B for fiscal ‘09. Long-term needs assessed.

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* ENVIROS PROMISE CLEAN AIR SUIT. Tell EPA to make states regulate haze or will go to court.

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* INDIAN ROLE SAFE FOR BISON RANGE. Under direction from DoI, FWS agrees to let CSKT co-run.

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* FIRE MONEY OUT OF EMERGENCY BILL. Congress kills $450M allocation. Enough fire fighters?

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* NOTES.

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* CONFERENCE CALENDAR.

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