The Recreation HQ wants to share this breaking news regarding the 54M in the CA State Park scandal that broke last summer. The California Attorney General, Kamala Harris, just released the results of her investigation into State Park’s reporting and use of special funds.
The report appears to conclude that over 34M of those monies
belong to the OHV Fund. As many of you
know, the legislature reconvened in August to address the scandal. Yours truly and several other OHV leaders met
with legislators in Sacramento and in their Districts to petition them to allow
those funds to be used to restore the local assistance grants program to
previous levels. Before the scandal, the
legislature had capped the grants program at 10M (compared to 21-26M in
previous years). HQ believes the legislature's new post-scandal bill allows for those monies to be potentially used to restore the grants program to previous funding levels and to lift the 10M cap.
SACBEE Article on AG Report
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/04/5092744/capitol-alert-ag-report-parks.html
Link to AG Report
http://www.scribd.com/doc/118995801/Investigation-Into-Parks-Financial-Reporting
HQ believes the AG’s findings could benefit the upcoming
grants cycle/program that helps fund OHV recreation-related management on FS,
BLM, and county lands. Stay tuned as the
results of this report are analyzed for any potential impacts to current and
future OHV funding needs.
Here is HQ Aug. 2012 Scandal Update
http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/2012/08/ca-ohv-trust-fund-battle-remains-hot.html
Happy New Year! -- And thanks to all of you who sent in
letters to your legislator and Governor.
It did make a difference.
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Awesome! I love it when we get some good news.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting on the Tesla, OHV fund bought, land decision.
Awesome work by all of the OHV leaders involved!
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