Plan would eliminate state park fee, boost car registration
From the Detroit News:
Lawmakers in the state House and Senate unveiled a bipartisan plan Thursday to add a voluntary $10 charge to annual motor vehicle registration fees and dedicate the added revenue from that to maintenance and improvements at state and local parks, boat launches and recreation areas.
Revenue to care for parks and recreation sites falls millions of dollars short of what’s needed right now, partly as a result of budget cuts in the last few years, according to the Department of Natural Resources and lawmakers proposing the new funding scheme.
The proposed new fee would operate on an honor system. Citizens not expecting to use the parks or recreation areas could choose not to pay the added $10 when they register their vehicles each year.
Some money for that used to come from the general fund — state government’s main, tax-funded checkbook — but no general fund money has gone to state recreational facilities since 2004
Tags: funding, Recreation Passport
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