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The association said the study underlined the importance of federal fed-eral funding to preserve parks. "These places are the soul of America, and the heart of many -local economies," said NPCA Pacific Regional ; Director Courtney Cuff. "If they are to Interior Dept. reforms appraisal function WASHINGTON (AP) The Interior Department said Wednesday it is restructuring its method for putting a price tag on federal lands after repeated criticisms criti-cisms that its land appraisers were John Robert Powers is holding an exclusive talent search to find our next star. If your son or daughter is between the ages of 4 and 17 they can audition for upcoming, commercials, TV shows, movies and modeling projects. CALL NOW! 801-412-0900 Modeling. Acting. Life. A Tuition-based Performing Arts Center Since 1923 Equal! Wood & BEST TOOL TABLE STORE NOT ENOUGH WONDER , i i . stay that way we must invest in protecting them." The study used National Park Service 2001 annual visitation numbers at the nation's 348 national parks, and visitor surveys sur-veys conducted by Stynes and the Park Service. It measured spending spend-ing on hotel and lodge reservations, reserva-tions, campground fees, restaurants, restau-rants, gas, groceries, souvenirs and other expenses related to visiting vis-iting the parks, but did not include admission fees. The findings of the study weren't news to people who work near national parks, including LouAnn King, the property manager man-ager at Bear Creek Cabins near Yosemite. The study found that visitors to Yosemite spend $320 million annually, directly supporting support-ing 7,527 jobs. King said everyone she knows in the community of Midpines has falling victim to political pressures. The new organization would remove the land and mineral appraisers from the supervision of Bureau of Land Management staff and instead have them answer www.johnrobertpowers.net Buy the Best. . .Buy American 100 American Made, Solid 5 Craftmanship & ft Lifetime Warranty The Americana Sale Priced at $2,600 i Plus Tax 0 FREE Delivery & Set Up (50 mile radius) t ART IN OUR PEOPLE SAY WHEN YOU SAY a job tied to Yosemite, and that the federal government should spend enough to maintain it. "Yosemite needs to be kept going and well-maintained," she said. "That way everyone keeps their job and everyone's happy." The only park in the country where people spend more money is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where annual spending totals $574 million, enough to support 9,629 jobs. The study's findings were released as President Bush signed an interior appropriations bill that Cuff said "doesn't even cover the cost of inflation for care of these national parks." The federal government budgeted bud-geted $1.6 billion this year for operating expenses including staffing, monitoring species, maintaining trails, and interpreting interpret-ing cultural and historic sites at directly to other appraisers. Brian Holly, Chief Appraiser . for the Justice Department, will head the new Office of Appraisal Services. "No arrangement in the world guarantees you absolute immunity from what some would call pressure . but this enhances it," said Larry Rnfer, the Interior Department official offi-cial who oversaw the reforms. "The appraisers are going to have to meet recognized professional standards and its going to be done by appraisers apprais-ers under the supervision of appraisers. apprais-ers. It's a much better quality-control mechanism." Since 1968, there have been recommendations rec-ommendations that, the Interior Department separate its appraisers from potential influence from supervisors super-visors who might have an interest in seeing a land deal approved. A series of valuations in land swaps in Utah and Nevada had been criticized by the Interior Department inspector general, Congress' General Accounting Office, appraisal organizations organi-zations and public interest groups. The criticisms came to a head last year when Bureau of Land Management appraisers in Utah blew the whistle on a proposed exchange of state and federal lands that they said would cheat taxpayers out of more than $100 million in valuable mineral resources. SqHoo is. mm. iff. parks nationwide, according to the Park Service. The bill Bush signed would add $55 million for the next fiscal year, but the group had sought an additional $170 million. Cuff said. Park Service spokeswoman Elaine Sevy said the agency gets help from outside sources including includ-ing state and local governments, individuals, conservation and recreation groups, businesses and Indian tribes. Several federal agencies are holding a conference next week in Los Angeles to talk about ways of attracting more money and volunteers for parks and programs. "Partnerships are essential in providing support financially and through volunteerism to help the National Park Service accomplish its mission of stewardship ... and providing recreation and conservation," conser-vation," Sevy said. .i 1 . An investigation by the Interior Department's inspector general validated vali-dated the claims in an August report, prompting Interior Secretary Gale Norton and then-Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt to formally terminate the deal. Norton also ordered the consolidation consoli-dation of the department's appraisal functions and appointed Finfer's team to craft a structure for the new, office. "We think its great," said Don Kelly, spokesman for the Appraisal Institute, an association for professional profes-sional appraisers. "It's a terrific step for the government to take, both in aligning their processes to make sense and of course giving their appraisers independence." Congress already approved the reform in the Interior Departments budget bill, which was signed into law by President Bush pn Monday. . According to the department, the land valuations will continue to be done by appraisers on the ground in the local offices. The new Office of Appraisal Services will be headquartered headquar-tered at the Interior Department's National Business Center in Denver. In addition to the BLM, the reorganization reor-ganization will include appraisers who do work for the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Reclamation. Check us out online.., at |
