funding – Land Between the Lakes

07 Jan 2016

Land Management, Recreation, and Funding

Funding, Natural Resource Management, Questions from the Publicbudget, funding, Kentucky, land between the lakes, land management, revenue, tennessee, timber, vegetation

Has the budget for campgrounds, and facilities such as Nature Station and Homeplace been effected by costs of land management such as logging? Has spending on these areas increased or decreased over the past 10 years? Summary The budget for campgrounds and facilities stands independent of the budget for vegetation management, such as timber sale preparation and administration. As a result of that, recreation and facilities funding have not been affected. As with all National Forest’s budget in recreation and facilities, over the past 10 years there has been an overall decline in appropriations. For the Land Between The Lakes,…

26 Jun 2015

By LBL_Admin

Where does the money go?

Funding, Questions from the Publicbudget, funding, Kentucky, land between the lakes, public, questions, Tennesee

Q&A Budget The following question was asked at our June 11, 2015 public listening session at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. Where does the money go? Funding – Budget Our annual operating budget in fiscal year 2014 was approximately $12.3 million: $8.1 million in federal appropriations and $4.2 million in retained receipts. Budget Structure The budget structure determined by Congress for Land Between The Lakes provides two sources of annual funding: 1) An appropriated amount and 2) retained receipts also known as revenue. By design, one-third of all annual costs are covered by revenue in order for Land…

26 Jun 2015

By LBL_Admin

What are you doing with our roads? How much does one mile of road cost to fix?

Questions from the Public, Roadsbudget, funding, Kentucky, land between the lakes, listening, maintenance, public, questions, roads, tennessee

Q&A Roads The following questions were raised at our June 11, 2015 public listening session at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. What are you doing with our roads? How much does one mile of road cost to fix? Funding for roads is a shared responsibility between the Forest Service, Federal Highways Administration, State of Tennessee, and Commonwealth of Kentucky. We have approximately 465 miles of Forest System Roads, which include 148 miles of paved roads, 180 miles of gravel roads and 113 miles of natural surface roads. Emergency Repairs Additionally we have received funding from the Emergency Relief…

23 Jun 2015

By LBL_Admin

Questions from the Public

Funding, Maintenance, Natural Resource Management, Questions from the Public, Roadsanswers, budget, collaboration, comments, Forest Service, funding, Kentucky, land between the lakes, land management, leadership team, listening session, maintenance, management, natural resource management, notes, public involvement, public meeting, q&a, questions, resources, roads, tennessee, upgrades

Q&A Index Scroll down for links to notes and Q&A's. June 23, 2015 Dear Friends, It is my hope to be transparent in our management practices at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. We want to collaborate with you, members of the public and our partners, to make Land Between The Lakes the best it can be for our visitors, gateway communities, and our region. We will be answering questions originated from the various discussions, listening sessions, and meetings we held with members of the public and our partners. This Q&A Index will provide links to these questions and…

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