Game Commission, and others with a document detailing activity on 

 well over 100 projects. 



Design and Construction Bureau . Activities during the biennium 

 reflected the emphasis on development of fishing access sites, a 

 statewide signing program to identify previously unsigned sites, 

 and numerous other projects critical to the physical functioning 

 of the entire department. During this time, 62 major projects 

 vere initiated, 38 were completed and the Bureau had at least 30 

 major projects, in addition to routine tasks, in an active status 

 at all times. 



O perations . The Bureau concentrated on basic Division 

 responsibilities during the biennium, unfortunately reducing 

 services at some sites and redirecting funds to better meet 

 priority objectives in light of a funding shortfall briefly 

 described below. 



Planning and Project Administration . The Bureau continued its 

 work toward publication of the 1988 Statewide Comprehensive 

 Outdoor Recreation Plan document to support continued funding of 

 the federal Land and Water Conservation program in Montana. In 

 the second half of fiscal year 1987, the Bureau began to define, 

 develop and implement a planned management system, one 

 consistent with both the Division's and the Department's 

 legislatively derived mission and goals. 



Funding 



Operations and maintenance funding for the Parks Division comes 

 from several sources, although General Fund support was withdrawn 

 by the Legislature beginning in 1986. Interest from the Coal Tax 

 Trust fund has provided over $4.5 million since 1977 for the 

 acquisition of Park System property, but, beginning in 1986, all 

 trust interest receipts were channeled to operations and 

 maintenance activities to make up for the loss of general fund 

 monies. Due to legislated budget reductions, only 95 percent of 

 the general fund loss could be made up by this substitution. The 

 Division consequently recommended that no further real property 

 be acquired or developed by the Department until the existing 

 park system sites can be operated and maintained adequately. The 

 coal tax source as well as parks earned revenue, described below, 

 can be used in support of any Division activity or program, but 

 all other funding sources are earmarked, i.e., their use is 

 restricted to specific sites or activities. 



Motorboat fuel tax revenue is used for the operation and 

 development of sites on or adjacent to waterways where boating 

 takes place. License revenues from sportsmen are used to 

 maintain fishing access sites and other sportsmen's access 

 areas. Snowmobile registration fees and fuel tax revenues are 

 used for snowmobile trail maintenance. Earned revenue reflects 



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