camping fees, day use fees, Lewis and Clark Caverns tour fees, 



cabin site lease permits, and concession contracts. Other 



revenue includes the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 

 donations . 



The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a federal program that 

 provides grants to states and their political subdivisions to 

 assist with acquisition and development of public outdoor 

 recreation areas and facilities. Montana's LWCF apportionment 

 expenditures totalled $437,489 in fiscal 1986 and $311,052 in 

 fiscal 1987. Approximately 58 percent of this allocation was 

 used by local governments for acquisition, development, and 

 renovation of outdoor recreation facilities, with the remainder 

 earmarked for Parks Division site improvements around the state. 



Approximately $244,317 in fiscal year 1986 and $295,786 during 

 fiscal year 1987 was expended on operations, maintenance, 

 repairs, development and administration of Montana's Snowmobile 

 Program. In the second half of 1987, the Division and the local 

 snowmobile clubs begun to work together toward decentralization 

 of the program. 



In summary, the fiscal year 1986-87 biennium was one of 

 divergence for the Parks Division, i.e., as visitation and 

 program needs rose substantially, financial and human resources 

 declined. In one sense, the biennium was characterized by the 

 cliche', but nonetheless true statement, of the Division "doing 

 more with less . " 



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