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The report addresses several aspects of the Board’s duties
including the need to improve efforts to acquire, protect, and manage natural
areas, the need to identify new park sites, and how the Board can improve its
fiscal administration. The Board has only acquired two natural areas since 1991,
leaving an uncommitted balance of $8.8 million of Heritage Fund monies
designated for the acquisition, protection, and management of natural areas. In
addition, the Board has yet to develop formal processes to identify and select
future park sites. As part of a new park site identification process, the Board
should, where possible, pursue partnerships with other government entities, in
which the park site is provided to the State and the State will develop and
manage the park. Finally, the Board needs to develop a time accounting system to
help ensure Heritage Fund and Off-Highway Vehicle Fund monies are spent
appropriately, improve controls over concession revenues and fee collections,
and continue toward full compliance with financial accounting requirements for
recording fixed assets.
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