2005年12月08日
ENS美國檀香山報導;謝芳怡編譯;蔡麗伶審校
超過55名的美國國會議員簽署通過國家公園民營化法案,此項法案一旦生效,將可提供國家公園所需的經費支出。印第安那州共和黨議員邵德是此項法案的起草者,他相信此法案的落實,可以鼓勵私人或企業的捐獻,進一步減緩國家公園的財政赤字情況,並在2016年美國歡慶國家公園系統成立100週年之前,維持一定的儲備資金。
Private, Corporate Donations Sought to Fund U.S. National Parks
More than 55 Congressmen have signed on to legislation that would effectively privatize the national parks in order to fund their expenses. Congressman Mark Souder, an Indiana Republican, has written the bill that he believes would eliminate the parks' annual funding shortfalls and maintenance backlog by the year 2016 when the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the National Park System - by encouraging individual and corporate donations.