FUND FACT SHEET Utah Department of Transportation, Program Development & STIP
Spring 2014
State Park Access The State Park Access Program provides state matching funds for projects on local roads that provide access to state parks. Municipali es may apply to the Joint Highway Commi ee for state funds to make necessary improvements and repairs. Par cipa on in the program requires local governments to provide half of project funding.
FUNDING Federal year: October 1 State year: July 1 Programmed funding 2013: $500 thousand 2014: $500 thousand Proposed: $500 thousand
CONTACT Chris Po er 801 965-4403 cpo er@utah.gov
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Grand Parade formation at Kodachrome State Park.
Improving access to state parks helps strengthen the economy by enhancing the tourism industry in Utah. Overall, Utah State Parks benefit the state by: • Genera ng $9.85 in local economic impact for every $1 of general fund appropria on • Genera ng $67 million in state economic benefit through dayuse, camping and golf • Paying $11.2 million to individual coun es in 2010 property tax for off-highway vehicles and boats • Collec ng and paying more than $1 million in state and local taxes to coun es and communi es
In 2013, construc on was completed on Garfield County, Escalante State Park/Kodachrome Basin State Park access roads. The parks had a combined number of 117 thousand visitors in 2013. Currently in the design phase: Emery County, Millsite State Park Access Road. Over 14 thousand people visited Millsite State Park in 2013.
For more informa on on the economic benefits of state parks, see www.stateparks.utah.gov
Funding Code: ST_PK_ACCESS
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