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Why the National Park Service's Appropriation Request Process Makes Congressional Oversight Difficult

FGMSD-79-18 Published: Mar 01, 1979. Publicly Released: Mar 01, 1979.
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The use of contingency reserves by the National Park Service as discretionary funds was reviewed.

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Natural Resources and Environment
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