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ENVIRONMENT AND RECREATION

The Governor’s 9C reductions include $9.4 million in cuts from state energy and environmental programs. Some of the largest cuts include:

  • $1.7 million reduction in funding for parks and parkways managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
  • $1.7 million reduction in funding for the Department of Environmental Protection’s administrative expenses.
  • $1.5 million reduction in funding for programs managed by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs including cuts in the Environmental Police and the new account created to manage information technology for the state’s energy and environmental programs.
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