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...I mearly wanted to advise travellers so that they could be informed before booking.
.. a very small portion of their money comes from state taxes.
About time! For as long as we camp hosted OSP were always filled with more Kalifornians than Oregonians. They come here use and abuse our facilites and leave a mess. You need to remember Oregon State Parks are financed by fees, a very small portion of their money comes from state taxes.
Zero funds come from the general fund.
In 1998, voters approved Measure 66, which amended the constitution to dedicate 15 percent of Oregon Lottery funds to state parks, beaches, habitat, and watershed protection. The 15 percent is split 50/50 between OPRD and the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board. In order to maintain lottery funding, Oregon voters had to reauthorize the constitutional dedication of lottery funds by 2014. Measure 76, approved by voters in 2010, accomplished this by amending the Oregon Constitution to continue the dedication of 7.5 percent of net Lottery Fund revenues to OPRD. The agency has not relied on General Fund dollars since the beginning of the 1999-2001 biennium, with the exception of the creation of the Office of Outdoor Recreation in 2017. Oregon’s park system depends almost entirely on Lottery funds and Other Funds; Other Funds revenues come mainly from park user and other fees, transfers of recreational vehicle registrations, and all-terrain vehicle fuels tax revenues.
Vehivle license fees are not considered part of the state budget?
A variety of revenue sources fund the operation of our state government. A listing and short description of each fund type is provided below. General Fund dollars come almost entirely from income taxes paid by individual Oregonians and Oregon businesses. The General Fund is also the most discretionary source of funds that the Governor and Legislature may spend. Other Funds are the largest single category of revenues the state receives for the state budget. They include money from some taxes — chiefly those related to highway use, employment, and forests. They also include revenues from state licensing fees and the state's "business-like" incomes, such as tuition, hunting/fishing permits and other fees for services, and many funds related to loans or bonds. State law (either the state constitution or statutes) dedicates most Other Funds to pay for specific state services or programs. Other Funds do not include money from property taxes. In fact, all property tax revenues remain under the control of local governments. Federal Funds are revenues that the federal government has legally dedicated to specific programs and services. The federal government limits the state's choices about where and how to spend this money. Some federal dollars come to the state as a fixed amount for a specific program. Most Federal Funds however, are matching money for state expenditures. If the state removes its General Fund dollars from a matched program, the federal government holds back its matching funds. Federal dollars are available only if the state operates the program with the federal government's approval. Lottery Funds are another significant source of money the state can use for specific purposes. Lottery Funds go to dedicated purposes such as higher education sports programs, county economic development, the Education Stability Fund, the Parks and Natural Resources Fund, debt service, and the treatment of gambling addiction.
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