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Assemblyman Jared Huffman's Assembly Bill 42 authorizes the California Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into agreements with the nonprofits.
Seventy state parks are scheduled to close next summer because of the state budget deficit.
"Particularly in these tough economic times, creative public/private partnerships are an essential tool in providing ongoing protection of, and continuing access to these public assets," Huffman said.
California State Parks Foundation president Elizabeth Goldstein said the foundation will continue to work with nonprofit groups that want to protect the parks. She said Huffman's bill will lessen the blow from park closures and encourage other groups to get involved in saving the parks.
© The Bay Citizen, 2012
George Smith
It would be a shame to see parks privatized!