PHOENIX (AP) - State auditors say the long-term financial sustainability of Arizona's state parks system is at risk.
The Auditor General's Office reports that $72 million of funding was reduced or redirected away from the 30-park system since the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
The auditors cited those actions taken during the state's lengthy budget crisis during the Great Recession as well as other risk factors.
Those include low and declining visitation and insufficient park receipts that until recently haven't covered park operating costs. The receipts also are insufficient to cover other costs of the overall system.
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