Public Comments on Draft Nebraska State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) Sought

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, along with approximately 20 state, local and federal leaders in outdoor recreation, is seeking comments from the public on a draft of the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) being developed to identify the major issues in outdoor recreation and the implementation strategies on how to address these issues.

A SCORP must be in place for a state to qualify for Land and Water Conservation Funds (LWCF) that are distributed across the state for outdoor recreational projects.  LWCF falls under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior.  This plan will be submitted to the National Park Service after the public comment period is complete, the Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners approve the plan and the Governor approves the plan.  The public comment period will extend through February 25, 2006 and the plan will go through the approval process at the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's March meeting.

The four-year project has incorporated extensive input from the public and the state's outdoor recreational providers.  Approximately 1.3 million comments were recorded on outdoor recreation during the process.  The draft plan identifies the current supply of outdoor recreation in the state, the major issues regarding outdoor recreation and the strategies to solve these issues.

The plan may be reviewed on the Commission's web site at www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/programs/scorp/ and hard copies are available for review at all Commission and Natural Resource District offices.  Comments may be submitted to Michelle Stryker by phone, (402) 471-5425 or email, michelle.stryker@ngpc.ne.gov
 

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