Action Alert - Environmental Budget

Parks fared even worse in the Senate version of the budget than the House. Like the House version, urban and state parks have been combined into one line item and the Senate cut them $1.6 million more than the House. When adjusted for inflation this is a 37% cut since FY 01! (FY 01--$73.99 million, Senate budget $46.56 million)

Senator Petrucelli, Chair of Environment Committee, has agreed to file an amendment to increase funding to the House level.

Please call your Senator and ask him or her to cosponsor Senator Petrucelli's parks amendment. Amendments need to be filed by 5:00 pm tomorrow so we need cosponsors NOW. Debate on the Senate budget, including revenue, starts next week.

To find out who your State Senator is go to http://www.mass.gov/legis/city_town.htm.