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Department of the Interior . IMPROVED TARGETING OF CONSERVATION EXPENDITURES The President is determined that the Interior Department be a good steward of the natural and historic treasures protected by the National Park Service . The Nation ' s parks are not now being properly protected for the peoples ' use . The Government must learn to manage what it: owns before it seeks to acquire more • land . To bring the budget under control and make additional funds available for restoration and improvement of the national park system, the President proposes to substantially refocus the Department ' s conservation and preservation programs . This will be accomplished through moratoriums on Federal land purchases and elimination of three major State grant programs and. • by significantly increasing the resources available for existing National Park Service areas . Legislation to amend the land and water sonservation fund will be sought to allow monies in the fund to be used for restoration and improvement of our National Park System. In addition, aggressive exchange programs will be initiated to round out the Federal ' conservation estate . �' • _ r Major changes for these programs are as follows: fI Budget Authorit q y ( $ millions ) 1981 1982 1982 ; Program 1981 Carter Reagan Level Rescission Budget Budget ' . Land and Water Conservation fc Fund : i State recreation grants . 304 -145 - 185 --- - ' Federal land acquisition and administration 237 -105 335 45 National Park restoration 1 and improvement --- --- --- 105 Total . 541 -250 520 . 150 � . Urban park grants 65 •-35 75 --- Historic preservation fund42 -8 32 5 h -- - IIII i In 1981 , , � $105 million will be proposed for rescission of land and . � water conservation fund appropriations for Federal land 6-27 • i