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National Park Service ERRATA FY 2013 Budget Justifications pressing challenges facing the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes, as well the NPS Ocean Park Stewardship Action Plan. The proposed increase specifically furthers the Action Plan’s goal of assisting parks and park managers with increased technical capacity for ocean exploration and stewardship. Specialists are placed at parks within the current NPS Ocean Park Stewardship Action Plan to focus on park level programs and engage in regional partnerships with other Federal agencies to protect, maintain, and restore park ocean and coastal resources. The requested increase would provide the Service with the ability to address an estimated additional $125,000 of high priority ocean and coastal resource stewardship projects in parks. Support Cooperative Landscape Conservation (FY 2012 B ase: $2,852,000 / FY 2013 Request: +$4,998,000) – Funding is requested to address the priority needs of park managers to assess the risks to park resources posed by environmental change, establish their vulnerability and significance, and both develop and implement adaptation or mitigation needs to meet park purposes and the NPS mission. The first step in this process is to develop vulnerability assessments, which integrate assessments of risks, vulnerability and significance of park resources to guide all succeeding resource stewardship efforts, and develop the tools needed by park managers. All 397 parks would be provided an assessment of key resource vulnerabilities at the park or landscape scale by 2016 based on this increase. Vulnerability assessment preparation is on-going with assessments for 32 parks completed through FY 2012, and assessments planned for 12 parks in FY 2013 and an additional 17 parks in FY 2014. Based on their vulnerability assessment, the next step is to assist parks in developing and implementing adaptation or mitigation needs through park-level planning. This would be integrated into the current NPS objective to develop a foundation planning document for each park by 2016. The vulnerability assessments and environmental change scenario planning training provided to more than 300 park personnel to date would be expanded to ensure landscape conservation principles are being effectively integrated into park planning and decision-making tools, including park resource stewardship strategies, and to enhance collaboration with other land and water resource managing agencies and conservation partners. The range of park-based activities to be performed would focus on the Service’s highest priority terrestrial, freshwater, and marine resource stewardship needs, including integrated policy and guidance to aid park managers in fulfilling their natural and cultural resource stewardship, fire management, and interpretation and education operations in parks. This NPS CLC program’s support is integral to the last and longest term phase of the Service’s response to environmental change: ensuring the effective stewardship of the natural and cultural resources in the national park system through funding support for adaptation and mitigation projects in parks and continued provision of science-based decision making support and emerging tools to park managers. At the level of funding proposed in FY 2013, NPS would commit a minimum of $1.8 million for CLC projects in parks with the remainder focused on completion of vulnerability assessments for parks, integrating environmental change in the park planning process effort to complete foundation documents for each park in FY 2016, and specialized studies and tool developments to assist park managers. The proportion of program funding for CLC projects in parks is projected to increase beginning in FY 2017 following the scheduled FY 2016 completion of vulnerability assessments and foundation documents for all parks. Support for 2013 Presidential Inauguration (FY 2013 Request: +$1,200,000) – Funding is requested to support security and visitor services needs relating to the Presidential Inaugural Celebration in 2013 as authorized by the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies Act (36 USC 724). The Presidential Inauguration serves as an enduring symbol of American democracy, and it is anticipated that the inauguration will be designated as a National Special Security Event (NSSE). Large scale activities have also historically taken place on inauguration day at NPS sites such as Lafayette Park, the Ellipse, the National Mall (including the Washington Monument grounds and the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials), and the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. This increase will provide for logistical and material support of inaugural activities; cover expenses associated with facilitating these historic events; and support visitor and employee safety and resource protection during inauguration events. Funding will ensure a ranger presence at the inauguration site to give directions, answer questions, and inform visitors of safety and interpretive information. A separate requested increase of $1.4 million for law enforcement, visitor Overview-23
National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications and employee safety, resource protection, and other activities conducted by the U.S. Park Police during the Presidential Inauguration is presented in the Park Protection Subactivity on page ONPS-66. Eliminate Support for National Capital Area Performing Arts Program (FY 2012 Base: $2,197,000 / FY 2013 Request: -$2,197,000) – The National Park Service proposes to eliminate funding for the National Capital Performing Arts Program for FY 2013. This program provides funding relating to the performing arts for the Ford’s Theatre Society, Wolf Trap, Carter Barron Amphitheater, Capital Concerts, and the National Symphony Orchestra. Wolf Trap funds provide for ushers and stagehands; Ford’s Theatre Society funds support staff costs for productions, such as ushers; Capital Concerts and National Symphony Orchestra funding is used for performers and televised productions; and Carter Baron Amphitheater funds provide for advertising, lighting, sounds, instruments, and various staffing needs such as stagehands, ushers, and cashiers. This program is proposed for elimination as it is not directly related to the mission of the National Park Service. The proposed program elimination would allow the NPS to strategically focus its resources on maintaining the most critical park operations and fulfilling its core mission while addressing the realities of the current budget climate. Enhance Security at National Icons (FY 2012 Base: $101,886,000 / FY 2013 Request: +$600,000 / +8 FTE) – Funding is requested to provide enhanced USPP operational support at Icon sites and to strengthen USPP administrative capacity. This request builds upon funding provided by Congress in FY 2012 for enhanced security at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and the Statue of Liberty. Funding would also enable the USPP to hire professional personnel to carry out administrative functions. Employing civilian administrative professionals strengthens areas where the recent Inspector General’s report cited deficiencies and allows for deployment of sworn officers who previously performed these functions to the field where they can apply their training and be of best benefit to the Service and the public by providing critical physical security and monitoring of the Icons. Support for 2013 Presidential Inauguration (FY 2013 Request: +$1,400,000) – Funding is requested to support security and visitor services needs relating to the Presidential Inaugural Celebration in 2013 as authorized by the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies Act (36 U.S.C. 724). The Presidential Inauguration serves as an enduring symbol of American democracy, and it is anticipated that the inauguration will be designated as a National Special Security Event (NSSE), which will dictate increased security efforts such as a full force commitment by the USPP, augmented by assisting Federal, State, and local law enforcement partners. Other large scale activities have also historically taken place on inauguration day at NPS sites such as Lafayette Park, the Ellipse, the National Mall (including the Washington Monument grounds and the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials), and the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. This increase will provide for essential law enforcement personnel; safety and security support for the Presidential Motorcade and all spectators, the majority of which will be gathered along NPS owned sidewalks, during the 15-block Inaugural Procession from the U.S. Capitol to the White House, in coordination with the United States Secret Service; security needs at the main viewing areas for the Swearing In Ceremony on the National mall and the Reviewing Stand at the White House, both of which are NPS areas; support of a comprehensive crowd management and overcrowding mitigation plan along the National Mall and parade route, to ensure visitor safety and mitigate risk associated with overcrowding; logistical and material support of inaugural activities; cover expenses associated with facilitating these historic events; and support visitor and employee safety and resource protection during inauguration events. A separate requested increase of $1.2 million focused on visitor services and logistical support during the Inauguration is presented in the Visitor Services Subactivity on ONPS-45. Support Challenge Cost Share Program (FY 2012 Base: $390,000 / FY 2013 Request: +$610,000) – A funding increase of $610,000 is requested for the Challenge Cost Share Program (CCS) to provide a working program level of $1.0 million. This program provides a partnership tool in support of the President’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative by increasing partner participation in the preservation and improvement of National Park Service natural, cultural, and recreational resources; in all authorized Service programs and activities; and on national trails. NPS works with its partners to complete projects that are mutually beneficial, such as trail maintenance. The increase for this 50:50 matching program would allow the program to effectively address a greater number of park projects for a relatively small Overview-24
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