President’s budget requests $2.6 billion for NPS

(Feb. 17, 2012) -- The President’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget, released Monday, requests $2.6 billion to support the National Park Service's critical national recreation, preservation and conservation mission. The 2013 President's budget request fully funds $27 million in fixed costs and provides increases totaling $39.2 million to fund essential programs and emerging operational needs.