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Pa. funds 3 new state parks, locations yet to be determined

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By Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s freshly passed state budget includes funding for three new state parks.

Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said Tuesday the park sites haven’t been chosen.

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Work to identify and purchase the land is underway by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

The state’s 2022-23 spending plan includes $56 million to add the new state parks to what is currently a 121-park system.

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The money will also help develop the state’s first park for the use of all-terrain vehicles and similar motorized recreational vehicles.

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