AMERICAN USE OF OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES HAS INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II. WITH A POPULATION OF 180 MILLION THAT IS TO DOUBLE BY THE YEAR 2000, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE USE OF THESE FACILITIES WILL TRIPLE BY THE SAME DATE. RECREATION WILL BECOME A MAJOR SEGMENT OF THE RURAL ECONOMY. THE INTEREST TAKEN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THIS AREA IS SHOWN BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OUTDOOR RECREATION RESOURCES REVIEW COMMISSION IN 1958, AND AS A RESULT OF THEIR REPORT IN...
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