Governor DeWine Vetoes Outdoor Recreation Funding Cut

Governor Mike DeWine issued an 11th-hour line-item veto on a house bill provision that would have stripped the Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia (ORCA) of $750,000 in state funding.

DeWine waited until last night to announce the veto. The funding cut would have automatically gone into effect hours later without his action. A representative of the Ohio Legislative Service Commission told The Independent in an interview before DeWine’s announcement that the bill would have automatically become law on June 25.

"This funding termination would disrupt economic development related to the Baileys Trail System that is already in progress," DeWine said in a press release. "In my time as governor, I have worked to foster the economic development of Ohio’s outdoor recreation sector, and this item would unnecessarily harm this development in the Appalachian region of Ohio. Therefore, the veto of this item is in the public interest."

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