https://dailyyonder.com/counties-need-good-recreation-economy-data-to-secure-necessary-funding/2021/04/12/

“Lawson said that better data collection and reporting could “help to deliver more need-based allocations to rural outdoor recreation counties. These counties might be able to receive more funding for search and rescue, for road maintenance, if the data helps to recognize the extra pressures that outdoor recreation activities put on rural county budgets,” Lawson said.”