The Arizona Department of Transportation, the Arizona Game & Fish Department and the Arizona State Parks Board are required to conduct a study every three years on watercraft fuel consumption and recreational watercraft usage. The fuel consumption data is collected to determine the allocation of motor vehicle fuel tax to the State Lake Improvement Fund. The information on recreational watercraft usage patterns on Arizona’s lakes and rivers is necessary, in part, to determine the distribution of SLIF funds to applicants.

Although the U.S. welcomed 13.42 million visits from Mexico in 2011, there is still tremendous untapped potential for the U.S. in the Mexican market. The increased tourism expenditures and resulting job creation in the Southwest, as well as the rest of the nation, will only result from a shift in the nation’s strategic approach toward Mexico’s growing middle class, enhanced efficiencies at our land ports of entry, and improvements in visa processing at our embassy and consulates in Mexico.