Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement
Entrances to national parks will be blocked and thousands of park rangers will be furloughed if Congress doesn't reach aThe stance is a reversal from five years ago when the Trump administration kept some iconic parks open in a move that has beenThis time around, the majority of more than 420 national park units will be off-limits to the public, Interior officials said. Thevowed to keep some of the most iconic parks open with state funding, including Grand Canyon and Zion.
The director of the National Park Service can enter into non-reimbursable arrangements with state, tribal or local governments, or third parties for donations to fund park operations, the department said. Shutdown contingency plans were expected to be posted online early Friday. Sen. John Barrasso, a Republican representing Wyoming, on Thursday urged Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to keep the parks open with previously collected fees. The Trump administration did so in 2018 and 2019 in violation of appropriations laws, the congressional watchdog said.
This year, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis directed the state’s Department of Natural Resources to develop a plan to operate and protect resources at Rocky Mountain National Park and three others.
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