State attorneys general bash plan to hike national park fees
Source: Associated Press
Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Updated 2:56 pm, Wednesday, November 22, 2017
A group of state attorneys general is urging the National Park Service to scrap its proposed entrance fee hike at 17 popular national parks.
The top government lawyers from 10 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter Wednesday saying they don't want national parks to be "places only for the wealthy." All the signers are Democrats except for Arizona's Mark Brnovich.
The Park Service is accepting public comments on the plan, which would more than double the fee to $70 per vehicle at some of the most-visited parks. They include Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Acadia and Shenandoah.
The AGs say the increase is inconsistent with the laws governing the park system. They also question the rationale, saying President Donald Trump has proposed reducing the service's overall budget.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/State-attorneys-general-bash-plan-to-hike-12378206.php
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Angry Dragon
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(20,493 posts)"Sell it to us or we will take it for free. Your choice."
Bayard
(22,095 posts)No more family outings for most....
Exultant Democracy
(6,594 posts)Price out the poor and in a generation there wont be enough people left who care enough to protect them.