Article 2TWTK As Trump moves to privatize America's national parks, visitor costs may rise

As Trump moves to privatize America's national parks, visitor costs may rise

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Mary Catherine O'Connor
from Environment | The Guardian on (#2TWTK)

Some are concerned that the proposed privatization of some public park services would drive up costs for visitors and fail to raise enough for repairs

America's national parks need a staggering $11.5bn worth of overdue road and infrastructure repairs. But with the proposed National Park Service budget slashed by almost $400m, the Trump administration says it will turn to privatizing public park services to address those deferred maintenance costs.

"I don't want to be in the business of running campgrounds," Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said at a meeting of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association in Washington this month. This came after Donald Trump proposed cutting the Department of the Interior budget by 13%.

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