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| Above, the Grand Canyon. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The period for public comments on a proposed entrance fee hike to deal with the $11 billion backlog of projects and maintenance at national parks has been extended.
The Hill reported:
The National Park Service is giving the public an extra month to comment on its proposal to hike entry fees at popular parks.
The public comment period for the proposal expanded Tuesday to allow for another month of input, according to the Park Service website. The agency was originally due to take comments through Thanksgiving, but its new deadline is Dec. 22.
The Park Service in a statement that it was extending the comment period "to accommodate interest in this issue from members of Congress and the public." The agency said it had received more than 65,000 comments on the proposal.
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