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National parks will remain ‘generally’ open during the shutdown, but Liberty Bell doors are closed
['Associated Press']
News – Greeley Tribune
The park service oversees large national parks such as Yellowstone and Grand Canyon, national battlefields, national monuments such as the Statue of Liberty and historic sites including Independence National Historical Park, home of the Liberty Bell.
That also caused economic damage to gateway communities that border national parks and are heavily dependent on the visitors they draw.
The contingency plan allows parks to enter into agreements with states, tribes or local governments willing to make donations to keep national park sites open.
States where national parks draw major tourism lobbied to keep them open during past shutdowns, and Utah agreed to donate $1.7 million in 2013 to keep its national parks open.
Colorado’s governor suggested the state could do that again this time for Rocky Mountain National Park.