WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif) and three of their Senate Democratic colleagues in calling on Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to pause the implementation of the Administration's expensive new national park entry fees and annual passes for non-residents and international visitors, which took place on January 1.
In late November, the Department of the Interior announced a new fee structure for access to public lands. Beginning next year, the annual pass will cost $80 for U.S. citizens and residents and $250 for non-residents and international visitors, the first time the United States has required pr...