Brice Wallace
The state of Utah was ready to step in to help keep its national parks open in the event of a federal government shutdown.
It still is.
At a special meeting late last month, the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) board approved using $5 million from the state’s Industrial Assistance Account to keep the parks operating if the shutdown occurred, but Congress avoided a shutdown with an agreement to keep the federal government funded for 45 more days.
The Go Utah board motion says the $5 million can be used for a shutdown occurring “in 2023.”
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