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Utah Senate approves emergency funding to keep national parks open amid federal shutdown
Summary
The Utah Senate on Oct. 16, 2013, passed First Substitute Senate Bill 2,001 to use Sovereign Lands Management funds to keep national parks and certain refuges open during the federal shutdown, with oversight requirements and a provision urging congressional reimbursement.
The Utah Senate on Oct. 16 approved First Substitute Senate Bill 2,001, authorizing use of money from the Sovereign Lands Management Fund to keep national parks, monuments and national recreation areas open while the federal government remains partially shut down. The bill, sponsored by Senator Adams, passed after expedited procedures and recorded votes and will be sent to the House for consideration.
Senator Adams, sponsor of the substitute, told colleagues the measure appropriates money from the Sovereign Lands fund and explained the economic rationale for the short-term funding: “This bill actually appropriates that money from the Sovereign Lands Management Fund,” he said, adding that…
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