National Park Fees

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-env...-fee-increases

Looks like you won't have to take out a second mortgage to experience some of our national treasures. I'd like to think it's a case of sanity reigning supreme but I have my doubts; Zinke probably caught a lot of flak from his Montana constituents, who he'll need to woo when he runs for the Senate or Governor in the coming years.
No doubt that Interior needs a cash infusion for park maintenance/repairs (I dare you to tow a trailer from Babb up to Many Glacier at anything over 25mph, plus a lot of braking for ruts/potholes); maybe the Secretary can just caulk that leaky door in his office and put those funds to better use.


Regards,
Scott

perhaps they could stop adding additional properties, get rid of a few that they have added, and pay for the ones they have. There are at least 10 million good ideas the problem is paying for those ideas

Onaccounta I'm old, I paid about $10 for the old folks lifetime pass a few years ago. And, then again, onaccounta I'm old, I forgot to BRING it with me several times. I now have four of them at various fees but I didn't mind paying for the "bang" I get out of their use. I am happy to see, however, the fees didn't rise to the proposed levels which would have made it too expensive for some to visit our National Treasures.

Mark