Time is running out for the state’s funding to keep three national parks open during the federal government shutdown.
Utah State Treasurer David Damschen told FOX 13 the state is spending about $10,000 a day to keep facilities open at Arches, Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks.
The Utah Office of Tourism said it would evaluate the costs and benefits of continued funding if the shutdown goes into the new year, which now looks possible, according to The Associated Press.
The $10,000 in taxpayer money for the three parks is less than the $ 1 million that Utah spent during the last major shutdown.