Trump administration approves plan for restroom cleanup, trash collection at national parks [View all]
Source: Roll Call
As the partial government shutdown enters Day 16, the restrooms at national parks are going to be cleaned.
Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is moving to authorize the use of collected recreation fees at National Park Service sites to pay for basic operational support, which had been halted due to the shutdown.
“The directive provides for the use of recreation fee funds, where available, to clean up and maintain: restrooms and sanitation, trash collection, road maintenance — which includes plowing, campground operations, law enforcement and emergency operations, and staff entrance gates as necessary to provide critical safety information,” Bernhardt wrote in a Sunday letter to Sen. Steve Daines.
The Montana Republican had written to Bernhardt the previous day seeking an adjustment to the Interior Department’s implementation of the shutdown at National Park Services sites.
Read more: https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-administration-approves-plan-bathroom-cleanup-trash-collection-national-parks
Money to clean the restrooms,
but no paychecks to feed furloughed workers families, pay rent, car loans, etc.
Trump priorities.
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