Scott dismissed any concerns about the constitutionality of his proposal, saying the idea is to help out the federal government, citizens and the tourism industry.
The park service received more than 109,000 comments on the proposal, most of them opposed, during a two-month comment period that ended in late December.
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For their more than 400 parks,, The National Park Service offers free admission in 2017 to celebrate its 101st year. regular admission ranges from $3 to $30.
Overall visitation to national parks is on track to surpass 325 million in 2016, breaking last year's all-time high of 307 million, federal figures show.