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https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=f1bc08ef-8ae7-4de6-aa04-7d24d474766b	Hatch, Lee Support Effort To Repay Utah For Reopening National Parks During Government Shutdown	2013-11-20	2013	2013-11	Republican	House	UT	Orrin Hatch	H000338	www.hatch.senate.gov			legacy	Utah’s U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee are both supporting an effort to fully refund Utah and other states that reopened national parks in their states during the recent government shutdown. Several states entered into individual agreements with the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) allowing the state to pay for reopening parks closed during the shutdown, and Hatch and Lee have cosponsored an amendment introduced by Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) to the National Defense Authorization Act that would fully repay states that came to this agreement with the NPS. “Refunding states for doing the work of the federal government just makes sense,” Hatch said. “I applauded state leaders last month for taking the strong step to front the operating costs for the national parks while the government was shut down, and the state and Utah taxpayers deserve to be reimbursed.” “It is crucial that the National Park Service and the State of Utah continue to be good partners, and refunding the State of Utah for their remarkable efforts certainly is in keeping with that partnership,” Lee stated. “We will continue to work with the delegations of Arizona and Utah to create a positive resolution to this issue." A copy of the Flake Amendment can be viewed here.	1	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z	2026-03-30T12:14:52Z