Sen. Portman, Colleagues Highlight National Park Service Study Showing Visitor Spending Generates $41B in Annual Economic Impact
June 12, 2020
June 12, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Mark Warner (D-VA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and Angus King (I-ME) highlighted a new National Park Service (NPS) study which shows that in 2019, visitor spending in communities near national parks resulted in a $41.7 billion benefit to the nation's economy and supported 340,500 jobs. The senators' Restore Our Parks Act legislation, currently being debated on the Senat . . .
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Mark Warner (D-VA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and Angus King (I-ME) highlighted a new National Park Service (NPS) study which shows that in 2019, visitor spending in communities near national parks resulted in a $41.7 billion benefit to the nation's economy and supported 340,500 jobs. The senators' Restore Our Parks Act legislation, currently being debated on the Senat . . .