Klobuchar, Smith urged feds not to cancel leases on National Park Service buildings

Minnesota Sens. Tina Smith (L) and Amy Klobuchar (R)

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are urging the Trump administration not to cancel leases for several National Park Service buildings in Minnesota. 

The lease cancellations include the headquarters of the Mississippi National River Recreation Area and the park’s visitor center at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The Democratic senators say the federal government has a responsibility not only to protect our national parks, but to maintain them. 

Klobuchar and Smith add that visitors to the area generate $22 million in economic activity.