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SPRINGDALE, Utah (ABC4) — A non-profit in Springdale is paying more to keep Zion National Park open than the state of Utah.

That's according to both Natalie Randall, the state's managing director of the Office of Tourism, and the CEO and President of the non-profit, Zion National Park Forever Project.

"I would say potentially Zion Forever Project is paying more than the state," said Randall. "They're probably investing even more than the federal dollars that are currently being invested through the fees and revenue dollars."

Randall says that the state is paying $8,000 per day to keep limited staffing at the visitor centers for all five of Utah's national parks and Cedar Breaks National Monument in Iron County. That's a total of seven visitor centers.

Dividing the funds evenly, that's