No dead presidents to see dead presidents: Lawsuit
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From Mount Rushmore to Yellowstone, cash isn’t king for visitors of America’s National Parks, according to a lawsuit over the U.S. National Park Service’s refusal to accept paper currency for entry.
Three Americans − from California, New York and Georgia − filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., saying that the park service is violating federal law by not allowing guests to pay cash to enter various parks, monuments and historic sites, according to USA Today.
The lawsuit says the park service’s policy violates federal law that says that “coins and currency ... are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes and dues.”
“Thus, NPS’ refusal to accept U.S. Currency tendered for entrance fees constitutes a clear violation of federal law,” says the lawsuit, obtained by USA Today.
