Jerry Brown's Plan to Shut State Parks Foiled by Federal Funding

◼ The state's current plan to close 70 of California's 278 state parks to help bridge the state's budget gap has hit a snag. - FOX

Sixteen of the parks targeted for closure receive federal funding under the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which collects royalties from offshore drilling to buy parklands and wildlife refuges, the San Jose Mercury News reported.

But the fund requires state parks that have received the funds to remain open or, if closed, that a park of equal size is opened nearby.