(Reuters) -Foreign visitors to the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and other U.S. national parks will pay higher entrance fees than Americans starting in January, President Donald Trump’s administration said on Tuesday.

The fee hike follows an executive order Trump signed in July that said additional revenue generated from foreign tourists would be used for conservation and deferred maintenance projects to improve national parks, even as his administration seeks to cut national park spending by more than a third.

The order had also directed the Park Service to ensure that U.S. residents receive priority access over foreign visitors in any of its permitting or reservation systems.

The Interior Department said on Tuesday that visitors from other countries will be charged $250 for an annual pas

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