NEW YORK - The Statue of Liberty officially reopens to the public Monday after being closed over the weekend due to the federal government shutdown.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says a deal was struck with the Department of the Interior, allowing the statue to remain open.

The state will pay $65,000 a day for those federal employees to continue operating the tourist attraction.

"From our point of view it's a good investment because the revenue we gain from the tourists is multiples of what it will cost to actually pay to open the statue of liberty. And again, we want to keep tourism flowing, we want people coming, and we don't want any disruptions," Cuomo said.

Governor Cuomo reached a similar agreement during the 2013 government shutdown.

That required the use of state tourism funds to keep the state open.