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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Subcommittee Hearing on National Parks Legislation
Record date · January 1, 2016
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript record of a June 10, 2015, Senate Subcommittee on National Parks . The committee met to discuss ten separate pieces of proposed legislation (S. 145, S. 146, S. 319, S. 329, S. 403, S. 521, S. 610, S. 782, S. 873, and S. 1483) regarding national park management and land use.
The serves as the formal legislative record for ten bills that could alter the management, designation, or funding of various federal lands and national park sites across the United States.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
National Park Service
The agency is responsible for implementing the policies and management changes proposed in the legislation.
American Hotel & Lodging Association
The organization submitted a letter for the record regarding the impact of park legislation on hospitality and tourism.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on June 10, 2015, by the Subcommittee on National Parks.
- The committee reviewed ten specific bills: S. 145, S. 146, S. 319, S. 329, S. 403, S. 521, S. 610, S. 782, S. 873, and S. 1483.
- Victor Knox of the National Park Service provided official testimony regarding the proposed legislation.
- The record includes written statements and letters from various stakeholders, including the American Hotel & Lodging Association, American Rivers, and the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation.
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- The hearing transcript is part of the 114th Congress, First Session records.
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Legislative Bundling
The subcommittee utilized a single hearing to address ten distinct pieces of legislation, indicating a strategy to process multiple park-related bills simultaneously.
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