House Natural Resources Committee

Federal Lands Subcommittee

Implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act and the Growing National Park Service Deferred Maintenance Backlog

1324 Longworth
Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:15:00 GMT

Hearing examining the implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act and the growing National Park Service deferred maintenance backlog.

Hearing memo

Federal land management agencies’ deferred maintenance backlogs have nearly doubled from roughly $22 billion in 2019 to $38.6 billion in 2022.

Witness:
  • Charles F. “Chuck” Sams, Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior