Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
National Parks Subcommittee
366 Dirksen
05/10/2023 at 10:00AM
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the President’s budget request for the National Park Service for Fiscal Year 2024.
Sen. Angus S. King, Jr. (I-Maine) is the subcommittee chair and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is the ranking member.
Witnesses:
- Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III, Director, National Park Service
- Accompanied by: Jessice Bowron, Comptroller, National Park Service
The NPS $3.8 billion budget request includes $86.8 million programmatic increase to support science and build NPS resiliency to climate change and increase NPS conservation efforts, with $4.1 million for climate vulnerability studies, and $31 million for youth conservation corps