Subcommittee Hearing on the State of the National Park System
The hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in Room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the hearing is to examine the current state of the National Park System, including the impacts of COVID-19 on National Park Service operations, staff, visitation and facilities.
Members of the committee may participate in person or online. The committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, staff, and the public. This includes maintaining six-foot social distance spacing in the hearing room. Pursuant to this guidance, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this hearing.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
Archived Webcast
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Witness Panel 1
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Mr. Shawn Benge
Deputy Director, OperationsNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior -
Mr. Ken Burns
Filmmaker -
Mr. David MacDonald
President & CEOFriends of Acadia -
Mr. Scott Socha
ChairmanNational Park Hospitality Association
