National Parks - U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Subcommittee on National Parks

Phone: (202) 224-4971
Fax: (202) 224-6163

Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: National Park System; Wild and Scenic Rivers System; National Trails System; national recreation areas; historic sites; military parks and battlefields; Land and Water Conservation Fund; historic preservation; and preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on the public domain.

Democratic Subcommittee Members

Sen. Angus S. King, Jr., I-Maine, Chair

Sen. Bernard Sanders I-Vermont

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California

Republican Subcommittee Members

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, Ranking Member

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi

Ex Officio Subcommittee Members

Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-West Virginia

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming

Hearings

Related Legislation

April 2001

Apr 26 12:00 AM

H.R. 1606: Historically Black Colleges and Universities

To amend section 507 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize additional appropriations for historically black colleges and universities, to decrease the matching requirement related to such appropriations, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1456: Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001

To expand the boundary of the Booker T. Washington National Monument, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1384: Long Walk National Historic Trail Study Act

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route in Arizona and New Mexico which the Navajo and Mescalero Apache Indian Tribes were forced to walk in 1863 and 1864, for study for potential addition to the National Trails System.

March 2001

Mar 22 12:00 AM

S. 1137: Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area Act

To establish the Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area in the State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.

Mar 13 12:00 AM

H.R. 980: Moccasin Bend National Historic Site Establishment Act

To establish the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site in the State of Tennessee as a unit of the National Park System.

Mar 12 12:00 AM

S. 1752: Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area

To establish the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

February 2001

Feb 14 12:00 AM

H.R. 695: Oil Region National Heritage Area Act

To establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area.

January 2001

H.R. 107: Cold War

To require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold War, and for other purposes.

H.R. 38: Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act

To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundaries of the Homestead National Monument of America in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes.

September 2000

Sep 27 12:00 AM

S. 2101: Keweenaw National Historical Park

To decrease the matching funds requirement and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan.