National Parks

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

January 2005

Jan 26 12:00 AM
S. 182: Dinosaur National Monument
To provide for the establishment of the Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and Utah, and for other purposes.
Jan 26 12:00 AM
H.R. 394: Minute Man National Historical Park
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Jan 26 12:00 AM
H.R. 412: Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Western Reserve Heritage Area.
Jan 26 12:00 AM
S. 175: Bleeding Kansas and Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area
To establish the Bleeding Kansas and Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
Jan 26 12:00 AM
S. 200: Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
To establish the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Jan 26 12:00 AM
H.R. 376: First and Second Battles of Newtonia, Missouri
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the battlefields and related sites of the First and Second Battles of Newtonia, Missouri, during the Civil War as part of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield or designating the battlefields and related sites as a separate unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Jan 25 12:00 AM
H.R. 318: Castle Nugent Farms
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Jan 25 12:00 AM
S. 153: Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study of the Rim of the Valley Corridor in the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting the resources of the Corridor, and for other purposes.
Jan 25 12:00 AM
S. 163: Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area
To establish the National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area in the State of Utah, and for other purposes.
Jan 25 12:00 AM
H.R. 323: Bob Hope Memorial Library
To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library".