FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: Funding the National Park System for the Next Century

July 25, 2013
09:30 AM
SD-366 Senate Dirksen Building

The purpose of the hearing is to consider supplemental funding options to support the National Park Service’s efforts to address deferred maintenance and operational needs.

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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Member Statements

  • The Honorable Tom Coburn

    United States Senator

Witness Panel 1

  • The Honorable Jonathan B. Jarvis

    Director, National Park Service
    U.S. Department of the Interior

Witness Panel 2

  • Mr. Gerard Gabrys

    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Guest Services Inc., Fairfax, VA
  • Mr. Craig D. Obey

    Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
    National Parks Conservation Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. David MacDonald

    President, Friends of Acadia
    Bar Harbor, ME
  • Mr. Dan Puskar

    Executive Director
    Association of Partners for Public Lands, Wheaton, MD