Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

National Parks Subcommittee

President's Budget Request for the National Park Service for Fiscal Year 2024

366 Dirksen
Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 GMT

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