Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation & Public Lands
1333 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-6207
(202) 226-7736
fax: (202) 226-2301

http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/parks
e-mail: parks.subcommittee@mail.house.gov



Members

Majority (Republican) Mr. George Radanovich, CA-19, Chairman Mr. Elton Gallegly, CA-23 Mr. John Duncan, TN-02 Mr. Joel Hefley, CO-05 Mr. Wayne Gilchrest, MD-01 Mr. Walter Jones, NC-03, Vice Chairman Mr. Mac Thornberry, TX-13 Mr. Chris Cannon, UT-03 Mr. Bob Schaffer, CO-04 Mr. Jim Gibbons, NV-02 Mr. Mark Souder, IN-04 Mr. Mike Simpson, ID-02

Minority (Democrat) Mrs. Donna M. Christensen, Virgin Islands, Delegate , Ranking Minority Member Mr. Dale Kildee, MI-09 Mr. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, American Samoa, Delegate Mr. Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey 6th Mr. Tom Udall, NM-03 Mr. Mark Udall, CO-02 Mr. Rush Holt, NJ-12 Mr. James P. McGovern, MA-03 Mr. Anibal Acevedo-Vila, Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner Mrs. Hilda Solis, CA-31 Mrs. Betty McCollum, MN-04

 

Jurisdiction of the subcommittee on national parks, recreation and public lands

(1) Measures and matters related to the National Park System and its units, including Federal reserve water rights.

(2) The National Wilderness Preservation System, except for wilderness created from forest reserves from the public domain.

(3) Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, national heritage areas and other national units established for protection, conservation, preservation or recreational development administered by the Secretary of the Interior, other than coastal barriers.

(4) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks in and within the vicinity of the District of Columbia and the erection of monuments to the memory of individuals.

(5) Federal outdoor recreation plans, programs and administration including the Land and Water Conservation Fund, except those in public forests.

(6) Plans and programs concerning non-Federal outdoor recreation and land use, including related plans and programs authorized by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 and the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963, except those in public forests.

(7) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on the public domain and other historic preservation programs and activities, including national monuments, historic sites and programs for international cooperation in the field of historic preservation.

(8) Matters concerning the following agencies and programs: Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program, Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial.

(9) Public lands generally, including measures or matters relating to entry, easements, withdrawals, grazing and Federal reserved water rights.

(10) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, including alien ownership of mineral lands.

(11) Cooperative efforts to encourage, enhance and improve international programs for the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources otherwise within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

(12) General and continuing oversight and investigative authority over activities, policies and programs within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

 

STAFF

George P. Radanovich (CA-19), Chairman

1333 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-6207
(202) 226-7736
fax (202) 226-2301

Staff Director:
Tod Hull

Legislative Staff :
Rob Howarth
Virginia Johnson

Clerks:
Dina Gideon
Casey Hammond

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