Angus King

This is an important investment that was made last year to address the park's $190 million in deferred maintenance.

I hope that the Park Service begins now to think about how to sustain that funding, whether to fold it into the ongoing budget or what the strategy will be because limited funding--the deadline has a way of coming.

I hope you will convey to your staff and to the thousands of people that work for the Park Service the compliments of this Committee for the yeoman service that they provide to the country, to their visitors.

If you could achieve interagency operability, you will have achieved a great deal.

Publicizing some of these lesser-known parks just to spread the visitation somewhat.

I have always thought a Waze for National Parks would be an important contribution.

One of the things that they are talking about is that mission is an important part of recruitment.

My final area of concern is housing--recruiting and housing relate, I know.

I sincerely urge you, in the next budget, we should see a growth in annual maintenance in order to prevent the development of further deferred maintenance in the future.

The National Park Service has lost almost 19 percent of its operations capacity since 2011

I hope to better understand why that is and if these subaccounts should receive greater priority.

Senator Daines and I have been advocating for.

The National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will come to order.

Will you commit to working with Senator Cantwell and the park in the efforts to rebuild the visitor center?

But you are intent on getting that road open as soon as possible, given that the road itself is an attractive asset.

This is an important investment that was made last year to address the park's $190 million in deferred maintenance.

I hope you will convey to your staff and to the thousands of people that work for the Park Service the compliments of this Committee for the yeoman service that they provide to the country, to their visitors.

I hope that the Park Service begins now to think about how to sustain that funding, whether to fold it into the ongoing budget or what the strategy will be because limited funding--the deadline has a way of coming.

If you could achieve interagency operability, you will have achieved a great deal.

Think about this congestion mitigation app, if you will, because I believe that addresses this overcrowding issue.

I hope you will look at that and that there will be an equalization at some point so that the newer designees are not treated less robustly.

I have always thought a Waze for National Parks would be an important contribution.

Publicizing some of these lesser-known parks just to spread the visitation somewhat.

There is an inequality now that I think it would be helpful to address.

My final area of concern is housing--recruiting and housing relate, I know.