70+ HOUSE DEMOCRATS DEMAND NPS ADDRESS MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR GRANT BACKLOG DELAYING TRAIL MAINTENANCE, WILDFIRE PREVENTION, AND CRITICAL PROJECTS

Washington, July 22 -- Rep. Don Beyer issued the following press release:

Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) led 70 House Democrats in demanding that the National Park Service (NPS) immediately address its reported backlog of 1,400 grant approvals, which has delayed more than $360 million in funding for critical projects that keep national parks safe and accessible to the American public.

In a letter addressed to NPS Acting Director Jessica Bowron, the lawmakers warned that the grant approval bottleneck is delaying routine but essential work, including trail maintenance, wildfire mitigation, and other projects during peak visitation and wildfire risk season.

The Members ...