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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Steve Daines touted Wednesday his bill to set aside energy development revenue and private donations to pay for the backlog of National Parks Service projects.
The Montana Republican chaired a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. He spoke in favor of his Restore Our Parks Act, which creates a fund to pay for $11.6 billion of maintenance backlog nationwide.
Sen. Daines noted Montana has a $217.5 million backlog, with the largest portion — $153.8 million — at Glacier National Park.
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