Pew Testifies Before Congress on Bills to Fund National Park Deferred Maintenance

Pew Testifies Before Congress on Bills to Fund National Park Deferred Maintenance

Marcia Argust

Pew’s Marcia Argust testifies about the need to invest in infrastructure repairs at our national parks.

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Marcia Argust, director of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ campaign to restore America’s national parks, testified before the House Natural Resources Committee on March 20. She asked lawmakers to consider various pieces of legislation to help address the $11.6 billion deferred maintenance backlog in the National Park System. Read her written testimony below.

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