Hearing
Legislative hearing on four bills: • H.R. 6778 (Rep. Beyer), “Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act” • H.R. 7618 (Rep. Kiggans), “American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026” • H.R. 7951 (Rep. Valadao), “Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act” • H.R. 7979 (Rep. Crank), “Public Lands Access Restoration Act”.
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Event Info
Description and source record
- Title
- Legislative hearing on four bills: • H.R. 6778 (Rep. Beyer), “Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act” • H.R. 7618 (Rep. Kiggans), “American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026” • H.R. 7951 (Rep. Valadao), “Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act” • H.R. 7979 (Rep. Crank), “Public Lands Access Restoration Act”
- Committee
- Committee on Natural Resources / Subcommittee on Federal Lands
- Date line
- Thursday, March 26, 2026 (2:00 PM)
- Published
- March 19, 2026 at 01:01 PM
- Last updated
- March 27, 2026 at 06:08 PM
Record intelligence
This record is organized to support questions about what happened, who testified, what documents changed, and what issues were raised, with citations back to source materials.
Witnesses
People connected to this event
Mr. Charles Cuvelier
Associate Director - Visitor and Resource Protection, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
National Park Service, Washington, D.C.Ms. Ellen Shultzabarger
Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C.
National Forest System, United States Forest Service, Washington, D.C.Mr. Shawn Thomas
Administrator/State Forester, Forestry and Trust Lands Division, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Helena, MT
Forestry and Trust Lands Division, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Helena, MTMr. Chad Hixon
Executive Director, Trails Preservation Alliance, Colorado Springs, CO
Trails Preservation Alliance, Colorado Springs, COThe Honorable Jeffrey C. McKay
Chairman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Fairfax, VA
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Fairfax, VA
President of the American Battlefield Trust, leading the national nonprofit's battlefield preservation, education, and heritage work.
Documents
Source materials
DocumentDisclosure FormDocumentDisclosure FormDocumentDisclosure FormDocumentDisclosure FormDocumentDisclosure FormDocumentDisclosure Formbill textH.R. 6778 (Rep. Beyer)bill textH.R. 7618 (Rep. Kiggans)bill textH.R. 7951 (Rep. Valadao)bill textH.R. 7979 (Rep. Crank)noticeHearing NoticememorandumHearing MemoDocumentBLM Statement on H.R. 7979DocumentFTR-1 Tiffany: NMA Opposition to H.R. 6778