WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded committee passage of bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored that would address the nearly $12 billion backlog in long-delayed maintenance projects at the National Park Service. That backlog includes $215 million for projects in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. "America was blessed with stunning landscapes that attract visitors from all over the worl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan Legislation Will Address $12 Billion National Park Service Backlog in Deferred and Overdue Maintenance * * * Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Mark Warner (D-VA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and Angus King (I-ME) announced the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved their bipartisan Restore Our Parks Act, legislation that would address the nearly $12 billion deferred m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Mark Warner (D-VA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and Angus King (I-ME) announced the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved their bipartisan Restore Our Parks Act, legislation that would address the nearly $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog at the National Park Service (NPS). The bill, which has been praised by key stakeholders, would establish th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said a bill he sponsored, along with three of his colleagues, to reduce the maintenance backlog at our nation's 419 national parks, including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is "one step closer to becoming law." "This legislation could do more to restore our national parks than anything that has happened in the last half century, and the r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Great Smoky Mountains National Park issued the following news release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Lisa McInnis has been selected to oversee the park's diverse natural and cultural resources as the Chief of Resource Management and Science. McInnis will lead efforts to protect and preserve the park's remarkable biodiversity, forest health, and rich cultural connections that represent thousands of years   more