Center for Western Priorities -Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has introduced an amendment to the Interior appropriations bill that would pave the way for the Trump administration to sell off national parks to the highest bidder.
The Interior appropriations bill, as currently written, would prevent the Interior department from disposing of national park units—a provision that was introduced in response to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s suggestion that the Park Service does not need many smaller sites that are currently owned by all Americans. The president’s 2026 budget proposal only contained funding for a fraction of the national park system and could have led to the elimination of more than 300 national park units, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.
If passed, Lee’s amendment would send a message to the White House that downsizing America’s national park system is acceptable...
The Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Deputy Director Aaron Weiss:
“This is a blatant and tone-deaf attack on America’s public lands. With this amendment, Mike Lee is telling President Trump and Interior Secretary Doug :Burgum that even our national parks can be sold to the highest bidder. Our parks are the legacy that we pass along to our kids and grandkids, not lines on a balance sheet."
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