A House Natural Resources subcommittee will meet this week to discuss a slate of bills, including a proposal to create Georgia’s first national park and to speed permitting for recreation projects on public lands.
The Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a Wednesday hearing on seven measures. They include Colorado Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd’s H.R. 9248, the Recreation Permitting Improvement Act.
That proposal would add “recreation” to the list of industries eligible for a condensed National Environmental Policy Act review under a 2015 law known as the FAST Act.
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The subcommittee will also discuss Georgia Republican Rep. Austin Scott and Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop’s H.R. 9416, the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Redesignation Act.
