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118TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-712
LODGING OPTIONS DEVELOPED FOR GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES ACT
OCTOBER 22, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 1314]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 1314) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter
into partnerships to develop housing, and for other purposes, hav-
ing considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amend-
ment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
The purpose of H.R. 1314 is to authorize the Secretary of the In-
terior to enter into partnerships to develop housing in and around
National Park System lands.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Skyrocketing housing costs and overcrowding in the cities and
towns adjacent to our parks, known as gateway communities, is
causing a severe housing shortage for National Park Service (NPS)
employees, leaving many parks understaffed in peak seasons. The
rapidly rising cost of housing is impacting recruitment and reten-
tion of both NPS and private sector service employees that rely on
available and affordable housing. The lack of available and afford-
able housing for employees has contributed to one of the most
pressing issues facing our national parks, the overcrowding of visi-
tors.
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