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Witnesses debate safety cameras and costs as panel weighs Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act
Summary
HR 6778 would let National Park Service units use automated speed cameras and direct revenue back to the issuing park unit. Supporters cited evidence that cameras reduce speed and crashes; NPS warned of startup costs, new adjudication burdens and potential diversion from other priorities.
Representative Don Beyer and local officials urged the subcommittee to consider HR 6778, the Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act, as a safety measure that would allow the National Park Service to use automated speed safety cameras on certain park roads and direct resulting civil penalty revenue back to the NPS unit for maintenance and program costs.
Beyer argued speed cameras reduce collisions and cited broad evidence: "A global analysis of 35 traffic studies…
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