Lawmakers push to codify gateway‑community coordination with national parks
Sep 3, 2026
Rep. McClintock and local officials argued HR 10128 would make Secretarial Order 3434 permanent, requiring regular consultation between parks and gateway communities to help manage visitation, traffic and local economic impacts; Madera County's supervisor credited the order for recent improvements at Yosemite.
The full story
Representative McClintock introduced HR 10128, a bill intended to codify Secretarial Order 3434 and formalize consultation between the National Park Service and gateway communities that depend on parks for tourism and services.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
or
