{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-legislation-defund-block-glacier-park-vehicle-reservation-system", "Zinke Legislation to Defund, Block Glacier Park Vehicle Reservation System Advances to House Floor", "2023-07-21", "2023", "2023-07", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Ryan K. Zinke", "Z000018", "zinke.house.gov", "zinke", "https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(WASHINGTON, D.C.) \u2013 This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved Congressman Ryan Zinke\u2019s legislation to defund and block the vehicle reservation system at Glacier National Park (GNP). The amendment was added to the FY24 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies funding bill and will advance to a vote on the House Floor in September.\n\nThis is the most recent step of the already months-long process to remove the reservation system which started last year when Zinke began listening sessions with local residents and business owners. The process continued this April when Zinke called on the National Park Service (NPS) to open an investigation into the details of the Booz Allen contract managing recreation.gov and calling on the NPS to abandon the vehicle reservation system.\n\nZinke has since met with GNP Superintendent Dave Roemer several times to find alternatives to balance public access to the park experience with park preservation by implementing trail density technology systems, public transportation options, and pulling back time of day restrictions for locals without a vehicle reservation.\n\nTimeline:\n\nMarch 3 \u2013 Zinke raises concern on reservation system.\n\nApril 6 \u2013 bombshell report by the Wall Street Journal detailing a $140 million contract with a defense contractor to run recreation.gov.\n\nApril 11 \u2013 Glacier National Park Superintendent Dave Roemer.\n\nApril 11 \u2013 Zinke meets with Glacier-area elected officials and business stakeholders.\n\nApril 11 \u2013 Zinke calls for investigation into recreation.gov.\n\nMay 10 \u2013 Zinke introduces bill to improve collaboration between parks, gateway communities.\n\nJuly 6 \u2013 Zinke revisits Glacier Park to meet with Superintendent Roemer.\n\nJuly 19 \u2013 House Appropriations vote to pass language defunding and blocking the reservation system.\n\nIn addition to defunding and blocking the reservation system,, Zinke was able to secure more than a dozen policy victories for Montana in the Interior appropriations bill, to include:\n\nDelisting the Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bear.\n\nEnding sue, settle and seal.\n\nRestricting funds for WOTUS.\n\nFull funding for Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT).\n\nDefunding DOI\u2019s Interagency Bison Working Group.\n\nBlocking the introduction of Bison on the CMR Wildlife refuge.\n\nBlocking the Biden Administration\u2019s ban on lead ammunition and Tackle on wildlife refuges.\n\nDefunding EPA rules that would result in the early shutdown of Colstrip and raise energy costs for Montanans.\n\nIncreasing funding for Wildland firefighters.\n\nCut spending without putting the burden on tribes.\n\nProhibiting funds for listing gray wolves on the ESA.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:18:03Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-legislation-defund-block-glacier-park-vehicle-reservation-system"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.0841119587421417, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}