NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 21, 2025.
H.R. 2388 - Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act: NPCA supports this legislation to transfer lands at Olympic National Park from the National Park Service to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in Washington state. The United States government committed to transferring these lands, which include important cultural and natural sites, in the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act of 1992. This Act will fulfill that longstanding commitment and empower the Tribe to continue its successful work to restore natural areas and invest in salmon recovery in the Elwha River watershed.
