[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27803]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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  RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF DENIS GALVIN UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE 
                         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to 
recognize and thank Denis Galvin, the Deputy Director of the National 
Park Service, who will be retiring at the end of this year after a 
career of almost 40 years with the Park Service. The Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources has jurisdiction over national park 
issues, and we have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to work 
closely with Mr. Galvin over the years.
  Since beginning his tenure with the Park Service in 1963 as a civil 
engineer at Sequoia National Park, Mr. Galvin has held several 
positions with the Park Service throughout the country, including a 
period in the Southwest Regional Office in Santa Fe. He also worked for 
several years in Boston in the Northeast Regional Office, and as the 
Director of the Denver Services Center, the planning, design, and 
construction arm of the Park Service. Since 1985 Mr. Galvin has held 
two positions that brought him into frequent contact with the Congress 
and our Committee, as the Associate Director for Planning and 
Development from 1989 to 1997, and twice as the Deputy Director of the 
National Park Service, from 1985 to 1989, and again from 1997 until 
now.
  In his capacity as Associate Director and Deputy Director, Mr. Galvin 
has been involved in every major policy issue facing the National Park 
Service. He has been one of the National Park Service's greatest 
resources, and his knowledge and judgment about national park issues is 
very much respected, both within the agency and here in Congress. 
Whenever the Committee held a hearing on an especially important 
legislative issue affecting the National Park Service, we would often 
request that Mr. Galvin testify, so that the members of the Committee 
could benefit from his expertise and advice. Because of his broad and 
varied background, he could speak with as much knowledge on the merits 
of particular construction project within a park as he could on general 
policy issues affecting the entire park system.
  I would like to recognize his efforts, especially in his role in the 
National Park Service leadership, to maintain and protect the integrity 
of the National Park System. The Park Service has been fortunate to 
have had many strong and far-sighted leaders in its history. We have 
been extremely fortunate that Denis Galvin has continued in that great 
tradition. As he embarks on a new chapter in his life I would like to 
take this opportunity to thank Denny for all of his assistance to me 
and to other members of the Senate, and I extend my best wishes upon 
his retirement.

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