United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-03-17 monographic deposited born digital 16 p. GA 1.13:T-RCED-99-119 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-99-119 P0b002ee180393e98 f:rc00119t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-99-119 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-99-119 T-RCED-99-119 National parks Federal employees Housing programs Cost control Housing NPS Housing Plan Testimony RCED The Park Service provides housing for its employees when either affordable housing is not generally available or staff must be available to respond to after-hours incidents within a park. The Park Service's housing program entails a significant financial commitment. During the past 10 years, the agency has spent about $175 million on employee housing. In addition, the agency now has almost $20 million in unspent construction funding that it plans to use for current housing needs. The Park Service estimates that it needs about another $300 million to repair and replace some of its existing housing inventory. This testimony discusses (1) what the Park Service did in response to 1996 legislation directing the agency to eliminate unnecessary government housing and rely more on the private sector to supply housing and (2) the likely impact of that action. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-99-119/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-99-119.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-99-119/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-99-119.pdf GAO/T-RCED-99-119 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-99-119 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-99-119; National Park Service: Concerns About the Implementation; National parks Federal employees Housing programs Cost control Housing NPS Housing Plan Public Law 104-333