Congress faces multiple issues regarding the ownership and management of federal lands and related resources. The following table provides access to names and contact information of CRS experts on general policy issues related to federal land management, as well as the CRS experts on the specific agencies charged with management of those lands. These agencies include the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service in the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture. For an overview of these issues, see also CRS Report R43429, Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 116th Congress, coordinated by Katie Hoover.
For primarily legal questions, please submit a request to the CRS American Law Division by
Legislative Issues |
Name/Title |
Phone |
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General Federal Land Management Issues |
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Climate Issues |
R. Eliot Crafton |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Drought |
Peter Folger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Endangered Species Act |
Pervaze Sheikh |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Energy and Mineral Resources—Onshore |
Marc Humphries |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Energy and Mineral Resources—Offshore |
Laura Comay |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Marc Humphries |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Guides and Outfitters |
Mark DeSantis |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Historic Preservation |
Laura Comay |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Mark DeSantis |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Sandra Johnson |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Hunting and Fishing |
R. Eliot Crafton |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Invasive Species |
R. Eliot Crafton |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Sahar Angadjivand |
[phone number scrubbed] |
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Land and Water Conservation Fund |
Carol Hardy-Vincent |
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[email address scrubbed] |
National Monuments and the Antiquities Act |
Carol Hardy-Vincent |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Wilderness Preservation System |
Katie Hoover |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Anne Riddle |
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[email address scrubbed] |
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National Wild and Scenic Rivers |
Anne Riddle |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Sandra Johnson |
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[email address scrubbed] |
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National Trails System |
Mark DeSantis |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Sandra Johnson |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) |
Katie Hoover |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Recreation Fees |
Carol Hardy-Vincent |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Timber Harvest |
Anne Riddle |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Tribal Lands |
Peter Folger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Wildfire |
Katie Hoover |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Bureau of Land Management |
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General Issues |
Carol Hardy-Vincent |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Forest Management |
Katie Hoover |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Range and Grazing Issues |
Carol Hardy-Vincent |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Recreation |
Carol Hardy-Vincent |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Wild Horses and Burros |
Carol Hardy-Vincent |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Appropriations |
Carol Hardy-Vincent |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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General Issues |
R. Eliot Crafton |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Fisheries and National Fish Hatchery System |
R. Eliot Crafton |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Wildlife Refuge System |
R. Eliot Crafton |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Recreation |
R. Eliot Crafton |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Appropriations |
R. Eliot Crafton |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Forest Service |
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General Issues |
Katie Hoover |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Forest Management |
Katie Hoover |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Range and Grazing Issues |
Carol Hardy-Vincent |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Recreation |
Katie Hoover |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Secure Rural Schools |
Katie Hoover |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Wildfire |
Katie Hoover |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Appropriations |
Katie Hoover |
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[email address scrubbed] |
National Park Service |
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General Issues |
Laura Comay |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Establishment/Designations |
Laura Comay |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Recreation |
Laura Comay |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Appropriations |
Laura Comay |
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[email address scrubbed] |