Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Seek to codify Secretarial Order 3434 through H.R. 10128, requiring National Park System units to coordinate with gateway communities.. Promised outcome: Every National Park System unit would hold at least quarterly coordination meetings with gateway community leaders, document and consider local input, engage communities early on relevant policies, and designate a Gateway Community Coordinator.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official House press release and committee remarks supporting H.R. 10128, the Strengthening Coordination with Gateway Communities Act, during McClintock's current U.S. House term.
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Under the secretarial order we seek to codify, every National Park System unit must conduct at least one quarterly coordination meeting with gateway community leaders. Park officials must document and consider local input when developing management plans, environmental reviews, visitor-use strategies, and fee proposals. Perhaps most importantly, the Park Service must engage these communities early while developing policies that could affect local access, tourism, or regional economic activity and allow them to shape these policies in the early stages.
McClintock said he seeks to codify the secretarial order requiring National Park units to coordinate regularly and early with gateway community leaders.
H.R. 10128 , introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) , codifies the Interior Secretary’s Order 3434 to strengthen the partnerships between national parks and gateway communities and ensure local communities have a voice in planning and management decisions affecting access, tourism, and economic activity.
A House Natural Resources Committee press release states that McClintock introduced H.R. 10128 to codify Interior Secretary’s Order 3434, strengthening partnerships between national parks and gateway communities and giving local communities a voice in related planning and management decisions.
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"Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, McClintock introduced H.R. 10128, a bill aimed at codifying Secretarial Order 3434, but introduction and referral are effort rather than enactment.
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"Secretary's Order 3434 issued by the Secretary of the Interior and dated June 25, 2025 (relating to strengthening coordination with gateway communities), shall have the force and effect of law."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the commitment: it would give Secretarial Order 3434 statutory force if enacted.
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"On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Natural Resources Subcommittee held a legislative hearing that included H.R. 10128, showing continued movement during the lookback window but not final passage.
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"H.R. 10128 (Rep. McClintock), To codify Secretary's Order No. 3434 of the Department of the Interior"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House committee repository lists H.R. 10128 as part of the September 2 hearing record, with the page last updated September 11, 2026.
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"The Department strongly supports H.R. 10128, as it would codify an existing policy that recognizes the vital role gateway communities play in visitor management, conservation outcomes, and the economic vitality surrounding public lands"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): DOI formally supported the bill at the September 2 hearing, adding official executive-branch support but still describing the bill as prospective rather than enacted.
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"H.R. 10128, sponsored by Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA-05), codifies S.O. 3434, giving its requirements the force and effect of law."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The committee hearing memo describes McClintock's bill as the vehicle to codify the order, confirming alignment with the promise while leaving delivery unresolved absent enactment.
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"Active· Subcommittee Hearings Held"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current bill-status tracking still lists H.R. 10128 as active with only subcommittee hearings held, not enacted or passed by either chamber.
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"Passed House Pending Passed Senate Pending Sent to President Pending Signed into Law Pending"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest accessible status page indicates every enactment stage after introduction remains pending, supporting unresolved rather than delivered status.
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"On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will meet to consider:"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A later Natural Resources full committee markup occurred during the lookback window, but its official agenda did not include H.R. 10128, indicating no documented markup advancement after the hearing.
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"H.R. 10136 (Rep. Westerman), “Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026”"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The September 15 markup included another bill from the September 2 hearing slate, H.R. 10136, while H.R. 10128 was not listed for consideration; this supports no further official movement for the promise vehicle in that markup.
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"Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on H.R. 642, the “Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025”; H.R. 5470, the “Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act”; H.R. 6788, the “Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act”; H.R. 9269, the “Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act”; H.R. 9600, the “Common Sense Act 250 Act of 2026”; H.R. 9779, the “Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026”; H.R. 10128, to codify Secretary’s Order No. 3434 of the Department of the Interior"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record confirms the bill received a Federal Lands Subcommittee hearing during the lookback window, documenting effort but not enactment.