Though it's a long way before the dust settles in Washington, Democrats in the House of Representatives have rejected the Trump administration's budget for the National Park Service and kicked aside the reorganization of the Interior Department while calling for more oversight of the department.

The House Appropriations Committee has sent to the full House a funding bill that would deposit $523.9 million into the Land and Water Conservation Fund, including $244 million for the federal program and $280 million for state programs. The total is $85 million above the fiscal year 2019 funding levels and $491 million above the president’s budget request.

The committee also agreed to provide $3.39 billion for the National Park Service, $168 million above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and $649 million above the president’s budget request. Within this amount, the bill includes:

* $2.65 billion for Operation of the National Park System, $144 million above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and $221 million above the president’s budget request. This increase includes funding for 500 additional staff at park units.

* $74 million for National Recreation and Preservation, $9 million above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and $41 million above the president’s budget request.

* $122 million for the Historic Preservation Fund, $19 million above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and $89 million above the president’s budget request. Within this amount, the bill includes $67 million for State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, $16 million for Save America’s Treasures grants, $23 million for competitive grants to preserve the sites and stories of underrepresented community civil rights, and $10 million for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

* $657 million for Deferred Maintenance, including Construction, Cyclic Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation activities, which is equal to the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and $135 million above the president’s budget request.

“A Democratic majority in the House of Representatives means conservation and science get the funding they need, not starvation budgets and excuses about keeping Big Oil happy,” U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who chairs the House Natural Resources Committee, said Wednesday. “What a government chooses to support should reflect what the people value, and these bills reflect the public demand for action on climate change and strong conservation of our natural resources. This is just the beginning of the work House Democrats are doing to protect our planet and make sure Americans have the highest quality of life possible.”

The bill also provides nearly $56 million for the Office of Inspector General, approximately $4 million above the enacted level and $4 million above the president’s budget. Report language in the legislation directs the Interior Department to use the increase of funds to hire auditors, investigators and mission support staff to meet workload requirements.

The measure also calls for a $1 million increase for Freedom of Information Act requests. This funding is directed to be used for the hiring of additional personnel to assist the Interior Department with its compliance and backlog of FOIA requests.

The Interior funding bill also denies funding for President Trump’s reorganization of the Interior Department, something Democrats maintain is unjustified.

“On numerous occasions the Committee has sought background information to substantiate the costs of the reorganization but has not received even the most rudimentary data explaining how such costs eventually pay for themselves or translate into better service for the American public,” the measure notes.

If the full House adopts the funding measure, it would still need support in the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans.