National Park Restoration Act
This bill establishes the National Park Restoration Fund in the Treasury to be made available to the Department of the Interior for priority deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure and visitor services of the National Park Service.
Funds deposited through FY2027 are calculated according to a formula that uses as a factor the total amount of energy development revenues due and payable to the federal government.
Interior may not use amounts in the fund to acquire lands.
Interior shall submit to Congress a list of the projects for which amounts from the fund are allocated, including a summary of each project.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5210 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5210
To establish the National Park Restoration Fund, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 7, 2018
Mr. Simpson (for himself and Mr. Schrader) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To establish the National Park Restoration Fund, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK RESTORATION FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a special fund, to be known as the ``National Park
Restoration Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Fund'').
(b) Contents.--The Fund shall consist of--
(1) any amounts deposited in the Fund under subsection
(c)(2); and
(2) any income on investments under subsection (d).
(c) Deposits to Fund.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Available receipts.--
(i) In general.--The term ``available
receipts'', with respect to a fiscal year,
means, of the amount described in clause (ii)
for the fiscal year, the amounts that would
otherwise be credited, covered, or deposited in
the Treasury of the United States as
miscellaneous receipts for the fiscal year.
(ii) Description of amount.--The amount
referred to in clause (i) is the amount equal
to the difference between--
(I) the total amount of energy
development revenues for the applicable
fiscal year; and
(II)(aa) for fiscal year 2018,
$7,800,000,000;
(bb) for fiscal year 2019,
$8,000,000,000;
(cc) for fiscal year 2020,
$8,200,000,000;
(dd) for fiscal year 2021,
$8,600,000,000;
(ee) for fiscal year 2022,
$8,800,000,000;
(ff) for fiscal year 2023,
$9,000,000,000;
(gg) for fiscal year 2024,
$9,000,000,000;
(hh) for fiscal year 2025,
$9,100,000,000;
(ii) for fiscal year 2026,
$9,300,000,000; and
(jj) for fiscal year 2027,
$9,400,000,000.
(B) Energy development revenues.--The term ``energy
development revenues'' means all revenues due and
payable to the United States from oil, gas, coal, or
alternative or renewable energy development on Federal
land and water.
(2) Deposits.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027,
there shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal to the
product obtained by multiplying--
(A) the available receipts for the fiscal year; and
(B) 0.5.
(3) Effect on other revenues.--Nothing in this section
affects the disposition of revenues that--
(A) are due to the United States, special funds,
trust funds, or States from mineral and energy
development on Federal land and water; or
(B) have been otherwise appropriated under Federal
law, including the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act
of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432), the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and
chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code.
(d) Investment of Amounts.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest
any portion of the Fund that is not, as determined by the
Secretary of the Interior, required for the purposes described
in subsection (e)(1).
(2) Credits to fund.--The income on investments of the Fund
under paragraph (1) shall be credited to, and form a part of,
the Fund.
(e) Use of Fund.--
(1) In general.--Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be
available to the Secretary of the Interior, without further
appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for the priority
deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure
and visitor services, if applicable, of the National Park
Service, as determined by the Secretary and the Director of the
National Park Service.
(2) Additional amounts.--Amounts made available under
paragraph (1) shall be in addition to amounts otherwise
available for the purposes described in that paragraph.
(3) Prohibition on use of funds for land acquisition.--
Amounts in the Fund shall not be used for the acquisition of
land.
(f) Termination of Deposits.--
(1) In general.--Deposits under subsection (c)(2) shall
terminate on the earlier of--
(A) September 30th of the tenth fiscal year after
the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) the date on which the aggregate amount
deposited in the Fund under subsection (c)(2) equals at
least $18,000,000,000.
(2) Limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the
Secretary of the Interior may continue to expend any remaining
amounts in the Fund after the termination date described in
that paragraph in accordance with subsection (e).
(g) Summary to Congress.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress (including the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives),
together with the annual budget submission of the President, a list of
each project for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under this
section, including a summary of each such project.
(h) Sense of Congress Regarding Offset.--It is the sense of
Congress that the costs of carrying out this section should be offset.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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