Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
This bill establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund and requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund.Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 6510 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6510
To establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National
Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address the
maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian
Education, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2018
Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Simpson, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Stivers, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Kilmer, Mr. Cook, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Webster
of Florida, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cramer, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Cole, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Hurd, Ms. Meng, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Costa,
Mr. Reichert, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Love, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New
Mexico, Mr. Amodei, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Panetta,
Mr. Stewart, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms.
DeGette, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Handel,
Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Rogers of Alabama,
Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Paulsen, Mr.
Turner, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Bonamici, and Mr. Nolan) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the
Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National
Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address the
maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian
Education, 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 ``Restore Our Parks and Public Lands
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND PUBLIC LANDS LEGACY RESTORATION FUND.
(a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of the United
States a fund, to be known as the ``National Park Service and Public
Lands Legacy Restoration Fund'' (referred to in this section as the
``Fund'').
(b) Deposits.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, there shall be
deposited in the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent of all
energy development revenues due and payable to the United
States from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy
development on Federal land and water that are not otherwise
credited, covered, or deposited under Federal law.
(2) Maximum amount.--The amount deposited in the Fund under
paragraph (1) shall not exceed $1,300,000,000 for any fiscal
year.
(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.
(c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be
available to the Secretary of the Interior without further
appropriation or fiscal year limitation.
(d) Investment of Amounts.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may request
the Secretary of the Treasury to invest any portion of the Fund
that is not, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior,
required to meet the current needs of the Fund.
(2) Requirement.--An investment requested under paragraph
(1) shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in a public
debt security--
(A) with a maturity suitable to the needs of the
Fund, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior;
and
(B) bearing interest at a rate determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration
current market yields on outstanding marketable
obligations of the United States of comparable
maturity.
(3) Credits to fund.--The income on investments of the Fund
under this subsection shall be credited to, and form a part of,
the Fund.
(e) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used as follows:
(1) 80 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to
the Director of the National Park Service for high-priority
deferred maintenance needs, as determined by the Director, of
which--
(A) 65 percent shall be allocated for projects that
are not eligible for the funding described in clause
(i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) for the repair and
rehabilitation of assets, including--
(i) historic structures, facilities, and
other historic assets;
(ii) nonhistoric assets that relate
directly to visitor--
(I) access, including making
facilities accessible to visitors with
disabilities;
(II) health and safety; and
(III) recreation; and
(iii) visitor facilities, water and utility
systems, and employee housing; and
(B) 35 percent shall be allocated to road, bridge,
tunnel, or other transportation-related projects that
may be eligible for funding made available to the
Director of the National Park Service through--
(i) the transportation program under
section 203 of title 23; or
(ii) any similar Federal land highway
program administered by the Secretary of
Transportation.
(2) 10 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for
purposes of addressing the national wildlife refuge system
maintenance backlog.
(3) 5 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management for the purposes
of addressing the public access and recreation backlog.
(4) 5 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to
the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the
purposes of addressing the Bureau of Indian Education school
construction and deferred maintenance backlogs.
(f) Prohibited Use of Funds.--No amounts in the Fund shall be
used--
(1) for land acquisition; or
(2) to supplant discretionary funding made available for
the annually recurring facility operations, maintenance, and
construction needs of the entities for which amounts from the
Fund are allocated under subsection (e).
(g) Submission of Annual Proposal.--As part of the annual budget
submission of each entity for which amounts from the Fund are allocated
under subsection (e), such entity shall submit a prioritized list of
deferred maintenance projects or backlog projects proposed to be funded
by amounts in the Fund during the fiscal year for which the budget
submission is made to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
(referred to in this section as the ``Committees'').
(h) Congressional Approval.--After review of each list submitted
under subsection (g), the Committees may provide for the allocation of
amounts derived from the Fund with respect to such list.
(i) Project Approval.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if,
before the beginning of a fiscal year, the Committees do not
alter the allocation of funds proposed by the entity for that
fiscal year, the list submitted under subsection (g) for that
fiscal year shall be considered approved.
(2) Continuing resolution.--If, before the beginning of a
fiscal year, there is enacted a continuing resolution or
resolutions for a period of--
(A) less than or equal to 120 days, each entity for
which amounts from the Fund are allocated under
subsection (e) shall not obligate funds to any project
contained in a list submitted under subsection (g) for
that fiscal year until the date of enactment of a law
making appropriations for such entity that is not a
continuing resolution; or
(B) more than 120 days, each project contained in a
list submitted under subsection (g) for that fiscal
year shall be considered approved, unless otherwise
provided in the continuing resolution or resolutions.
(j) Public Donations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, the
Director of the National Park Service, the Director of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management, and the Assistant Secretary of
Indian Affairs may accept public cash or in-kind donations that
advance efforts--
(A) to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog of
the National Park Service, the national wildlife refuge
system maintenance backlog of the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, the public access and recreation
backlog of the Bureau of Land Management, and the
school construction backlog of the Bureau of Indian
Education, respectively; and
(B) to encourage relevant public-private
partnerships.
(2) Credits to fund.--Any cash donations accepted under
paragraph (1) shall be credited to, and form a part of, the
Fund.
(3) Reporting.--Each donation received under paragraph (1)
that is used for, or directly related to, the reduction of the
deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the
national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the public access and
recreation backlog of the Bureau of Land Management, and the
school construction backlog of the Bureau of Indian Education,
shall be included with the annual budget submission of the
President to Congress.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1088, Part I.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1088, Part I.
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Committee on Transportation discharged.
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 875.