114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4680 

AN ACT 

To prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial 

in 2016 and for a second century of promoting and 

protecting the natural, historic, and cultural resources 

of our National Parks for the enjoyment of present and 

future generations, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘National Park Service Centennial Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND 

Sec. 101. National Park Centennial Challenge Fund. 

Sec. 102. Comparable pass cost for seniors. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service. 

TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK NEXT GENERATION STEWARDS 

Sec. 301. National Park Service interpretation and education. 

Sec. 302. Public Land Corps amendments. 

Sec. 303. Volunteers in the parks. 

TITLE IV—NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES 

Sec. 401. Board of directors. 

Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations; use of funds. 

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 501. National Historic Preservation Act. 

Sec. 502. Award of concession contracts. 

TITLE VI—TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NATIONAL PARK AND 

PROGRAM LAWS 

Sec. 601. Technical corrections to national park and program laws. 

TITLE VII—VISITOR EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORITY 

Sec. 701. Visitor experience improvements authority. 

TITLE VIII—NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION AMENDMENTS 

ACT 

Sec. 801. Short title. 

Sec. 802. Reauthorization of the Historic Preservation Fund. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 
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1 (1) CHALLENGE FUND.—The term ‘‘Challenge 

2 Fund’’ means the National Park Centennial Chal3 lenge Fund established in title I. 

4 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

5 the Director of the National Park Service. 

6 (3) ENDOWMENT.—The term ‘‘Endowment’’ 

7 means the Second Century Endowment for the Na8 tional Park Service established by title II. 

9 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 (5) SIGNATURE PROJECT OR PROGRAM.—The 

12 term ‘‘signature project or program’’ means any 

13 project or program identified by the Secretary as 

14 one that will help prepare the national parks for an15 other century of conservation, preservation, and vis16 itor enjoyment. 

17 TITLE I—NATIONAL PARK 

18 CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND 

19 SEC. 101. NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 54, United States Code, is 

21 amended by inserting after chapter 1033 the following: 

22 ‘‘CHAPTER 1035—NATIONAL PARK 

23 CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND 

‘‘103501. Establishment. 

‘‘103502. Signature projects and programs. 

‘‘103503. Summary to Congress. 
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1 ‘‘§ 103501. Establishment 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

3 Treasury an account to be known as the National Park 

4 Centennial Challenge Fund. 

5 ‘‘(b) DEPOSITS.—All amounts received by the United 

6 States each fiscal year from sales by the National Park 

7 Service of National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands 

8 Passes under section 805(b)(1) of the Federal Lands 

9 Recreation Enhancement Act that are in excess of 

10 $10,000,000 shall be deposited into the National Park 

11 Centennial Challenge Fund as offsetting collections and 

12 shall remain available to the Secretary until expended. 

13 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds collected and deposited 

14 into the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund— 

15 ‘‘(1) shall be used for projects or programs ap16 proved by the Secretary to further the mission of the 

17 Service and to enhance the visitor experience in Sys18 tem units; 

19 ‘‘(2) may not be used to acquire lands or inter20 est in lands; and 

21 ‘‘(3) may only be used if matched, on at least 

22 a 1-to-1 basis, by non-Federal donations (including 

23 funds and fairly valued durable goods and materials) 

24 to the Service for signature projects or programs. 

25 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR

26 MATCHING.—Amounts derived from the Second Century 
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1 Endowment for the National Park Service shall not be 

2 treated as non-Federal donations for purposes of sub3 section (c)(3). 

4 ‘‘§ 103502. Signature projects and programs 

5 ‘‘(a) LIST.—The Secretary shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) develop a list of signature projects and 

7 programs eligible for funding from the National 

8 Park Centennial Challenge Fund; 

9 ‘‘(2) submit the list developed pursuant to para10 graph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and 

11 Energy and Natural Resources in the United States 

12 Senate, and to the Committees on Appropriations 

13 and Natural Resources in the House of Representa14 tives; and 

15 ‘‘(3) prioritize deferred maintenance projects, 

16 physical improvements to visitor services facilities 

17 and trail maintenance. 

18 ‘‘(b) UPDATES.—The Secretary may, from time to 

19 time, as the Secretary finds appropriate, add any signa20 ture project or program to the list and provide notice of 

21 such addition as required by subsection (a). 

22 ‘‘§ 103503. Summary to Congress 

23 ‘‘The Secretary shall provide with the submission of 

24 the President’s annual budget a summary of the status 

25 and funding of signature projects and programs.’’. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions of title 54, United States Code, is amended by insert3 ing after chapter 1033 the following: 

‘‘1035. National Park Centennial Challenge Fund ...............103501’’. 

4 SEC. 102. COMPARABLE PASS COST FOR SENIORS. 

5 The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 6801, Public Law 108–447, division J, title VIII) 

7 is amended in section 805(b)(1)— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting: 

9 ‘‘(A) The Secretary’’; 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘, at a cost of $10.00,’’; 

11 (3) by striking ‘‘shall be valid for the lifetime 

12 of the pass holder.’’ and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘shall be available— 

14 ‘‘(i) for a period of 12 months from 

15 the date of the issuance, at a cost of $20; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) for the lifetime of the passholder, 

18 at a cost equal to the cost of the National 

19 Parks and Federal Recreational Lands 

20 Pass purchased under subsection (a).’’; 

21 and 

22 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall issue a pass 

24 under subparagraph (A)(ii), for no additional 

25 cost, to any individual who provides evidence, 
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1 under policies and guidelines determined by the 

2 Secretary, that the individual has purchased a 

3 pass under subparagraph (A)(i) for each of the 

4 4 years prior to being issued a pass under this 

5 subparagraph.’’. 

6 TITLE II—NATIONAL PARK 

7 FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT 

8 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Park Foun10 dation Endowment Act’’. 

11 SEC. 202. SECOND CENTURY ENDOWMENT FOR THE NA12 TIONAL PARK SERVICE. 

13 (a) SECOND CENTURY ENDOWMENT.—Chapter 1011 

14 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

15 at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘§ 101121. Second Century Endowment for the Na17 tional Park Service 

18 ‘‘(a) SECOND CENTURY ENDOWMENT.—To further 

19 the mission of the Service, the National Park Foundation 

20 shall establish a special account to be known as the ‘Sec21 ond Century Endowment for the National Park Service’. 

22 ‘‘(1) FUNDS FOR THE ENDOWMENT.—The fol23 lowing shall apply to the Endowment: 

24 ‘‘(A) From amounts received by the United 

25 States each fiscal year from sales by the Na-
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1 tional Park Service of Federal Recreational 

2 Lands Passes under section 805(b)(1) of the 

3 Federal Lands Recreational Enhancement Act, 

4 $10,000,000 shall be deposited into the Endow5 ment. 

6 ‘‘(B) In addition to deposits otherwise au7 thorized, the Endowment shall consist of any 

8 gifts, devises, or bequests that are provided to 

9 the National Park Foundation for such pur10 pose. 

11 ‘‘(C) The National Park Foundation shall 

12 deposit any funds received for the Endowment 

13 in a federally insured interest-bearing account 

14 or may invest funds in appropriate security ob15 ligations, as directed by the Board of Directors. 

16 ‘‘(D) Any accrued interest or dividends 

17 earned on funds received for the Endowment 

18 shall be added to the principal and form a part 

19 of the Endowment. 

20 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

22 (B), funds in the Endowment shall be available 

23 to the National Park Foundation as offsetting 

24 collections for projects and activities approved 
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1 by the Secretary that further the mission and 

2 purposes of the Service. 

3 ‘‘(B) Gifts, devises, or bequests in the en4 dowment under paragraph (1)(A), and any ac5 crued interest or dividends earned thereon, shall 

6 be available to the National Park Foundation 

7 for projects and activities approved by the Sec8 retary that further the mission and purposes of 

9 the Service. 

10 ‘‘(C) In administering the Endowment 

11 each fiscal year, the National Park Foundation 

12 shall be guided by the District of Columbia 

13 Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional 

14 Funds Act of 2007 (D.C. Code § 44–1631 et 

15 seq.), including section 44–1633 on expendi16 tures. 

17 ‘‘(D) No Federal funds received for the 

18 Endowment may be used by the National Park 

19 Foundation for administrative expenses of the 

20 Foundation, including for salaries, travel and 

21 transportation expenses, and other overhead ex22 penses. 

23 ‘‘(b) SUMMARY.—Beginning 2 years after the date of 

24 the enactment of this section, the National Park Founda-
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1 tion shall include with its annual report a summary of the 

2 status of the Endowment. The summary shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) a statement of the amounts deposited in 

4 the Endowment during the fiscal year; 

5 ‘‘(2) the amount of the balance remaining in 

6 the Endowment at the end of the fiscal year; and 

7 ‘‘(3) a description of the sums and purposes of 

8 the expenditures made from the Endowment for the 

9 fiscal year.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions for chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, 

12 is amended by inserting at the end the following: 

‘‘101121. Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service.’’. 

13 TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK 

14 NEXT GENERATION STEWARDS 

15 SEC. 301. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INTERPRETATION AND 

16 EDUCATION. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 54, United States Code, is 

18 amended by inserting after chapter 1007 the following: 

19 ‘‘CHAPTER 1008—EDUCATION AND 

20 INTERPRETATION 

‘‘100801. Definitions. 

‘‘100802. Interpretation and education authority. 

‘‘100803. Interpretation and education evaluation and quality improvement. 

‘‘100804. Improved use of partners and volunteers in interpretation and education. 

21 ‘‘§ 100801. Definitions 

22 ‘‘As used in this chapter: 
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1 ‘‘(1) INTERPRETATION.—The term ‘interpreta2 tion’— 

3 ‘‘(A) means providing opportunities for 

4 people to form intellectual and emotional con5 nections to gain awareness, appreciation, and 

6 understanding of the resources of the System; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(B) may refer to the professional career 

9 field of Service employees, volunteers, and part10 ners who interpret the resources of the System. 

11 ‘‘(2) EDUCATION.—The term ‘education’ means 

12 enhancing public awareness, understanding, and ap13 preciation of the resources of the System through 

14 learner-centered, place-based materials, programs, 

15 and activities that achieve specific learning objectives 

16 as identified in a curriculum. 

17 ‘‘(3) RELATED AREAS.—The term ‘related 

18 areas’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) national wild and scenic rivers and 

20 national trails; 

21 ‘‘(B) national heritage areas; and 

22 ‘‘(C) affiliated areas administered in con23 nection with the System. 
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1 ‘‘§ 100802. Interpretation and education authority 

2 ‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that management of Sys3 tem units and related areas is enhanced by the availability 

4 and use of a broad program of the highest quality inter5 pretation and education. 

6 ‘‘§ 100803. Interpretation and education evaluation 

7 and quality improvement 

8 ‘‘The Secretary may undertake a program of regular 

9 evaluation of interpretation and education programs to en10 sure that they— 

11 ‘‘(1) adjust to how people learn and engage 

12 with the natural world and shared heritage as em13 bodied in the System; 

14 ‘‘(2) reflect different cultural backgrounds, 

15 ages, education, gender, abilities, ethnicity, and 

16 needs; 

17 ‘‘(3) demonstrate innovative approaches to 

18 management and appropriately incorporate emerging 

19 learning and communications technology; and 

20 ‘‘(4) reflect current scientific and academic re21 search, content, methods, and audience analysis. 

22 ‘‘§ 100804. Improved use of partners and volunteers 

23 in interpretation and education 

24 ‘‘The Secretary may— 

25 ‘‘(1) coordinate with park partners and volun26 teers in the delivery of quality programs and services 
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1 to supplement those provided by the Service as part 

2 of a park’s Long Range Interpretive Plan; 

3 ‘‘(2) support interpretive partners by providing 

4 opportunities to participate in interpretive training; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(3) collaborate with other Federal and non7 Federal public or private agencies, organizations, or 

8 institutions for the purposes of developing, pro9 moting, and making available educational opportuni10 ties related to resources of the System and pro11 grams.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of chap13 ters at the beginning of title 54, United States Code, is 

14 amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 

15 1007 the following new item: 

‘‘1008. Education and Interpretation ......................................................100801’’. 

16 SEC. 302. PUBLIC LAND CORPS AMENDMENTS. 

17 The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (Public Law 

18 91–378, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in section 203(10)(A) (16 U.S.C. 

21 1722(10)(A)), by striking ‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; 

22 (2) in section 204(b) (16 U.S.C. 1723(b)), by 

23 striking ‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; and 

24 (3) in section 207(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1726(c)(2)), 

25 by striking ‘‘120 days’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’. 
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1 SEC. 303. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS. 

2 Subject to the availability of appropriations, section 

3 102301(d) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘not more than $7,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not 

5 more than $9,000,000’’. 

6 TITLE IV—NATIONAL PARK 

7 FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES 

8 SEC. 401. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 

9 Chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in section 101112— 

12 (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘(a) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Park Foundation 

15 shall consist of a Board having as members no fewer than 

16 six private citizens of the United States appointed by the 

17 Secretary. The Secretary and the Director shall be non18 voting members of the Board, ex officio.’’; and 

19 (B) by amending subsection (c) to read as 

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(c) CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman shall be elected by 

22 the Board from its members for a 2-year term.’’; and 

23 (2) in section 101113(a)— 

24 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

25 paragraph (3); and 
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1 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH SERVICE.—Activities 

4 of the National Park Foundation under paragraph 

5 (1) shall be undertaken after consultation with the 

6 Director to ensure that those activities are con7 sistent with the programs and policies of the Serv8 ice.’’. 

9 SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; USE OF 

10 FUNDS. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; USE OF

12 FUNDS.—Chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, 

13 is further amended by adding after section 101121 the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘§ 101122. Authorization of appropriations; use of 

16 funds 

17 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub19 chapter $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 

20 2023. 

21 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under 

22 subsection (a)— 

23 ‘‘(1) may be advanced each fiscal year to the 

24 National Park Foundation in a lump sum without 

25 regard to when expenses are incurred; 
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1 ‘‘(2) shall be provided to the National Park 

2 Foundation for use to match contributions (whether 

3 in currency, services, or property) made to the 

4 Foundation; 

5 ‘‘(3) may not be used by the National Park 

6 Foundation for administrative expenses of the Foun7 dation, including for salaries, travel and transpor8 tation expenses, and other overhead expenses; and 

9 ‘‘(4) may not be deposited by the National Park 

10 Foundation into any fund that will be invested or 

11 earn interest in any way.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec13 tions for chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, 

14 is amended by inserting at the end the following: 

‘‘101122. Authorization of appropriations; use of funds.’’. 

15 TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 

16 SEC. 501. NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT. 

17 (a) ADDITIONAL MEMBER.—Section 304101(a) of 

18 title 54, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), 

20 and (11) as paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12), re21 spectively; and 

22 (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(8) The General Chairman of the National As25 sociation of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers.’’. 
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1 (b) FULL-TIME CHAIRMAN.—Section 304101 of title 

2 54, United States Code, is further amended— 

3 (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

4 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 

5 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(e) CHAIRMAN.—(1) After January 20, 2017, the 

8 Chairman shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) be appointed by the President, by and 

10 with the advice and consent of the Senate; 

11 ‘‘(B) serve at the will of the President; 

12 ‘‘(C) serve full time; and 

13 ‘‘(D) be compensated at the rate provided for 

14 Level V of the Executive Schedule Pay Rates under 

15 section 5316 of title 5. 

16 ‘‘(2) The Chairman shall serve for a term of 4 years 

17 and may be reappointed once, for a total of not more than 

18 8 years of service as Chairman, except that a Chairman 

19 whose appointment has expired under this paragraph shall 

20 serve until his or her successor has been appointed. The 

21 term of a Chairman shall start (regardless of actual ap22 pointment date) on January 20 after each general Presi23 dential election. The first Chairman appointed after the 

24 date of enactment of this paragraph shall have a first term 
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1 commencing on January 20, 2017, and ending on January 

2 19, 2021. 

3 ‘‘(3) The Chairmen before the first appointment of 

4 a Chairman in accordance with paragraph (1) of this sub5 section shall receive $100 per diem when engaged in the 

6 performance of the duties of the Council, and shall receive 

7 reimbursement for necessary traveling and subsistence ex8 penses incurred by them in the performance of the duties 

9 of the Council.’’; and 

10 (3) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by 

11 striking ‘‘may act in place’’ and inserting ‘‘shall per12 form the functions’’. 

13 (c) CONFORMING CHANGES.— 

14 (1) Section 304101 of title 54, United States 

15 Code, is further amended— 

16 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, (7), 

17 and (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (7) through (9)’’; 

18 (B) in subsection (c)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘under paragraphs (1) 

20 and (9) to (11)’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

21 paragraphs (10) through (12)’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘An appointed member 

23 may not serve more than 2 terms.’’ and in24 serting ‘‘An appointed member, other than 
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1 the Chairman of the Council, may not 

2 serve more than 2 terms.’’; 

3 (C) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), 

4 by striking ‘‘paragraph (5), (6), (9), or (10)’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5), (6), (10), or 

6 (11)’’; and 

7 (D) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), 

8 by striking ‘‘Twelve members’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Thirteen members’’. 

10 (2) Section 304104 of title 54, United States 

11 Code, is amended by inserting after the first sen12 tence the following: ‘‘The Chairman of the Council 

13 shall be compensated as provided in subsection (e) 

14 of section 304101.’’. 

15 (3) Section 304105(a) of title 54, United States 

16 Code, is amended— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘report directly to the 

18 Council’’ and inserting ‘‘report directly to the 

19 Chairman’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘duties as the Council may 

21 prescribe’’ and inserting ‘‘duties as the Chair22 man may prescribe’’. 

23 (4) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, 

24 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

25 item: 
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1 ‘‘Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic 

2 Preservation.’’. 

3 (d) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (b) and subsection 

4 (d) of section 311103 of title 54, United States Code, are 

5 amended by striking ‘‘Council’’ each place it appears and 

6 inserting ‘‘Chairman of the Council’’. 

7 SEC. 502. AWARD OF CONCESSION CONTRACTS. 

8 Section 101913(9) of title 54, United States Code, 

9 is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(9) NEW OR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.—The 

11 Secretary may propose to amend the applicable 

12 terms of an existing concessions contract to provide 

13 new and additional services where the Secretary de14 termines the services are necessary and appropriate 

15 for public use and enjoyment of the unit of the Na16 tional Park System in which they are located and 

17 are consistent to the highest practicable degree with 

18 the preservation and conservation of the resources 

19 and values of the unit. Such new and additional 

20 services shall not represent a material change to the 

21 required and authorized services as set forth in the 

22 applicable prospectus or contract.’’. 
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1 TITLE VI—TECHNICAL CORREC2 TIONS TO NATIONAL PARK 

3 AND PROGRAM LAWS 

4 SEC. 601. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NATIONAL PARK 

5 AND PROGRAM LAWS. 

6 (a) APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE.— 

7 Section 3030 of title XXX of the Carl Levin and Howard 

8 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

9 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

10 3766) is amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘NA11 TIONAL SEASHORE.’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL LAKE12 SHORE.’’. 

13 (b) BALTIMORE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Title 

14 VIII of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

15 2009 (Public Law 111–11, 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amend16 ed— 

17 (1) in sections 8005(b)(3) and 8005(b)(4) by 

18 striking ‘‘Baltimore Heritage Area Association’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘Baltimore City Heritage Area Associa20 tion’’; and 

21 (2) in section 8005(i) by striking ‘‘EFFECTIVE22 NESS’’ and inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE’’. 

23 (c) CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE.— 

24 Section 6(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the 

25 Cumberland Island National Seashore in the State of 
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1 Georgia, and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 92–536; 16 

2 U.S.C. 459i–5) is amended by striking ‘‘physiographic 

3 conditions not prevailing’’ and inserting ‘‘physiographic 

4 conditions now prevailing’’. 

5 (d) HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, 

6 NEW YORK.—Section 3036(d)(4)(B) of title XXX of the 

7 Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 

9 113–291; 128 Stat. 3780) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

10 2(b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3035’’. 

11 (e) HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

12 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, MARYLAND.—Section 

13 3035(d)(4)(B) of title XXX of the Carl Levin and Howard 

14 P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

15 for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 

16 3778) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(b)(1)(A)’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘section 3036’’. 

18 (f) HISTORIC PRESERVATION STANDARDS AND

19 GUIDELINES.—Section 306131(a)(3) of title 54, United 

20 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Office of Manage21 ment and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Personnel 

22 Management’’. 

23 (g) LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The first 

24 section of the Act of October 13, 1972 (Public Law 92– 

25 493; 86 Stat. 811) is amended in the first sentence— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘That, in’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec2 tion 1. In’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘ten thousand acres’’ and all 

4 that follows through the remainder of the sentence 

5 and inserting ‘‘10,431 acres, as depicted within the 

6 proposed wilderness boundary on the map entitled 

7 ‘Lava Beds National Monument, Proposed Wilder8 ness Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 147/80,015, 

9 and dated September 2005, and those lands within 

10 the area generally known as the Schonchin Lava 

11 Flow comprising about 18,029 acres, as depicted 

12 within the proposed wilderness boundary on the 

13 map, are designated as wilderness.’’. 

14 (h) MUSCLE SHOALS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 

15 Section 8009(j) of title VIII of the Omnibus Public Land 

16 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11, 16 U.S.C. 

17 461 note) is amended by striking ‘‘EFFECTIVENESS’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE’’. 

19 (i) PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL

20 PARK.—Section 3037(a)(1)(c) of title XXX of the Carl 

21 Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

23 291; 128 Stat. 3780) is amended by striking ‘‘numbered 

24 T03/120,155, and dated April 2014’’ and insert ‘‘num25 bered T03/120,155A, and dated August 2015’’. 
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1 (j) SNAKE RIVER HEADWATERS.—Section 

2 5002(c)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 

3 of 2009 (Public Law 111–11, 123 Stat. 1148, 1149) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (205) of section 3(a)’’ 

5 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (206) of 

6 section 3(a)’’. 

7 (k) TAUNTON RIVER.—Section 5003(b) of the Omni8 bus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 

9 111–11, 123 Stat. 1152, 1153) is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘section 3(a)(206)’’ each place it appears and inserting 

11 ‘‘section 3(a)(207)’’. 

12 (l) WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT.— 

13 Section 4(e)(3)(c) of the World War I Centennial Commis14 sion Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2449) is amend15 ed by striking ‘‘National Parks Service.’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘National Park Service.’’. 

17 TITLE VII—VISITOR EXPERI18 ENCE IMPROVEMENTS AU19 THORITY 

20 SEC. 701. VISITOR EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS AUTHOR21 ITY. 

22 Chapter 1019 of title 54, United States Code, is 

23 amended by inserting at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—COMMERCIAL SERVICES 

2 AUTHORIZATION 

‘‘101931. Contract authority. 

‘‘101932. Award of commercial services contracts. 

‘‘101933. Term of commercial services contracts. 

‘‘101934. Capital improvements. 

‘‘101935. Financial management. 

‘‘101936. Regulations. 

‘‘101937. Savings provision. 

‘‘101938. Sunset. 

3 ‘‘§ 101931. Contract authority 

4 ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding sub5 chapter II, the Secretary may award and administer com6 mercial services contracts (and related professional serv7 ices contracts) for the operation and expansion of commer8 cial visitor facilities and visitor services programs in Sys9 tem units. The commercial services contracts that may be 

10 awarded shall be limited to those that are necessary and 

11 appropriate for public use and enjoyment of the unit of 

12 the System in which they are located, and, that are con13 sistent with the preservation and conservation of the re14 sources and values of the unit. 

15 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Contracts may be 

16 awarded under subsection (a) without regard to Federal 

17 laws and regulations governing procurement by Federal 

18 agencies, with the exception of laws and regulations re19 lated to Federal government contracts governing working 

20 conditions and wage rates, including the Alaska National 

21 Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), 
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1 sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United 

2 States Code (commonly known as the ‘Davis-Bacon Act’), 

3 and any civil rights provisions otherwise applicable there4 to. 

5 ‘‘(c) USE OF COMMERCIAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue a 

7 commercial services contract under this subchapter 

8 when the Secretary determines that the contract 

9 meets the objectives of expanding, modernizing, and 

10 improving the condition of commercial visitor facili11 ties and the services provided to visitors. 

12 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—No contracts may be 

13 awarded under this subchapter— 

14 ‘‘(A) for the provision of outfitter and 

15 guide services described in section 101913(8); 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(B) to authorize the provision of facilities 

18 or services for which the Secretary has granted 

19 to an existing concessioner a preferential right 

20 of renewal as defined in sections 101911 and 

21 101913. 

22 ‘‘§ 101932. Award of commercial services contracts 

23 ‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.—Except as 

24 provided in subsection (c), commercial services contracts 
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1 shall be awarded by the Secretary through a competitive 

2 selection process. 

3 ‘‘(b) SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS.—Before award4 ing a new commercial services contract, the Secretary shall 

5 publicly solicit proposals for the contract, except as pro6 vided in subsection (c). In connection with such solicita7 tion, the Secretary shall prepare a request for proposals 

8 and shall publish notice of its availability. 

9 ‘‘§ 101933. Term of commercial services contracts 

10 ‘‘A commercial services contract entered into pursu11 ant to this title shall be awarded for a term not to exceed 

12 10 years. 

13 ‘‘§ 101934. Capital improvements 

14 ‘‘A person or entity awarded a contract under this 

15 subchapter shall receive no leasehold surrender interest, 

16 as defined in section 101915, in capital improvements con17 structed under the terms of the contract. 

18 ‘‘§ 101935. Financial management 

19 ‘‘(a) REVOLVING FUND.—There is established a re20 volving fund that shall be available to the Secretary with21 out fiscal year limitation for— 

22 ‘‘(1) expenses necessary for the management, 

23 improvement, enhancement, operation, construction, 

24 and maintenance of commercial visitor services and 

25 facilities; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) payment of possessory interest and lease2 hold surrender interest. 

3 ‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) Funds collected by the Secretary pursuant 

5 to the contracts awarded under this subchapter shall 

6 be credited to the revolving fund. 

7 ‘‘(2) The Secretary is authorized to transfer to 

8 the revolving fund, without reimbursement, any ad9 ditional funds or revenue in connection with the 

10 functions to be carried out under this subchapter. 

11 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the revolving fund 

12 shall be used by the Secretary in furtherance of the pur13 poses of this title. No funds from this account may be 

14 used to decrease the availability of services and programs 

15 to the public. 

16 ‘‘§ 101936. Regulations 

17 ‘‘As soon as practicable after the effective date of this 

18 subchapter, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations ap19 propriate for its implementation. 

20 ‘‘§ 101937. Savings provision 

21 ‘‘Nothing in this subchapter shall modify the terms 

22 or conditions of any concessions contracts awarded under 

23 subchapter II or the ability of the National Park Service 

24 to enter into concessions contracts under the National 

25 Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act 
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1 of 1998 (title IV of Public Law 105–391) including the 

2 use of leaseholder surrender interest. 

3 ‘‘§ 101938. Sunset 

4 ‘‘The authority given to the Secretary under this sub5 chapter shall expire 7 years after the date of the enact6 ment of this subchapter.’’. 

7 TITLE VIII—NATIONAL HISTORIC 

8 PRESERVATION AMEND9 MENTS ACT 

10 SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Historic 

12 Preservation Amendments Act’’. 

13 SEC. 802. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVA14 TION FUND. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303102 of title 54, United 

16 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘2023’’. 

18 (b) FEDERAL NOMINATIONS.—Section 302104 of 

19 such title is amended— 

20 (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘sub21 section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 

22 (2) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol23 lowing new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(c) NOMINATION BY FEDERAL AGENCY.—Subject 

25 to the requirements of section 302107 of this title, the 
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1 regulations promulgated under section 302103 of this 

2 title, and appeal under subsection (d) of this section, the 

3 Secretary may accept a nomination directly by a Federal 

4 agency for inclusion of property on the National Register 

5 only if— 

6 ‘‘(1) completed nominations are sent to the 

7 State Historic Preservation Officer for review and 

8 comment regarding the adequacy of the nomination, 

9 the significance of the property and its eligibility for 

10 the National Register; 

11 ‘‘(2) within 45 days of receiving the completed 

12 nomination, the State Historic Preservation Officer 

13 has made a recommendation regarding the nomina14 tion to the Federal Preservation Officer, except that 

15 failure to meet this deadline shall constitute a rec16 ommendation to not support the nomination; 

17 ‘‘(3) the chief elected officials of the county (or 

18 equivalent governmental unit) and municipal polit19 ical jurisdiction in which the property is located are 

20 notified and given 45 days in which to comment; 

21 ‘‘(4) the Federal Preservation Officer forwards 

22 it to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic 

23 Places after determining that all procedural require24 ments have been met, including those in paragraphs 

25 (1) through (3) above; the nomination is adequately 
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1 documented; the nomination is technically and pro2 fessionally correct and sufficient; and may include 

3 an opinion as to whether the property meets the Na4 tional Register criteria for evaluation; 

5 ‘‘(5) notice is provided in the Federal Register 

6 that the nominated property is being considered for 

7 listing on the National Register that includes any 

8 comments and the recommendation of the State His9 toric Preservation Officer and a declaration whether 

10 the State Historic Preservation Officer has re11 sponded within the 45 day-period of review provided 

12 in paragraph (2); and 

13 ‘‘(6) the Secretary addresses in the Federal 

14 Register any comments from the State Historic 

15 Preservation Officer that do not support the nomi16 nation of the property on the National Register be17 fore the property is included in the National Reg18 ister.’’; and 

19 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub20 section (d). 

21 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

22 (1) Section 303102 of such title is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘CONTENTS’’ in the heading thereof and 

24 inserting ‘‘FUNDING’’. 
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1 (2) The table of sections for chapter 3031 of 

2 such title is amended by striking the item relating 

3 to section 303102 and inserting the following new 

4 item: 

‘‘303102. Funding.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 

2016. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4680 

AN ACT 

To prepare the National Park Service for its Cenfor other purposes. enjoyment of present and future generations, and cultural resources of our National Parks for the moting and protecting the natural, historic, and tennial in 2016 and for a second century of pro-