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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1451 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1451

 To authorize an agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and a 
   State providing for the continued operation by State employees of 
  national parks in the State during any period in which the National 
Park Service is unable to maintain the normal level of park operations, 
                        and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 1995

  Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Kyl) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
 To authorize an agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and a 
   State providing for the continued operation by State employees of 
  national parks in the State during any period in which the National 
Park Service is unable to maintain the normal level of park operations, 
                        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. CONTINGENCY AGREEMENT TO KEEP NATIONAL PARKS OPEN.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, may enter into an agreement with 
a State and political subdivisions of the State under which--
            (1) employees of the State and political subdivisions of 
        the State, identified by the Secretary and State officials as 
        having the requisite expertise and background, will operate 
        components of the National Park System in the State during any 
        period in a fiscal year in which the National Park Service is 
        unable to maintain the normal level of park operations;
            (2) prior to the time when their services may be required, 
        the Secretary, using available appropriations, will provide any 
        training that employees of the State or political subdivisions 
        of the State may need to perform operations; and
            (3) the Secretary of the Interior may accept a monetary 
        donation from a State or political subdivision of a State to 
        enable the Secretary to operate components of the National Park 
        System in the State during any period in a fiscal year in which 
        the National Park Service is unable to maintain the normal 
        level of park operations.
    (b) Reimbursement.--The Secretary may, subject to the availability 
of appropriations, reimburse the State and political subdivisions for 
costs incurred in performance of the agreement.
    (c) Liability.--A State or a political subdivision of the State 
shall be liable to the United States in indemnification for any 
liability imposed on the United States for an act or omission by an 
employee of the State or political subdivision providing services under 
an agreement under subsection (a).
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