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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4614 

To enhance and clarify the ability of the National Park Service to work 

cooperatively with Park Partners to better use philanthropic and other 

non-Federal investments to achieve common objectives, public purposes 

and benefits, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2014 

Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself and Mrs. LUMMIS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To enhance and clarify the ability of the National Park 

Service to work cooperatively with Park Partners to better use philanthropic and other non-Federal investments 

to achieve common objectives, public purposes and benefits, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Park Partner En5 hancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PARK PARTNER ENHANCEMENTS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi3 sion of law, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 

4 the National Park Service, may enter into agreements 

5 under section 814(g) of Public Law 104–333 (16 U.S.C. 

6 1f) and section 101(d) of Public Law 104–208 (16 U.S.C. 

7 1g) with educational institutions and non-profit organiza8 tions (referred to in this Act as a ‘‘Park Partner’’) to ad9 vance National Park Service programs and projects in10 cluding, but not limited to, the following, each of which 

11 shall be considered a ‘‘public purpose’’ under section 6305 

12 of title 31, United States Code: 

13 (1) To cooperatively manage improvements on 

14 lands and programs within or related to one or more 

15 units of the National Park System. 

16 (2) To assist the National Park Service to plan, 

17 design, and construct National Park facilities and 

18 trails and restore landscapes and resources within or 

19 related to one or more units of the National Park 

20 System. 

21 (3) To provide educational and interpretive pro22 grams and services within or related to one or more 

23 units of the National Park System on a cost-recov24 ery basis. 


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1 (4) To develop, produce, publish, distribute, or 

2 sell educational and interpretive materials and prod3 ucts. 

4 (5) To raise funds and assets through donation 

5 to support National Park Service projects and pro6 grams. 

7 (b) CONTRIBUTIONS OF VOLUNTEERS.—The Sec8 retary of the Interior may consider the fair value of serv9 ices performed by persons who volunteer their services re10 quired for the agreement to the National Park Service and 

11 who are recruited, trained, and supported by a Park Part12 ner as not more than 50 percent of an in-kind contribution 

13 of the Park Partner for purposes of any cost sharing re14 quirement under any agreement entered into under sub15 section (a). 

16 (c) FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—Any funds do17 nated, proceeds received, or cost-recovery amounts pro18 vided through agreements entered into under subsection 

19 (a) shall be retained by the Secretary or the Park Partner 

20 in accordance with the relevant agreement and such pro21 ceeds shall remain available, without future appropriation, 

22 until expended for preservation, restoration, operation, 

23 maintenance, interpretation, public programs, and related 

24 expenses of the National Park Service or Park Partner. 

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