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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2873 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acknowledge contributions at 

units of the National Park System. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. ENZI) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acknowledge 

contributions at units of the National Park System. 

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 ‘‘National Park System 

5 Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘donor ac10 knowledgment’’ means a statement, logo, tradeVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:19 Oct 01, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2873.IS S2873

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1 mark, proper legal name, or other reasonable 

2 form of credit acknowledging a contribution by 

3 a donor. 

4 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘donor ac5 knowledgment’’ does not include— 

6 (i) a sign or other fixture that would 

7 block or obstruct a natural or historic site 

8 or view; or 

9 (ii) a statement or credit that pro10 motes a political candidate or issue. 

11 (2) ELIGIBLE STRUCTURE.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

13 structure’’ means a structure at a unit of the 

14 National Park System. 

15 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘eligible 

16 structure’’ includes— 

17 (i) a visitor center; 

18 (ii) an administrative structure; and 

19 (iii) a specific room or section of a 

20 visitor center or an administrative struc21 ture. 

22 (C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘eligible 

23 structure’’ does not include a commemorative 

24 work (as defined in section 8902(a) of title 40, 

25 United States Code). 


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1 (3) LANDSCAPE FEATURE.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘landscape 

3 feature’’ means a component that contributes to 

4 the character significance of a landscape. 

5 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘landscape 

6 feature’’ includes land, water, vegetation, walls, 

7 pathways, stairways, and plazas. 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 3. DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AT STRUCTURES IN 

11 UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec13 retary may authorize donor acknowledgments at an eligi14 ble structure to recognize contributions for a museum col15 lection or landscape feature at a unit of the National Park 

16 System. 

17 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Donor acknowledgments under 

18 subsection (a) shall be displayed— 

19 (1) in a manner that is approved by the Sec20 retary, in consultation with the Superintendent at 

21 the unit of the National Park System in which the 

22 eligible structure, museum collection, or landscape 

23 feature is located, after taking into account any 

24 input from the donating entity; and 


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1 (2) for a period of time, as determined by the 

2 Secretary, in consultation with the Superintendent 

3 at the unit of the National Park System in which 

4 the eligible structure, museum collection, or land5 scape feature is located, that is commensurate with 

6 the amount of the contribution and the life of the el7 igible structure. 

8 (c) PLACEMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Donor acknowledgments 

10 under subsection (a) may be affixed to benches, fur11 nishings, bricks, vehicles, walls, pathways, plazas, 

12 and staircases. 

13 (2) LIMITATION.—Any donor acknowledgment 

14 under subsection (a) associated with land, water, 

15 vegetation, an item in a museum collection, or a his16 toric structure shall be freestanding. 

17 (d) EXPANSION OF DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.— 

18 The Secretary may authorize the use of donor acknowledg19 ments under this section to include acknowledgments on 

20 digital and media platforms, including online applications 

21 and web-based product downloads relating to a specific 

22 unit of the National Park System. 

23 (e) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

25 implement this section. 


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1 (f) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section re2 quires the Secretary to accept a donation. 

3 SEC. 4. DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO BE DISPLAYED AT 

4 COMMEMORATIVE WORKS AND LANDSCAPE 

5 FEATURES. 

6 Section 8905 of title 40, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7); 

9 and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(c) DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF LANDSCAPE FEATURE.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘landscape 

14 feature’ means a component that contributes to 

15 the character or significance of a landscape. 

16 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘landscape 

17 feature’ includes walls, pathways, stairways, 

18 plazas, and other features that are considered 

19 to be components of a landscape in accordance 

20 with applicable National Park Service regula21 tions. 

22 ‘‘(2) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DONOR CONTRIBU23 TION.—Except as otherwise provided in this sub24 section, the Secretary of the Interior or Adminis25 trator of General Services, as applicable, may acVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:19 Oct 01, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2873.IS S2873

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1 knowledge or permit a sponsor to acknowledge, 

2 donor contributions at the commemorative work. 

3 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—An acknowledgment 

4 under paragraph (2) shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) be displayed— 

6 ‘‘(i) inside an ancillary structure asso7 ciated with the commemorative work; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) as part of a landscape feature; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) conform to applicable National Park 

11 Service or General Services Administration 

12 guidelines for donor recognition, as applicable. 

13 ‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.—An acknowledgment under 

14 paragraph (2) shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) be limited to an appropriate state16 ment or credit recognizing the contribution; 

17 ‘‘(B) be displayed in a form approved by— 

18 ‘‘(i) the National Mall and Memorial 

19 Parks Donor Recognition Plan or other ap20 plicable National Park Service guidelines 

21 for donor recognition; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) General Services Administration 

23 guidelines; 

24 ‘‘(C) be displayed for a period of up to 10 

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1 rate with the level of the contribution, as deter2 mined in accordance with the plan and guide3 lines described in subparagraph (B); and 

4 ‘‘(D) be freestanding. 

5 ‘‘(5) COST.—The sponsor shall bear all ex6 penses related to the display of donor acknowledg7 ments under paragraph (2). 

8 ‘‘(6) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall 

9 apply to any commemorative work dedicated after 

10 January 1, 2010.’’. 

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