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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5729 
To authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park 
Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting 
contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and im-
provement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by 
the Dragon Bravo Fire. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2025 
Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. MALOY, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. 
LAMALFA, and Mr. TIFFANY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the 
National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vet-
ting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for 
the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement 
of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted 
by the Dragon Bravo Fire. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Rim Restoration 
Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EMERGENCY CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to use 
emergency acquisition flexibilities under part 18 of title 
48, Code of Federal Regulations (and any successor regu-
lations), in contracting for the following services within 
the covered area: 
(1) Forest management or restoration activities 
carried out in response to the Dragon Bravo Fire. 
(2) Rebuilding, planning, development, and de-
sign of structures affected by the Dragon Bravo 
Fire. 
(3) Improvements to the grounds and struc-
tures. 
(4) Recovery efforts. 
(b) PROCESS FOR OTHER SERVICES.—Unless other-
wise provided by law or regulation, the authority granted 
under subsection (a) does not apply to contracts for serv-
ices other than those described in paragraphs (1) through 
(4) of subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the Sec-
retary begins to use the authorization under subsection 
(a), and every 180 days thereafter until the date that is 
180 days after the date described in subsection (e), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Natural Re-
sources and Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy 
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and Natural Resources and Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on all expendi-
tures related to the recovery efforts for the Dragon Bravo 
Fire, including the following: 
(1) The expected cost of recovery efforts. 
(2) Cost expenditures. 
(3) Cost overruns. 
(4) Identification of contractors preforming the 
work associated with the recovery from the Dragon 
Bravo Fire. 
(5) Any affiliations or conflicts of interest be-
tween the contractor and the contracting office at 
the Grand Canyon National Park or the National 
Park Service. 
(6) Any waste fraud and abuse detected during 
the recovery efforts. 
(7) Any contracts that came in under expected 
expenses. 
(8) An estimated time of completion for all 
projects and full recovery efforts related to the 
Dragon Bravo Fire. 
(9) If an extension is needed to this authority 
to complete projects associated with the Dragon 
Bravo Fire. 
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(d) EXTENSION.—If, after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, a new wildfire ignites within the covered area 
and impacts recovery efforts related to the Dragon Bravo 
Fire, the Secretary may request a 12-month extension of 
the authority granted under subsection (a), subject to con-
gressional approval. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted under sub-
section (a) shall expire on the date that is the earlier of 
the following: 
(1) 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) Recovery efforts within the covered area are 
complete. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COVERED AREA.—The term ‘‘covered area’’ 
means the areas within Grand Canyon National 
Park impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
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