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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5254 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with 
the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway 
Arch National Park buildings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. BELL (for himself, Mrs. WAGNER, and Ms. BUDZINSKI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation 
to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park 
buildings, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Gateway Partnership 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the Gateway Arch Park Foundation, a non-
profit organization that serves as the official philan-
thropic partner of the Park. 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means Gateway 
Arch National Park. 
(3) PARK BUILDING.—The term ‘‘Park build-
ing’’ means— 
(A) the Arch Visitor Center; 
(B) the Old Courthouse; and 
(C) any other building administered or 
managed by the Secretary as part of the Park 
that is open to the public. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. GATEWAY ARCH NATIONAL PARK AGREEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accordance with 
subsection (b), may enter into an agreement with the 
Foundation to host private events at the Park, which may 
include the use of Park buildings. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—An agreement en-
tered into under subsection (a) shall include terms and 
conditions to protect the resources and values of the Park, 
including— 
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(1) dates and times during which the Founda-
tion may be the exclusive organization that holds a 
special event in specified Park buildings; 
(2)(A) the maximum number of events that can 
be held per week; and 
(B) appropriate National Park Service staffing 
for the events; 
(3) liability insurance in an amount sufficient 
to protect the interests of the United States that 
lists the United States as additionally insured; 
(4) a provision stating that the Federal Govern-
ment and agents and employees of the Federal Gov-
ernment will not be held liable for claims for dam-
ages or suits for any injuries or deaths from any 
cause resulting from the occupancy and use of speci-
fied Park buildings by the Foundation; and 
(5) any other terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
(c) USE.—Private events hosted at the Park or in 
Park buildings through an agreement entered into under 
subsection (a)— 
(1) shall be limited to activities— 
(A) consistent with the purposes of the 
Park; and 
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(B) compatible with National Park Service 
programs; 
(2) shall not include activities that degrade the 
integrity, appearance, or purposes of the Park; and 
(3) shall not take place during times or in loca-
tions that prevent or disrupt public use or access to 
the Park or Park buildings. 
(d) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—In entering into an agree-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary— 
(1) shall charge a fee to cover the cost of main-
taining the Park and Park buildings with respect to 
wear and tear resulting from the private events; and 
(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
may recover all costs incurred as a result of the pri-
vate events and use of the Park and Park buildings, 
including administrative and personnel costs. 
(e) 
NATIONAL
PARK
SERVICE-SPONSORED 
EVENTS.—Nothing in this Act prevents the National Park 
Service from hosting events or issuing permits to other 
individuals or entities for special events or otherwise, as 
appropriate, in the Park or Park buildings. 
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