114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4680 
AN ACT 
To prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial 
in 2016 and for a second century of promoting and 
protecting the natural, historic, and cultural resources 
of our National Parks for the enjoyment of present and 
future generations, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Park Service Centennial Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND 
Sec. 101. National Park Centennial Challenge Fund. 
Sec. 102. Comparable pass cost for seniors. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK NEXT GENERATION STEWARDS 
Sec. 301. National Park Service interpretation and education. 
Sec. 302. Public Land Corps amendments. 
Sec. 303. Volunteers in the parks. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 401. Board of directors. 
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations; use of funds. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 501. National Historic Preservation Act. 
Sec. 502. Award of concession contracts. 
TITLE VI—TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NATIONAL PARK AND 
PROGRAM LAWS 
Sec. 601. Technical corrections to national park and program laws. 
TITLE VII—VISITOR EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORITY 
Sec. 701. Visitor experience improvements authority. 
TITLE VIII—NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION AMENDMENTS 
ACT 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Reauthorization of the Historic Preservation Fund. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act:
(1) CHALLENGE FUND.—The term ‘‘Challenge 
Fund’’ means the National Park Centennial Chal-
lenge Fund established in title I. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the National Park Service. 
(3) ENDOWMENT.—The term ‘‘Endowment’’ 
means the Second Century Endowment for the Na-
tional Park Service established by title II. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) SIGNATURE PROJECT OR PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘signature project or program’’ means any 
project or program identified by the Secretary as 
one that will help prepare the national parks for an-
other century of conservation, preservation, and vis-
itor enjoyment. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL PARK 
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND 
SEC. 101. NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 54, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after chapter 1033 the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 1035—NATIONAL PARK 
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND 
‘‘103501. Establishment. 
‘‘103502. Signature projects and programs. 
‘‘103503. Summary to Congress.
‘‘§ 103501. Establishment 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury an account to be known as the National Park 
Centennial Challenge Fund. 
‘‘(b) DEPOSITS.—All amounts received by the United 
States each fiscal year from sales by the National Park 
Service of National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands 
Passes under section 805(b)(1) of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act that are in excess of 
$10,000,000 shall be deposited into the National Park 
Centennial Challenge Fund as offsetting collections and 
shall remain available to the Secretary until expended. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds collected and deposited 
into the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund— 
‘‘(1) shall be used for projects or programs ap-
proved by the Secretary to further the mission of the 
Service and to enhance the visitor experience in Sys-
tem units; 
‘‘(2) may not be used to acquire lands or inter-
est in lands; and 
‘‘(3) may only be used if matched, on at least 
a 1-to-1 basis, by non-Federal donations (including 
funds and fairly valued durable goods and materials) 
to the Service for signature projects or programs. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION
ON
SOURCE
OF
FUNDS
FOR 
MATCHING.—Amounts derived from the Second Century
Endowment for the National Park Service shall not be 
treated as non-Federal donations for purposes of sub-
section (c)(3). 
‘‘§ 103502. Signature projects and programs 
‘‘(a) LIST.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) develop a list of signature projects and 
programs eligible for funding from the National 
Park Centennial Challenge Fund; 
‘‘(2) submit the list developed pursuant to para-
graph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and 
Energy and Natural Resources in the United States 
Senate, and to the Committees on Appropriations 
and Natural Resources in the House of Representa-
tives; and 
‘‘(3) prioritize deferred maintenance projects, 
physical improvements to visitor services facilities 
and trail maintenance. 
‘‘(b) UPDATES.—The Secretary may, from time to 
time, as the Secretary finds appropriate, add any signa-
ture project or program to the list and provide notice of 
such addition as required by subsection (a). 
‘‘§ 103503. Summary to Congress 
‘‘The Secretary shall provide with the submission of 
the President’s annual budget a summary of the status 
and funding of signature projects and programs.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions of title 54, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after chapter 1033 the following: 
‘‘1035. National Park Centennial Challenge Fund ...............103501’’. 
SEC. 102. COMPARABLE PASS COST FOR SENIORS. 
The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6801, Public Law 108–447, division J, title VIII) 
is amended in section 805(b)(1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, at a cost of $10.00,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘shall be valid for the lifetime 
of the pass holder.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘shall be available— 
‘‘(i) for a period of 12 months from 
the date of the issuance, at a cost of $20; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for the lifetime of the passholder, 
at a cost equal to the cost of the National 
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands 
Pass purchased under subsection (a).’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall issue a pass 
under subparagraph (A)(ii), for no additional 
cost, to any individual who provides evidence,
under policies and guidelines determined by the 
Secretary, that the individual has purchased a 
pass under subparagraph (A)(i) for each of the 
4 years prior to being issued a pass under this 
subparagraph.’’. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL PARK 
FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Park Foun-
dation Endowment Act’’. 
SEC. 202. SECOND CENTURY ENDOWMENT FOR THE NA-
TIONAL PARK SERVICE. 
(a) SECOND CENTURY ENDOWMENT.—Chapter 1011 
of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 101121. Second Century Endowment for the Na-
tional Park Service 
‘‘(a) SECOND CENTURY ENDOWMENT.—To further 
the mission of the Service, the National Park Foundation 
shall establish a special account to be known as the ‘Sec-
ond Century Endowment for the National Park Service’. 
‘‘(1) FUNDS FOR THE ENDOWMENT.—The fol-
lowing shall apply to the Endowment: 
‘‘(A) From amounts received by the United 
States each fiscal year from sales by the Na-
tional Park Service of Federal Recreational 
Lands Passes under section 805(b)(1) of the 
Federal Lands Recreational Enhancement Act, 
$10,000,000 shall be deposited into the Endow-
ment. 
‘‘(B) In addition to deposits otherwise au-
thorized, the Endowment shall consist of any 
gifts, devises, or bequests that are provided to 
the National Park Foundation for such pur-
pose. 
‘‘(C) The National Park Foundation shall 
deposit any funds received for the Endowment 
in a federally insured interest-bearing account 
or may invest funds in appropriate security ob-
ligations, as directed by the Board of Directors. 
‘‘(D) Any accrued interest or dividends 
earned on funds received for the Endowment 
shall be added to the principal and form a part 
of the Endowment. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), funds in the Endowment shall be available 
to the National Park Foundation as offsetting 
collections for projects and activities approved
‘‘(1) INTERPRETATION.—The term ‘interpreta-
tion’— 
‘‘(A) means providing opportunities for 
people to form intellectual and emotional con-
nections to gain awareness, appreciation, and 
understanding of the resources of the System; 
and 
‘‘(B) may refer to the professional career 
field of Service employees, volunteers, and part-
ners who interpret the resources of the System. 
‘‘(2) EDUCATION.—The term ‘education’ means 
enhancing public awareness, understanding, and ap-
preciation of the resources of the System through 
learner-centered, place-based materials, programs, 
and activities that achieve specific learning objectives 
as identified in a curriculum. 
‘‘(3) RELATED
AREAS.—The term ‘related 
areas’ means— 
‘‘(A) national wild and scenic rivers and 
national trails; 
‘‘(B) national heritage areas; and 
‘‘(C) affiliated areas administered in con-
nection with the System.
‘‘§ 100802. Interpretation and education authority 
‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that management of Sys-
tem units and related areas is enhanced by the availability 
and use of a broad program of the highest quality inter-
pretation and education. 
‘‘§ 100803. Interpretation and education evaluation 
and quality improvement 
‘‘The Secretary may undertake a program of regular 
evaluation of interpretation and education programs to en-
sure that they— 
‘‘(1) adjust to how people learn and engage 
with the natural world and shared heritage as em-
bodied in the System; 
‘‘(2) reflect different cultural backgrounds, 
ages, education, gender, abilities, ethnicity, and 
needs; 
‘‘(3) demonstrate innovative approaches to 
management and appropriately incorporate emerging 
learning and communications technology; and 
‘‘(4) reflect current scientific and academic re-
search, content, methods, and audience analysis. 
‘‘§ 100804. Improved use of partners and volunteers 
in interpretation and education 
‘‘The Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) coordinate with park partners and volun-
teers in the delivery of quality programs and services
to supplement those provided by the Service as part 
of a park’s Long Range Interpretive Plan; 
‘‘(2) support interpretive partners by providing 
opportunities to participate in interpretive training; 
and 
‘‘(3) collaborate with other Federal and non- 
Federal public or private agencies, organizations, or 
institutions for the purposes of developing, pro-
moting, and making available educational opportuni-
ties related to resources of the System and pro-
grams.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of chap-
ters at the beginning of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 
1007 the following new item: 
‘‘1008. Education and Interpretation ......................................................100801’’. 
SEC. 302. PUBLIC LAND CORPS AMENDMENTS. 
The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (Public Law 
91–378, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) 
in 
section 
203(10)(A) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1722(10)(A)), by striking ‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; 
(2) in section 204(b) (16 U.S.C. 1723(b)), by 
striking ‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; and 
(3) in section 207(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1726(c)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘120 days’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’.
SEC. 303. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS. 
Subject to the availability of appropriations, section 
102301(d) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘not more than $7,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
more than $9,000,000’’. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL PARK 
FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 401. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
Chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 101112— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Park Foundation 
shall consist of a Board having as members no fewer than 
six private citizens of the United States appointed by the 
Secretary. The Secretary and the Director shall be non- 
voting members of the Board, ex officio.’’; and 
(B) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman shall be elected by 
the Board from its members for a 2-year term.’’; and 
(2) in section 101113(a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH SERVICE.—Activities 
of the National Park Foundation under paragraph 
(1) shall be undertaken after consultation with the 
Director to ensure that those activities are con-
sistent with the programs and policies of the Serv-
ice.’’. 
SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; USE OF 
FUNDS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; USE OF 
FUNDS.—Chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, 
is further amended by adding after section 101121 the 
following: 
‘‘§ 101122. Authorization of appropriations; use of 
funds 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
chapter $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2023. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under 
subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) may be advanced each fiscal year to the 
National Park Foundation in a lump sum without 
regard to when expenses are incurred;
‘‘(2) shall be provided to the National Park 
Foundation for use to match contributions (whether 
in currency, services, or property) made to the 
Foundation; 
‘‘(3) may not be used by the National Park 
Foundation for administrative expenses of the Foun-
dation, including for salaries, travel and transpor-
tation expenses, and other overhead expenses; and 
‘‘(4) may not be deposited by the National Park 
Foundation into any fund that will be invested or 
earn interest in any way.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘101122. Authorization of appropriations; use of funds.’’. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL MEMBER.—Section 304101(a) of 
title 54, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), 
and (11) as paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) The General Chairman of the National As-
sociation of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers.’’.
(b) FULL-TIME CHAIRMAN.—Section 304101 of title 
54, United States Code, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) CHAIRMAN.—(1) After January 20, 2017, the 
Chairman shall— 
‘‘(A) be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) serve at the will of the President; 
‘‘(C) serve full time; and 
‘‘(D) be compensated at the rate provided for 
Level V of the Executive Schedule Pay Rates under 
section 5316 of title 5. 
‘‘(2) The Chairman shall serve for a term of 4 years 
and may be reappointed once, for a total of not more than 
8 years of service as Chairman, except that a Chairman 
whose appointment has expired under this paragraph shall 
serve until his or her successor has been appointed. The 
term of a Chairman shall start (regardless of actual ap-
pointment date) on January 20 after each general Presi-
dential election. The first Chairman appointed after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph shall have a first term
commencing on January 20, 2017, and ending on January 
19, 2021. 
‘‘(3) The Chairmen before the first appointment of 
a Chairman in accordance with paragraph (1) of this sub-
section shall receive $100 per diem when engaged in the 
performance of the duties of the Council, and shall receive 
reimbursement for necessary traveling and subsistence ex-
penses incurred by them in the performance of the duties 
of the Council.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘may act in place’’ and inserting ‘‘shall per-
form the functions’’. 
(c) CONFORMING CHANGES.— 
(1) Section 304101 of title 54, United States 
Code, is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, (7), 
and (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (7) through (9)’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘under paragraphs (1) 
and (9) to (11)’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
paragraphs (10) through (12)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘An appointed member 
may not serve more than 2 terms.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘An appointed member, other than
the Chairman of the Council, may not 
serve more than 2 terms.’’; 
(C) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (5), (6), (9), or (10)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5), (6), (10), or 
(11)’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘Twelve members’’ and inserting 
‘‘Thirteen members’’. 
(2) Section 304104 of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the first sen-
tence the following: ‘‘The Chairman of the Council 
shall be compensated as provided in subsection (e) 
of section 304101.’’. 
(3) Section 304105(a) of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘report directly to the 
Council’’ and inserting ‘‘report directly to the 
Chairman’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘duties as the Council may 
prescribe’’ and inserting ‘‘duties as the Chair-
man may prescribe’’. 
(4) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:
‘‘Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation.’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (b) and subsection 
(d) of section 311103 of title 54, United States Code, are 
amended by striking ‘‘Council’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Chairman of the Council’’. 
SEC. 502. AWARD OF CONCESSION CONTRACTS. 
Section 101913(9) of title 54, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) NEW
OR
ADDITIONAL
SERVICES.—The 
Secretary may propose to amend the applicable 
terms of an existing concessions contract to provide 
new and additional services where the Secretary de-
termines the services are necessary and appropriate 
for public use and enjoyment of the unit of the Na-
tional Park System in which they are located and 
are consistent to the highest practicable degree with 
the preservation and conservation of the resources 
and values of the unit. Such new and additional 
services shall not represent a material change to the 
required and authorized services as set forth in the 
applicable prospectus or contract.’’.
TITLE VI—TECHNICAL CORREC-
TIONS TO NATIONAL PARK 
AND PROGRAM LAWS 
SEC. 601. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO NATIONAL PARK 
AND PROGRAM LAWS. 
(a) APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE.— 
Section 3030 of title XXX of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3766) is amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘NA-
TIONAL SEASHORE.’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL LAKE-
SHORE.’’. 
(b) BALTIMORE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Title 
VIII of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–11, 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in sections 8005(b)(3) and 8005(b)(4) by 
striking ‘‘Baltimore Heritage Area Association’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Baltimore City Heritage Area Associa-
tion’’; and 
(2) in section 8005(i) by striking ‘‘EFFECTIVE-
NESS’’ and inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE’’. 
(c) CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE.— 
Section 6(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the 
Cumberland Island National Seashore in the State of
Georgia, and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 92–536; 16 
U.S.C. 459i–5) is amended by striking ‘‘physiographic 
conditions not prevailing’’ and inserting ‘‘physiographic 
conditions now prevailing’’. 
(d) HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, 
NEW YORK.—Section 3036(d)(4)(B) of title XXX of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3780) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
2(b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3035’’. 
(e) HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD 
NATIONAL
HISTORICAL
PARK, MARYLAND.—Section 
3035(d)(4)(B) of title XXX of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3778) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(b)(1)(A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 3036’’. 
(f) HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
STANDARDS
AND 
GUIDELINES.—Section 306131(a)(3) of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Office of Manage-
ment and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Personnel 
Management’’. 
(g) LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The first 
section of the Act of October 13, 1972 (Public Law 92– 
493; 86 Stat. 811) is amended in the first sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘That, in’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
tion 1. In’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘ten thousand acres’’ and all 
that follows through the remainder of the sentence 
and inserting ‘‘10,431 acres, as depicted within the 
proposed wilderness boundary on the map entitled 
‘Lava Beds National Monument, Proposed Wilder-
ness Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 147/80,015, 
and dated September 2005, and those lands within 
the area generally known as the Schonchin Lava 
Flow comprising about 18,029 acres, as depicted 
within the proposed wilderness boundary on the 
map, are designated as wilderness.’’. 
(h) MUSCLE SHOALS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 
Section 8009(j) of title VIII of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11, 16 U.S.C. 
461 note) is amended by striking ‘‘EFFECTIVENESS’’ and 
inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE’’. 
(i) PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
PARK.—Section 3037(a)(1)(c) of title XXX of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291; 128 Stat. 3780) is amended by striking ‘‘numbered 
T03/120,155, and dated April 2014’’ and insert ‘‘num-
bered T03/120,155A, and dated August 2015’’.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—COMMERCIAL SERVICES 
AUTHORIZATION 
‘‘101931. Contract authority. 
‘‘101932. Award of commercial services contracts. 
‘‘101933. Term of commercial services contracts. 
‘‘101934. Capital improvements. 
‘‘101935. Financial management. 
‘‘101936. Regulations. 
‘‘101937. Savings provision. 
‘‘101938. Sunset. 
‘‘§ 101931. Contract authority 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding sub-
chapter II, the Secretary may award and administer com-
mercial services contracts (and related professional serv-
ices contracts) for the operation and expansion of commer-
cial visitor facilities and visitor services programs in Sys-
tem units. The commercial services contracts that may be 
awarded shall be limited to those that are necessary and 
appropriate for public use and enjoyment of the unit of 
the System in which they are located, and, that are con-
sistent with the preservation and conservation of the re-
sources and values of the unit. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Contracts may be 
awarded under subsection (a) without regard to Federal 
laws and regulations governing procurement by Federal 
agencies, with the exception of laws and regulations re-
lated to Federal government contracts governing working 
conditions and wage rates, including the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.),
sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘Davis-Bacon Act’), 
and any civil rights provisions otherwise applicable there-
to. 
‘‘(c) USE OF COMMERCIAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue a 
commercial services contract under this subchapter 
when the Secretary determines that the contract 
meets the objectives of expanding, modernizing, and 
improving the condition of commercial visitor facili-
ties and the services provided to visitors. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—No contracts may be 
awarded under this subchapter— 
‘‘(A) for the provision of outfitter and 
guide services described in section 101913(8); 
or 
‘‘(B) to authorize the provision of facilities 
or services for which the Secretary has granted 
to an existing concessioner a preferential right 
of renewal as defined in sections 101911 and 
101913. 
‘‘§ 101932. Award of commercial services contracts 
‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.—Except as 
provided in subsection (c), commercial services contracts
shall be awarded by the Secretary through a competitive 
selection process. 
‘‘(b) SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS.—Before award-
ing a new commercial services contract, the Secretary shall 
publicly solicit proposals for the contract, except as pro-
vided in subsection (c). In connection with such solicita-
tion, the Secretary shall prepare a request for proposals 
and shall publish notice of its availability. 
‘‘§ 101933. Term of commercial services contracts 
‘‘A commercial services contract entered into pursu-
ant to this title shall be awarded for a term not to exceed 
10 years. 
‘‘§ 101934. Capital improvements 
‘‘A person or entity awarded a contract under this 
subchapter shall receive no leasehold surrender interest, 
as defined in section 101915, in capital improvements con-
structed under the terms of the contract. 
‘‘§ 101935. Financial management 
‘‘(a) REVOLVING FUND.—There is established a re-
volving fund that shall be available to the Secretary with-
out fiscal year limitation for— 
‘‘(1) expenses necessary for the management, 
improvement, enhancement, operation, construction, 
and maintenance of commercial visitor services and 
facilities; and
‘‘(2) payment of possessory interest and lease-
hold surrender interest. 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) Funds collected by the Secretary pursuant 
to the contracts awarded under this subchapter shall 
be credited to the revolving fund. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary is authorized to transfer to 
the revolving fund, without reimbursement, any ad-
ditional funds or revenue in connection with the 
functions to be carried out under this subchapter. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the revolving fund 
shall be used by the Secretary in furtherance of the pur-
poses of this title. No funds from this account may be 
used to decrease the availability of services and programs 
to the public. 
‘‘§ 101936. Regulations 
‘‘As soon as practicable after the effective date of this 
subchapter, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations ap-
propriate for its implementation. 
‘‘§ 101937. Savings provision 
‘‘Nothing in this subchapter shall modify the terms 
or conditions of any concessions contracts awarded under 
subchapter II or the ability of the National Park Service 
to enter into concessions contracts under the National 
Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act
of 1998 (title IV of Public Law 105–391) including the 
use of leaseholder surrender interest. 
‘‘§ 101938. Sunset 
‘‘The authority given to the Secretary under this sub-
chapter shall expire 7 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this subchapter.’’. 
TITLE VIII—NATIONAL HISTORIC 
PRESERVATION 
AMEND-
MENTS ACT 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Historic 
Preservation Amendments Act’’. 
SEC. 802. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVA-
TION FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303102 of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
(b) FEDERAL NOMINATIONS.—Section 302104 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) NOMINATION BY FEDERAL AGENCY.—Subject 
to the requirements of section 302107 of this title, the
regulations promulgated under section 302103 of this 
title, and appeal under subsection (d) of this section, the 
Secretary may accept a nomination directly by a Federal 
agency for inclusion of property on the National Register 
only if— 
‘‘(1) completed nominations are sent to the 
State Historic Preservation Officer for review and 
comment regarding the adequacy of the nomination, 
the significance of the property and its eligibility for 
the National Register; 
‘‘(2) within 45 days of receiving the completed 
nomination, the State Historic Preservation Officer 
has made a recommendation regarding the nomina-
tion to the Federal Preservation Officer, except that 
failure to meet this deadline shall constitute a rec-
ommendation to not support the nomination; 
‘‘(3) the chief elected officials of the county (or 
equivalent governmental unit) and municipal polit-
ical jurisdiction in which the property is located are 
notified and given 45 days in which to comment; 
‘‘(4) the Federal Preservation Officer forwards 
it to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic 
Places after determining that all procedural require-
ments have been met, including those in paragraphs 
(1) through (3) above; the nomination is adequately
documented; the nomination is technically and pro-
fessionally correct and sufficient; and may include 
an opinion as to whether the property meets the Na-
tional Register criteria for evaluation; 
‘‘(5) notice is provided in the Federal Register 
that the nominated property is being considered for 
listing on the National Register that includes any 
comments and the recommendation of the State His-
toric Preservation Officer and a declaration whether 
the State Historic Preservation Officer has re-
sponded within the 45 day-period of review provided 
in paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(6) the Secretary addresses in the Federal 
Register any comments from the State Historic 
Preservation Officer that do not support the nomi-
nation of the property on the National Register be-
fore the property is included in the National Reg-
ister.’’; and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d). 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 303102 of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘CONTENTS’’ in the heading thereof and 
inserting ‘‘FUNDING’’.