I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2595 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a nationally significant 
Federal lands and tribal projects program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2015 
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. BEYER, Ms. EDWARDS, and 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a nation-
ally significant Federal lands and tribal projects pro-
gram, 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 ‘‘Save Our National 
Parks Transportation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL LANDS AND 
TRIBAL PROJECTS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 206 the 
following: 
‘‘§ 207. Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal 
projects program 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish a nationally significant Federal lands and 
tribal projects program to provide funding to construct, 
reconstruct, or rehabilitate nationally significant Federal 
lands and tribal transportation projects. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as specified in 
paragraph (2), an entity eligible to receive funds 
under sections 201, 202, 203 and 204 of this title 
is eligible to receive funds under this section. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—A State, county or local 
government is eligible to receive funds under this 
section if such government is sponsored by an eligi-
ble Federal land management agency or Indian 
tribe. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive funds 
under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary 
an application in such form and in accordance with such 
requirements as the Secretary may establish. 
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‘‘(d) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible project 
under this section shall be a single continuous project— 
‘‘(1) on a Federal lands transportation facility, 
a Federal lands access transportation facility, or a 
tribal transportation facility, except that such facil-
ity is not required to be included on an inventory as 
described under section 202 or 203; 
‘‘(2) for which completion of activities required 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), has been dem-
onstrated through a record of decision with respect 
to the project, a finding that the project has no sig-
nificant impact, or a determination that the project 
is categorically excluded; and 
‘‘(3) having an estimated cost, based on the re-
sults of preliminary engineering, equal to or exceed-
ing $25,000,000, with priority consideration given to 
projects with an estimated cost equal to or exceeding 
$50,000,000. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An applicant receiving funds 
under this section may only use such funds for construc-
tion, reconstruction, and rehabilitation activities, except 
that activities related to project design are not eligible. 
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‘‘(f) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting a project to 
receive funds under this section the Secretary shall con-
sider the extent to which the project— 
‘‘(1) furthers goals of the Department of 
Transportation, including state of good repair, envi-
ronmental sustainability, economic competitiveness, 
quality of life, and safety; 
‘‘(2) 
improves 
the 
condition 
of 
critical 
multimodal transportation facilities; 
‘‘(3) needs construction, reconstruction, or re-
habilitation; 
‘‘(4) is included in or eligible for inclusion in 
the National Register of Historic Places; 
‘‘(5) enhances environmental ecosystems; 
‘‘(6) uses new technologies and innovations that 
enhance the efficiency of the project; 
‘‘(7) is supported by funds other than those re-
ceived under this title to construct, maintain, and 
operate the facility; 
‘‘(8) spans 2 or more States; and 
‘‘(9) serves lands owned by multiple Federal 
agencies or Indian tribes.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 201(b) 
of such title is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘nation-
ally significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
program,’’ after ‘‘Federal lands transportation 
program,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ‘‘na-
tionally significant Federal lands and tribal 
projects program,’’ after ‘‘Federal lands trans-
portation program,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7) by adding at the end 
the following— 
‘‘(C) NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL 
LANDS AND TRIBAL PROJECTS PROGRAM.—The 
Federal share of the cost of a project carried 
out under the nationally significant Federal 
lands and tribal projects program may be up to 
100 percent.’’. 
(2) PLANNING.—Section 201(c)(3) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘nationally significant Fed-
eral lands and tribal projects program’’ after ‘‘Fed-
eral lands transportation program,’’ the first time it 
appears. 
(3) ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 2 of 
such title is amended by inserting after the item re-
lated to 206 the following: 
‘‘207. Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects program.’’. 
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account): 
(1) NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL LANDS 
AND TRIBAL PROJECTS PROGRAM.—For the Nation-
ally significant Federal lands and tribal projects pro-
gram under section 207 of title 23, United States 
Code, $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
through 2021. 
(2) FEDERAL
LANDS
TRANSPORTATION
PRO-
GRAM.—For the Federal lands transportation pro-
gram under section 203 of title 23, United States 
Code, $520,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
through 2021, of which $460,000,000 of the amount 
made available for each fiscal year shall be the 
amount 
for 
the 
National 
Park 
Service 
and 
$30,000,000 of the amount made available for each 
fiscal year shall be the amount for the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds authorized by this section 
shall be available on October 1 of the fiscal year for which 
the funds are authorized and subject to any obligation lim-
itation on Federal-aid highways and highway safety con-
struction programs. 
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