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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3094 
To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be 
known as the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2007 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund 
which shall be known as the National Park Centennial 
Fund, 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 ‘‘National Park Centen-
nial Fund Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Na-
tional Park Centennial Fund established under sec-
tion 3. 
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(2) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ means a 
National Park Centennial Project funded pursuant 
to this Act. 
(3) PROPOSAL.—The term ‘‘Proposal’’ means a 
National Park Centennial Proposal submitted pursu-
ant to section 4. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund which 
shall be known as the National Park Centennial Fund. 
In each fiscal year from fiscal year 2008 through fiscal 
year 2017, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into 
the Fund all amounts collected from fees described in sub-
section (b), totaling $100,000,000 each fiscal year. 
(b) COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES FEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall promulgate regulations to establish new 
fees or fee increases for commercial activities, in-
cluding leases, on Federal lands administered by the 
Secretary. Such fee or fee increases shall apply to 
any commercial activity, including leases, in effect 
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on the date final regulations are promulgated under 
this subsection or thereafter. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of fees shall, in ag-
gregate, result in the receipt by the United States of 
a total of not less than $100,000,000 annually for 
fiscal years 2008 through 2017. 
(3) OFFSETTING RECEIPTS.—New fees or the 
portion of revenue generated from increased fees re-
ceived by the United States under this section shall 
be treated as offsetting receipts for the purposes of 
this Act. 
(4) DEPOSIT
OF
AMOUNTS
INTO
FUND.— 
Amounts received by the United States as fees under 
this section shall be deposited into the Fund. 
SEC. 4. PROGRAM ALLOCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each fiscal year, the Administra-
tion’s annual budget submission for the Department of the 
Interior shall include a list of proposals which shall be 
known as National Park Centennial Proposals. The Sec-
retary shall establish a standard process for developing the 
list that shall encourage input from both the public and 
a broad cross-section of employees at every level of the 
National Park Service. The list— 
(1) shall include proposals having an aggregate 
cost equal to the unobligated amount in the Fund; 
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(2) shall include only proposals consistent with 
National Park Service policies and adopted park 
planning documents; 
(3) may include proposals which focus on indi-
vidual units of the National Park System, clusters of 
units of the National Park System, a region or re-
gions of the National Park System, the National 
Park System in its entirety, or any program admin-
istered by the National Park Service; 
(4) shall cumulatively represent a nationwide 
array of proposals that is diverse geographically, in 
size, scope, magnitude, theme, and variety under the 
initiatives described in subsection (b); 
(5) shall include only proposals demonstrating 
long-term viability beyond receipts from the Fund; 
and 
(6) shall include only proposals meeting the re-
quirements of one or more of the initiatives set forth 
in subsection (b). 
(b) NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL INITIATIVES.— 
The requirements referred to in subsection (a)(6) are as 
follows: 
(1) EDUCATION IN PARKS CENTENNIAL INITIA-
TIVE.—Proposals for the ‘‘Education in Parks Cen-
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tennial Initiative’’ shall meet the following require-
ments: 
(A) Each proposal shall be designed to in-
crease National Park-based educational oppor-
tunities for persons under 18 years of age, par-
ticularly those from populations historically 
underrepresented among visitors to units of the 
National Park System. 
(B) Priority shall be given to proposals de-
signed to bring persons under 18 years of age 
into units of the National Park System in per-
son. 
(C) Each proposal shall include strategies 
for encouraging young people to become lifelong 
advocates for National Parks. 
(D) Proposals shall be developed in con-
sultation with the leadership of educational and 
youth organizations expected to participate in 
the proposed initiative. 
(2) DIVERSITY IN PARKS CENTENNIAL INITIA-
TIVE.— 
(A) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives 
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and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate a report detailing a serv-
ice-wide strategy for increasing diversity among 
both National Park Service employees and visi-
tors to units of the National Park System. 
(B) PROPOSALS.—Proposals for the ‘‘Di-
versity in Parks Centennial Initiative’’ shall 
meet the following requirements: 
(i) Each proposal shall be based on 
recommendations contained in the report 
required in subparagraph (A). 
(ii) Each proposal shall be designed to 
make National Park Service employees, at 
all levels, and visitors to units of the Na-
tional Park System reflect the diversity of 
the population of the United States. 
(3) SUPPORTING
PARK
PROFESSIONALS
CEN-
TENNIAL
INITIATIVE.—Proposals for the ‘‘Sup-
porting Park Professionals Centennial Initiative’’ 
shall meet the following requirements: 
(A) Each proposal shall provide specific 
opportunities for National Park Service employ-
ees, at all levels, to participate in professional 
career development. 
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(B) Proposals may include National Park 
Service-designed, internal professional develop-
ment programs. 
(C) Proposals may also be designed to fa-
cilitate participation in external professional de-
velopment programs or established courses of 
study by National Park Service employees. 
(4) ENVIRONMENTAL
LEADERSHIP
CENTEN-
NIAL
INITIATIVE.—Proposals for the ‘‘Environ-
mental Leadership Centennial Initiative’’ shall meet 
the following requirements: 
(A) Each proposal shall be designed to re-
duce harmful emissions, conserve energy and 
water resources and reduce solid waste produc-
tion within units of the National Park System. 
(B) Each proposal shall include strategies 
for educating the public regarding Environ-
mental Leadership projects and their results. 
(C) Priority shall be given to proposals 
with the potential to spread technological ad-
vances to other Federal agencies or to the pri-
vate sector. 
(5) NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION CENTEN-
NIAL INITIATIVE.—Proposals for the ‘‘Natural Re-
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source Protection Centennial Initiative’’ shall meet 
the following requirements: 
(A) Each proposal shall be designed to re-
store or conserve native ecosystems within units 
of the National Park System. 
(B) Priority shall be given to proposals de-
signed to control invasive species. 
(6) LINE ITEM CONSTRUCTION.—The President 
may submit proposals for projects prioritized in the 
existing National Park Service Line Item Construc-
tion Program for funding from the Fund. These pro-
posals shall have all environmental compliance and 
administrative approvals in place before or during 
the fiscal year for which funds are sought. 
(c) FUNDING.—In each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2018, unobligated amounts in the Fund shall be available 
without further appropriation only for Projects approved 
in Acts of appropriation for the Department of the Inte-
rior. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION
OF FUNDS.—In each of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2018, unobligated amounts in the 
Fund shall be appropriated among the 6 initiatives in sub-
section (b) as follows: 
(1) 10 percent for projects under the Diversity 
in Parks Centennial Initiative. 
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(2) 10 percent for projects under the Support 
for Park Professionals Centennial Initiative. 
(3) 10 percent for projects under the Environ-
mental Leadership Centennial Initiative. 
(4) 10 percent for projects under the Natural 
Resource Protection Centennial Initiative. 
(5) 30 percent for projects under the Education 
in Parks Centennial Initiative. 
(6) 30 percent for Centennial projects under 
the Line Item Construction Program. 
SEC. 5. PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept funds 
for any Project pursuant to section 1 of the Act of June 
5, 1920 (16 U.S.C. 6). 
(b) NO CONTINGENCY.—Receipt or expenditure of 
Federal funding for Projects shall not be contingent on 
receipt of non-Federal funds. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—To the extent that 
private organizations or individuals are to participate in 
or contribute to any Project, the terms and conditions of 
that participation or contribution shall be governed by Na-
tional Park Service Directors Order #21, ‘‘Donations and 
Fundraising’’, as in force on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 6. EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION. 
The actions of all employees of the National Park 
Service with regard to any Project shall be governed by 
National Park Service Director’s Order #21, ‘‘Donations 
and Fundraising’’, as in force on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 7. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. 
Amounts made available from the Fund shall supple-
ment rather than replace annual expenditures by the Na-
tional Park Service, including authorized expenditures 
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Na-
tional Park Service Line Item Construction Program. The 
National Park Service shall maintain adequate, permanent 
staffing levels and permanent staff shall not be replaced 
with nonpermanent employees hired to carry out this Act 
or Projects carried out with funds provided under this Act. 
SEC. 8. REPORTS. 
For each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2009, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes the following: 
(1) A detailed accounting of all expenditures 
from the Fund, including a detailed accounting of 
any private contributions, either in cash or in kind, 
to any Project. 
(2) A statement of whether the National Park 
Service has maintained adequate, permanent staffing 
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levels and what nonpermanent and permanent staff 
have been hired to carry out this Act or Projects 
carried out with funds provided under this Act. 
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