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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2382
To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to improving transportation 
in the national parks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. HOLT, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 
California, Mr. STARK, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE 
of Texas, and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to improving 
transportation in the national parks.
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 ‘‘Transit in Parks Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSIT IN PARKS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5315 
the following:
‘‘§ 5316. Transit in parks 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of the Transit in Parks 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Transportation shall enter into a memorandum of 
understanding to establish a transit in parks pro-
gram in accordance with the provisions of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program 
shall be to encourage and promote the development 
of transportation systems described in section 
5301(a) within units of the National Park System to 
improve visitor mobility and enjoyment, reduce pol-
lution and congestion, and enhance resource protec-
tion through the use of transit. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—The program 
shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in 
conjunction with the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS OF PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the program shall provide for the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Development of transportation plans 
and programs for units of the National Park 
System by the Secretary of the Interior instead
of a metropolitan planning organization in ac-
cordance with sections 5303(a) and 5303(b). 
‘‘(B) Development of a long-range trans-
portation plan for such units by the Secretary 
of the Interior instead of a metropolitan plan-
ning organization in accordance with section 
5303(f). 
‘‘(C) The making of contracts and grants 
by the Secretary of Transportation to the Sec-
retary of the Interior for planning, engineering, 
design, and evaluation of mass transportation 
projects in such units, and for technical studies, 
in accordance with section 5303(g). 
‘‘(D) Development and updating of a 
transportation improvement program for such 
units, and the selection and carrying out of 
projects in such units, by the Secretary of the 
Interior instead of a metropolitan planning or-
ganization in accordance with section 5304; ex-
cept that any transportation improvement pro-
gram developed under section 204(a) of title 23 
for such unit shall be treated as meeting the re-
quirement of this subparagraph until the Sec-
retary of the Interior provides otherwise and 
the approval required by section 5304(a) shall
only be the approval of the Secretary of the In-
terior. 
‘‘(E) The making of grants by the Sec-
retary of Transportation to the Secretary of the 
Interior for capital projects by financing the 
planning and improvement costs of equipment, 
facilities, and associated capital maintenance in 
mass transportation for such units in accord-
ance with subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of 
section 5307; except that the Secretary of the 
Interior shall serve as the designated recipient 
for the purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such 
section. 
‘‘(F) The making of grants by the Sec-
retary of Transportation to the Secretary of the 
Interior for capital investment as described in 
subsection (a) of section 5309 in accordance 
with subsections (a), (d), and (e) of such sec-
tion, (other than subsections (e)(1)(C) and 
(e)(4), relating to local financial commitment). 
‘‘(G) Projects for bicycle access in accord-
ance with the first sentence of section 5319. 
‘‘(H) The making of contracts and grants 
by the Secretary of Transportation to the Sec-
retary of the Interior for crime prevention and 
security in accordance with section 5321. 
‘‘(I) The making of contracts and grants 
by the Secretary of Transportation to the Sec-
retary of the Interior for human resources pro-
grams in accordance with section 5322. 
‘‘(J) Grants under the program may be 
used to pay the operating cost of equipment 
and facilities used in mass transportation for 
such units. 
‘‘(K) Projects for which grants may be 
made under the program may include turnkey 
system projects under section 5326. 
‘‘(L) Labor protection in accordance with 
section 5333. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The memorandum of un-
derstanding entered into under subsection (a) shall 
limit or modify the applicability of the provisions re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) to the program to the ex-
tent necessary to carry out the objectives of this sec-
tion and to be compatible with the laws and regula-
tions governing units of the National Park System. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any project or activity carried out under this sec-
tion shall be 100 percent.
‘‘(c) MASS TRANSPORTATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion and for purposes of the program carried out under 
this section, the term ‘mass transportation’ means trans-
portation by a conveyance that provides regular and con-
tinuing general or special transportation to the public, but 
does not include school bus or charter transportation. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION
ON APPLICABILITY.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this section, the other provisions of 
this chapter (other than sections 5302 and 5338) shall 
not apply to this section and the program carried out 
under this section. 
‘‘(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as superseding, amending, modifying or re-
pealing any provision of law applicable to units of the Na-
tional Park System.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 5315 the following:
‘‘5316. Transit in parks.’’.
SEC. 3. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) TRANSIT IN PARKS.—There shall be available 
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
2010 to carry out section 5316.’’. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Section 5338(g)(1) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘or (f)(2)(A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(f)(2)(A), or (j)’’. 
(c) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Section 5338(i) of 
such title is amended—
(1) by striking the 1st comma; and 
(2) by striking the 2nd comma and inserting 
‘‘and subsection (j)’’.
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