To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-1561
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2013-04-15
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property

Historic sites and heritage areas

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site administered by the NPS if such project: (1) is conducted within the agency's existing budget, (2) is subject to a 50% non-federal cost sharing requirement, and (3) is conducted for a unit of the NPS which has the authority to establish a support facility outside the park's boundary. </p> <p>Allows the NPS to operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for such a Site: (1) to carry out the duties associated with the administration and support of such Site, and (2) only in situations where there is an agreement between the Secretary and the commissioners of the county or parish in which the facility is located. </p>

action_date: 2014-12-22
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site administered by the NPS if such project: (1) is conducted within the agency's existing budget, (2) is subject to a 50% non-federal cost sharing requirement, and (3) is conducted for a unit of the NPS which has the authority to establish a support facility outside the park's boundary. </p> <p>Allows the NPS to operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for such a Site: (1) to carry out the duties associated with the administration and support of such Site, and (2) only in situations where there is an agreement between the Secretary and the commissioners of the county or parish in which the facility is located. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1561 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2013 Mr. Gardner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

1. Improvement, operation, and use of support facilities (a) Improvement The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, may make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site administered by the National Park Service if the project— (1) is conducted within the agency’s existing budget; (2) is subject to a 50-percent non-Federal cost sharing requirement; and (3) is conducted for a unit of the National Park System which has authority to establish a support facility outside the park boundary. (b) Operation and use The National Park Service may operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site— (1) to carry out duties associated with administering and supporting the National Historic Site; and (2) only in situations where there is an agreement between the Secretary of Interior and the commissioners of the County or Parish in which the support facility is located.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 522 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1561 [Report No. 113–691] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2013 Mr. Gardner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 22, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

1. Improvement, operation, and use of support facilities (a) Improvement The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, may make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site administered by the National Park Service if the project— (1) is conducted within the agency’s existing budget; (2) is subject to a 50-percent non-Federal cost sharing requirement; and (3) is conducted for a unit of the National Park System which has authority to establish a support facility outside the park boundary. (b) Operation and use The National Park Service may operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site— (1) to carry out duties associated with administering and supporting the National Historic Site; and (2) only in situations where there is an agreement between the Secretary of Interior and the commissioners of the County or Parish in which the support facility is located.

December 22, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed