National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-751
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2017-03-28
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Charitable contributions

Congressional oversight

Department of the Interior

Energy revenues and royalties

Executive agency funding and structure

Government trust funds

Mining

Oil and gas

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Public-private cooperation

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill: (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires specified amounts of federal mineral revenues that are not otherwise credited, covered, or deposited pursuant to federal law to be deposited into such fund each fiscal year through FY2047. </p> <p>Amounts in the fund shall be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service (NPS) as follows:</p> <ul> <li>20% shall be allocated to transportation-related projects that may be eligible for funding made available to the NPS through the federal lands transportation program or any similar federal land highway program administered by the Department of Transportation; and </li> <li>80% shall be allocated for the repair and rehabilitation of assets for certain projects that are not eligible for funding under such programs, including historic assets, nonhistoric assets related to visitor access, health and safety, and recreation, and visitor facilities, water and utility systems, and employee housing. </li> </ul> <p>No fund amounts may be used by the NPS to acquire land or to supplant discretionary funding made available for annually recurring facility operations and maintenance needs. </p> <p>As part of its annual budget submission, the NPS shall submit a prioritized list of deferred maintenance projects proposed to be funded by such fund during the fiscal year. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 751 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2017 Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Portman , Mr. King , and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 . 2. National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund (a) In general Chapter 1049 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 104908. National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund (a) In general There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund (referred to in this section as the Fund ). (b) Deposits At the beginning of each applicable fiscal year, there shall be deposited in the Fund from mineral revenues due and payable to the United States that are not otherwise credited, covered, or deposited under Federal law— (1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020; (2) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023; (3) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and (4) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2047. (c) Availability of funds (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available to the Service for expenditure without further appropriation. (2) Unobligated amounts Any amounts not obligated by the date that is 2 years after the date on which the amounts are first available shall be credited to miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. (d) Use of funds Amounts in the Fund shall be used for the high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the Service, as determined by the Director, as follows: (1) 80 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated for projects that are not eligible for the funding described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) for the repair and rehabilitation of assets, including— (A) historic structures, facilities, and other historic assets; (B) nonhistoric assets that relate directly to visitor— (i) access, including making facilities accessible to visitors with disabilities; (ii) health and safety; and (iii) recreation; and (C) visitor facilities, water and utility systems, and employee housing. (2) 20 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to road, bridge, tunnel, or other transportation-related projects that may be eligible for funding made available to the Service through— (A) the transportation program under section 203 of title 23; or (B) any similar Federal land highway program administered by the Secretary of Transportation. (e) Prohibited use of funds No amounts in the Fund shall be used— (1) for land acquisition; or (2) to supplant discretionary funding made available for the annually recurring facility operations and maintenance needs of the Service. (f) Submission of annual proposal As part of the annual budget submission of the Service to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate (referred to in this section as the Committees ), the Service shall submit a prioritized list of deferred maintenance projects proposed to be funded by amounts in the Fund during the fiscal year for which the budget submission is made. (g) Congressional review After review of the list submitted under subsection (f), the Committees may provide for the allocation of amounts derived from the Fund. (h) Project approval (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), if, before the beginning of a fiscal year, the Committees do not alter the allocation of funds proposed by the Service for that fiscal year, the list submitted under subsection (f) for that fiscal year shall be considered approved. (2) Continuing resolution If, before the beginning of a fiscal year, there is enacted a continuing resolution or resolutions for a period of— (A) less than or equal to 120 days, the Service shall not commit funds to any proposed high-priority deferred maintenance project until the date of enactment of a law making appropriations for the Service that is not a continuing resolution; or (B) more than 120 days, the list submitted under subsection (f) for that fiscal year shall be considered approved, unless otherwise provided in the continuing resolution or resolutions. (i) Public donations To encourage public-private partnerships that will reduce the overall deferred maintenance costs to the Service, the Secretary and the Director may accept public cash or in-kind donations by including on each list submitted to Congress under subsection (f) after the date of enactment of this section each project, regardless of the priority ranking of the project, that costs— (1) less than $2,000,000, with at least a 33-percent non-Federal cost-share component; or (2) equal to or more than $2,000,000, with at least a 25-percent non-Federal cost-share component. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 1049 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 104908. National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund. .