Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

Bill: 115-hr-6510
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2018-07-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Charitable contributions

Coal

Department of the Interior

Educational facilities and institutions

Energy revenues and royalties

Executive agency funding and structure

Government trust funds

Historic sites and heritage areas

Indian social and development programs

Legislative rules and procedure

Minority education

Oil and gas

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 875.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act</b></p> This bill establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund and requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund. <p> Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6510 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2018 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Simpson , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Stivers , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Cook , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Webster of Florida , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Gianforte , Mr. Welch , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Cole , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Hurd , Ms. Meng , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Costa , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Kind , Mrs. Love , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Amodei , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Stewart , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Ms. DeGette , Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Handel , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Upton , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mrs. Comstock , Mr. Visclosky , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Turner , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Bonamici , and Mr. Nolan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce , and Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Education, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act . 2. National Park Service and Public Lands 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 and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund (referred to in this section as the Fund ). (b) Deposits (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, there shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent of all energy development revenues due and payable to the United States from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on Federal land and water that are not otherwise credited, covered, or deposited under Federal law. (2) Maximum amount The amount deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $1,300,000,000 for any fiscal year. (3) Effect on other revenues Nothing in this section affects the disposition of revenues that— (A) are due to the United States, special funds, trust funds, or States from mineral and energy development on Federal land and water; or (B) have been otherwise appropriated under Federal law, including the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432 ), the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code. (c) Availability of funds Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation. (d) Investment of amounts (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest any portion of the Fund that is not, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, required to meet the current needs of the Fund. (2) Requirement An investment requested under paragraph (1) shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in a public debt security— (A) with a maturity suitable to the needs of the Fund, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) bearing interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturity. (3) Credits to fund The income on investments of the Fund under this subsection shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund. (e) Use of funds Amounts in the Fund shall be used as follows: (1) 80 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to the Director of the National Park Service for high-priority deferred maintenance needs, as determined by the Director, of which— (A) 65 percent shall be allocated for projects that are not eligible for the funding described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) for the repair and rehabilitation of assets, including— (i) historic structures, facilities, and other historic assets; (ii) 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 (iii) visitor facilities, water and utility systems, and employee housing; and (B) 35 percent shall be allocated to road, bridge, tunnel, or other transportation-related projects that may be eligible for funding made available to the Director of the National Park Service through— (i) the transportation program under section 203 of title 23; or (ii) any similar Federal land highway program administered by the Secretary of Transportation. (2) 10 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for purposes of addressing the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog. (3) 5 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management for the purposes of addressing the public access and recreation backlog. (4) 5 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the purposes of addressing the Bureau of Indian Education school construction and deferred maintenance backlogs. (f) 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, maintenance, and construction needs of the entities for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under subsection (e). (g) Submission of annual proposal As part of the annual budget submission of each entity for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under subsection (e), such entity shall submit a prioritized list of deferred maintenance projects or backlog projects proposed to be funded by amounts in the Fund during the fiscal year for which the budget submission is made 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 ). (h) Congressional approval After review of each list submitted under subsection (g), the Committees may provide for the allocation of amounts derived from the Fund with respect to such list. (i) 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 entity for that fiscal year, the list submitted under subsection (g) 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, each entity for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under subsection (e) shall not obligate funds to any project contained in a list submitted under subsection (g) for that fiscal year until the date of enactment of a law making appropriations for such entity that is not a continuing resolution; or (B) more than 120 days, each project contained in a list submitted under subsection (g) for that fiscal year shall be considered approved, unless otherwise provided in the continuing resolution or resolutions. (j) Public donations (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the National Park Service, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs may accept public cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts— (A) to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the public access and recreation backlog of the Bureau of Land Management, and the school construction backlog of the Bureau of Indian Education, respectively; and (B) to encourage relevant public-private partnerships. (2) Credits to fund Any cash donations accepted under paragraph (1) shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund. (3) Reporting Each donation received under paragraph (1) that is used for, or directly related to, the reduction of the deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the public access and recreation backlog of the Bureau of Land Management, and the school construction backlog of the Bureau of Indian Education, shall be included with the annual budget submission of the President to Congress.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 875 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6510 [Report No. 115–1088, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2018 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Simpson , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Stivers , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Cook , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Webster of Florida , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Gianforte , Mr. Welch , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Cole , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Hurd , Ms. Meng , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Costa , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Kind , Mrs. Love , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Amodei , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Stewart , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Ms. DeGette , Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Handel , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Upton , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mrs. Comstock , Mr. Visclosky , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Turner , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Bonamici , and Mr. Nolan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce , and Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned December 20, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic December 20, 2018 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged December 20, 2018 Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended through December 28, 2018 December 28, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mr. Katko , Mr. Hill , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Vela , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Hastings , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Takano , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Sablan , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Knight , Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Sessions , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Lee , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Messer , Mrs. Mimi Walters of California , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Jeffries , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Faso , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Neal , Mr. Clay , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mrs. Demings , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Royce of California , Mr. Ross , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Sires , Mr. Crist , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Aguilar , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Donovan , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Soto , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Delaney , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Peters , Mr. Kihuen , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Huffman , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Gallagher , Mr. Rothfus , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Himes , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Poliquin , Mr. O'Halleran , Ms. DelBene , Mrs. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Courtney , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Payne , Mr. Polis , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Cooper , Ms. Titus , Mr. Barr , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Ms. Granger , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Emmer , Mr. Biggs , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Walden , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Heck , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mrs. Torres , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Long , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Keating , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Peterson , Mr. Rush , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Babin , Mr. Blum , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Engel , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Lamb , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida , Mr. Mooney of West Virginia , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Marino , Mr. Evans , Mr. Trott , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Sarbanes , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Garrett , Mr. LaHood , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Budd , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Ferguson , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Barragán , and Mr. Allen December 28, 2018 Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 25, 2018 A BILL To establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Education, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act . 2. National Park Service and Public Lands 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 and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund (referred to in this section as the Fund ). (b) Deposits (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, there shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent of all energy development revenues due and payable to the United States from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on Federal land and water that would otherwise be credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts under Federal law. (2) Maximum amount The amount deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $1,300,000,000 for any fiscal year. (3) Effect on other revenues Nothing in this section affects the disposition under Federal law, including the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432 ), the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, of energy development revenues— (A) to special funds, trust funds, or States; or (B) that have been otherwise appropriated under Federal law. (c) Availability of funds Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation. (d) Investment of amounts (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest any portion of the Fund that is not, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, required to meet the current needs of the Fund. (2) Requirement An investment requested under paragraph (1) shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in a public debt security— (A) with a maturity suitable to the needs of the Fund, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) bearing interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturity. (3) Credits to fund The income on investments of the Fund under this subsection shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund. (e) Use of funds Amounts in the Fund shall be used as follows: (1) 80 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated for priority deferred maintenance projects, including other infrastructure deficiencies directly related to such deferred maintenance projects, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the National Park Service, with the goal of ensuring overall parity between amounts allocated to transportation and non-transportation projects. (2) 10 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated for purposes of addressing the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (3) 5 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated for the purposes of addressing the public access and recreation backlog on public lands, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. (4) 5 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be for the purposes of addressing the Bureau of Indian Education school construction and deferred maintenance backlogs, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education. (f) Limit on use of funds No more than 10 percent of the amounts in the Fund may be used for administrative costs incurred in implementing this Act. (g) Prohibited use of funds No amounts in the Fund shall be used— (1) for land acquisition; (2) to supplant discretionary funding made available for the annually recurring facility operations, maintenance, and construction needs of the entities for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under subsection (e); or (3) for performance awards for Federal employees who are employed in implementing this Act. (h) Submission to Congress The Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources in the House of Representatives, with the annual budget submission of the President, a list of projects for which the amounts in the Fund are allocated under this section, including a description of each such project. (i) Public donations (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the National Park Service, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs may accept public cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts— (A) to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the public access and recreation backlog of the Bureau of Land Management, and the school construction backlog of the Bureau of Indian Education, respectively; and (B) to encourage relevant public-private partnerships. (2) Credits to fund Any cash donations accepted under paragraph (1) shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund. (3) Reporting Each donation received under paragraph (1) that is used for, or directly related to, the reduction of the deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the public access and recreation backlog of the Bureau of Land Management, and the school construction backlog of the Bureau of Indian Education, shall be included with the annual budget submission of the President to Congress.

December 28, 2018 Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed