PACTS Act

Bill: 117-hr-6442
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2022-01-20
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Intergovernmental relations

Parks, recreation areas, trails

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-07
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-01-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Partnership Agreements Creating Tangible Savings Act or the PACTS Act</strong></p> <p>This bill revises provisions permitting cooperative management agreements between the National Park Service and other governmental entities regarding management of park areas. Specifically, the bill (1) allows tribal governments and quasi-governmental entities to enter agreements, and (2) eliminates the requirement that the nonfederal park areas be adjacent or near to National Park System units.</p>

action_date: 2022-12-07
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Partnership Agreements Creating Tangible Savings Act or the PACTS Act</strong></p> <p>This bill revises provisions permitting cooperative management agreements between the National Park Service and other governmental entities regarding management of park areas.</p> <p> Specifically, the bill (1) allows tribal governments, public universities, public utilities, or quasi-governmental entities to enter agreements; and (2) eliminates the requirement that the nonfederal park areas be adjacent or near to National Park System units.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6442 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2022 Mr. Fulcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, to include Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental entities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Partnership Agreements Creating Tangible Savings Act or the PACTS Act . 2. Cooperative management agreements Section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking agreement with a State or local government agency to provide for the cooperative management of the Federal and State or local park areas where a System unit is located adjacent to or near a State or local park area, and and inserting agreement with a State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity to provide for the cooperative management of Federal, State, local, or Tribal park areas where ; and (B) by striking between the Service and a State or local government agency of a portion of either the System unit or State or local park will allow for more effective and efficient management of the System unit and State or local park and inserting between the Service and a State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity of a portion of either the System unit or State, local, Tribal, or quasi-governmental entity land will allow for more effective and efficient management of such System unit or such land ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking provide to a State and all that follows through land and inserting provide to a State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity goods and services to be used by the Secretary and the State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity in the cooperative management of lands and waters ; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking a Federal, State, or local employee for work on any Federal, State, or local and inserting an employee of a Federal, State, or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity, for work on any Federal, State, local, Tribal, or quasi-governmental entity land ; and (B) by striking by the Secretary and the State or local agency and inserting by the Secretary and the State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 434 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6442 [Report No. 117–601] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2022 Mr. Fulcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 7, 2022 Additional sponsors: Mr. Newhouse and Mr. LaMalfa December 7, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 20, 2022 A BILL To amend section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, to include Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental entities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Partnership Agreements Creating Tangible Savings Act or the PACTS Act . 2. Cooperative management agreements Section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking agreement with a State or local government agency to provide for the cooperative management of the Federal and State or local park areas where a System unit is located adjacent to or near a State or local park area, and and inserting agreement with a State or local agency, Tribal Government, public university, public utility, or quasi-governmental entity to provide for the cooperative management of Federal, State, local, or Tribal park areas where ; and (B) by striking between the Service and a State or local government agency of a portion of either the System unit or State or local park will allow for more effective and efficient management of the System unit and State or local park and inserting between the Service and a State or local agency, Tribal Government, public university, public utility, or quasi-governmental entity of a portion of either the System unit or State, local, Tribal, or quasi-governmental entity land will allow for more effective and efficient management of such System unit or such land ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking provide to a State and all that follows through land and inserting provide to a State or local agency, Tribal Government, public university, public utility, or quasi-governmental entity goods and services to be used by the Secretary and the State or local agency, Tribal Government, public university, public utility, or quasi-governmental entity in the cooperative management of lands and waters ; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking a Federal, State, or local employee for work on any Federal, State, or local and inserting an employee of a Federal, State, or local agency, Tribal Government, public university, public utility, or quasi-governmental entity, for work on any Federal, State, local, Tribal, or quasi-governmental entity ; and (B) by striking by the Secretary and the State or local agency and inserting by the Secretary and the State or local agency, Tribal Government, public university, public utility, or quasi-governmental entity .

December 7, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed