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Question: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the historical significance of the 52-mile Going-to-
        the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana, is recognized 
        by its--
                    (A) listing on the National Register of Historic 
                Places in 1983;
                    (B) designation as a National Historic Engineering 
                Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 
                1985; and
                    (C) designation as a National Historic Landmark in 
                1997;
            (2) in 1997, recommendations of the Federal Highway 
        Administration concerning, and an engineering study of, the 
        Road verified significant structural damage to the Road has 
        occurred since the Road opened in 1932;
            (3) infrastructure at most of the developed areas in the 
        Park is inadequate for cold-season (fall, winter, and spring) 
        operation, and maintenance backlog needs exist for normal 
        summer operation;
            (4) the Many Glacier Hotel and Lake McDonald Lodge are on 
        the National Register of Historic Places and are National 
        Historic Landmarks;
            (5) other accommodations operated by the concessionaire 
        that have possessory interest and are listed on the National 
        Register of Historic Places are the Rising Sun Motor Inn and 
        Swiftcurrent Motel;
            (6) the historic hotels in the Park, operated under 
        concession agreements with the National Park Service, are 
        essential for public use and enjoyment of the Park;
            (7) visitors to the Park deserve safe hotels in the Park 
        that meet basic needs and expectations;
            (8) the historic hotels in the Park have deteriorated 
        significantly and need substantial repair;
            (9) repairs of the hotels in the Park have been deferred 
        for so long that, absent any changes to the Federal law 
        governing concessionaires and the availability of historic tax 
        credits for up to 39.5 years, the remodeling costs for the 
        hotels exceed the capacity of the hotel concessionaire to 
        finance the repairs with hotel revenues;
            (10) the remodeling costs of Park hotels are so high that 
        the concessionaire will need to finance the cost of those 
        repairs by borrowing the remodeling expenses and repaying them 
        over time out of net hotel income, which by current law is 
        limited to 20-year concession agreements;
            (11) the season of operation for hotels is about 4 months 
        because the developed areas of the Park lack--
                    (A) water, sewer, and fire protection systems that 
                can operate in freezing conditions;
                    (B) building insulation; and
                    (C) heating systems;
            (12) because of many factors, including the high projected 
        costs of remodeling, the relatively short tourist season in the 
        Park, and the requirement that concession agreements may not 
        exceed 20 years, concessionaires are unable to carry out the 
        scope of remodeling that is needed for the hotels in the Park;
            (13) the National Park Service Concessions Management 
        Improvement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5951 et seq.) is based on 
        sound principles and is achieving its basic purposes, but there 
        appear to be selected instances in which the National Park 
        Service needs additional authority to conduct demonstration 
        projects; and
            (14) a demonstration project is needed to carry out repairs 
        of the historic hotels in the Park.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Going-to-
        the-Sun Road Citizens' Advisory Committee.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means Glacier National Park, 
        Montana.
            (3) Road.--The term ``Road'' means Going-to-the-Sun Road, 
        located in the Park.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD FEASIBILITY STUDY AND REHABILITATION 
              PLAN.

    (a) Feasibility Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2001, the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall complete a 
        feasibility study for rehabilitation of the Road.
            (2) Inclusions.--The feasibility study shall include--
                    (A) alternative plans for rehabilitation of the 
                Road, including--
                            (i) a ranking of the feasibility of each 
                        plan;
                            (ii) an estimate of the length of time 
                        necessary to complete each plan;
                            (iii) a description of which mitigation 
                        efforts would be used to preserve resources and 
                        minimize adverse economic effects of each plan;
                            (iv) an analysis of the costs and benefits 
                        of each plan;
                            (v) an estimate of the cost of each plan;
                    (B) an analysis of long-term maintenance needs, 
                standards, and schedules for the Road, alternatives to 
                accomplish the work, maintenance staff needs, and 
                associated cost estimates; and
                    (C) a complete environmental analysis that meets 
                any applicable requirement of--
                            (i) the National Environmental Policy Act 
                        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                            (ii) the National Historic Preservation Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); and
                            (iii) any other applicable law.
            (3) Submission.--Not later than 30 days after completion of 
        the feasibility study, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Resources in the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate a copy 
        of the study.
    (b) Rehabilitation Plan.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after completing 
        the study and environmental analysis under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) consider the recommendations of the Committee;
                    (B) make any decision documented in the 
                environmental analysis process; and
                    (C) select and implement a rehabilitation plan for 
                the Road.
            (2) Authorized actions.--In implementing a rehabilitation 
        plan under this subsection, the Secretary may--
                    (A) use funds to--
                            (i) rehabilitate the Road; and
                            (ii) carry out transportation system 
                        improvements or impact mitigation activities 
                        outside the Park, if recommended in the 
                        feasibility study and by the Committee; and
                    (B) seek funding for any long-term maintenance 
                needs identified in the feasibility study.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Secretary to implement the 
        rehabilitation plan (including the cost of any necessary 
        environmental or cultural documentation and monitoring), 
        $200,000,000.
    (c) Continuation of Maintenance.--Nothing in this section affects 
the duty of the Secretary to continue the program in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act to preserve, maintain, and 
address safety concerns relating to the Road.

SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE OF UTILITY
              SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after funds are made 
available under this section, the Secretary shall begin the upgrade and 
continue the maintenance of utility systems that serve the Park and 
facilities relating to the Park.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section, $20,000,000.

SEC. 5. HOTEL REHABILITATION.

    (a) Competitive Leases of Property.--Notwithstanding section 3(k) 
of Public Law 91-383 (commonly known as the ``National Park System 
General Authorities Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1a-2) or any other provision of 
law, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may enter into a 
competitive lease of Federal property in the Park under which a lessee 
may provide visitor services to visitors to the area.
    (b) Mandatory Conditions of Leases.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a lease 
        under subsection (a) only after determining that the provision 
        of visitor services--
                    (A) is necessary and appropriate for the 
                accommodation of visitors to the Park, taking into 
                consideration the value of providing additional visitor 
                services (including conference facilities) for groups 
                of visitors in the early spring and late fall months, 
                especially as those additional services may provide 
                extra revenue needed to finance improvements for the 
                historic hotels in Glacier National Park; and
                    (B) is consistent with section 402 of the National 
                Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 
                1998 (16 U.S.C. 5952).
            (2) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall include in a 
        lease under this subsection appropriate terms and conditions to 
        ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that--
                    (A) any visitor service provided is--
                            (i) adequate; and
                            (ii) available at a reasonable rate--
                                    (I) to be approved by the Secretary 
                                in accordance with section 406 of the 
                                National Park Service Concessions 
                                Management Improvement Act of 1998 (16 
                                U.S.C. 5951 et seq.); and
                                    (II) that may be at such a level as 
                                to allow any investment in capital 
                                improvements for visitor services to be 
                                recovered within a reasonable amount of 
                                time by the concessionaire that 
                                financed the improvements;
                    (B) the leased property will be properly maintained 
                by the lessee, and, with respect to historic property 
                that may be leased, preserved, and maintained in a 
                manner consistent with the historic character of the 
                property, as determined by the Secretary; and
                    (C) assure the lessee of adequate protection 
                against any loss of investment in an improvement to 
                real property that the lessee may make to the leased 
                property (including an obligation of the United States 
                to compensate the lessee for any loss of investment in 
                an improvement to real property in any circumstances 
                that the Secretary determines to be prudent).
    (c) Leasehold Surrender Value.--In any contract for improvements, 
the Secretary shall recognize the leasehold surrender value of any 
existing lease that the Secretary may require to be surrendered in any 
action that is associated with approving an improvement to visitor 
services under this section.

Answer: Directs the Secretary to upgrade and continue the maintenance of utility systems which service the Park and its related facilities. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into competitive leases of federally-owned property in the Park under which the lessee will be authorized to provide visitor services (including a hotel), subject to specified conditions.


Question: SECTION 1. PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized 
        agency of the United Nations, charged with coordinating health 
        efforts within the United Nations system. The World Health 
        Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of the WHO, which 
        convenes annually in May to set the policies and priorities of 
        the organization. Statehood is not a requirement for attendance 
        at the WHA, and numerous observers, including non-members and 
        non-governmental organizations, attended the most recent WHA in 
        May 2017.
            (2) Taiwan began seeking to participate in the WHO as an 
        observer in 1997. In 2009, with strong support from successive 
        United States Administrations, Congress, and like-minded WHO 
        Member States, and during a period of improved Cross-Strait 
        relations, Taiwan received an invitation to attend the WHA as 
        an observer under the name ``Chinese Taipei''. Taiwan received 
        the same invitation each year until 2016, when following the 
        election of President Tsai-Ing Wen of the Democratic 
        Progressive Party, Taiwan's engagement in the international 
        community began facing increased resistance from the People's 
        Republic of China (PRC). Taiwan's invitation to the 2016 WHA 
        was received late and included new language conditioning 
        Taiwan's participation on the PRC's ``one China principle''. In 
        2017, Taiwan did not receive an invitation to the WHA.
            (3) Taiwan remains a model contributor to world health, 
        having provided financial and technical assistance to respond 
        to numerous global health challenges. Taiwan has invested over 
        $6 billion in international medical and humanitarian aid 
        efforts impacting over 80 countries since 1996. In 2014, Taiwan 
        responded to the Ebola crisis by donating $1 million and 
        providing 100,000 sets of personal protective equipment. 
        Through the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, the 
        United States and Taiwan have jointly conducted training 
        programs for experts to combat MERS, Dengue Fever, and Zika. 
        These diseases know no borders, and Taiwan's needless exclusion 
        from global health cooperation increases the dangers presented 
        by global pandemics.
            (4) Taiwan's international engagement has faced increased 
        resistance from the PRC. Taiwan was not invited to the 2016 
        Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization 
        (ICAO), despite participating as a guest at the organization's 
        prior summit in 2013. Taiwan's request to participate in the 
        2016 General Assembly of the International Criminal Police 
        Organization (INTERPOL) was also rejected. In May 2017, PRC 
        delegates disrupted a meeting of the Kimberley Process on 
        conflict diamonds held in Perth, Australia, until delegates 
        from Taiwan were asked to leave. In June 2017, the Republic of 
        Panama granted diplomatic recognition to the PRC, terminating a 
        longstanding diplomatic relationship with Taiwan.
            (5) Congress has established a policy of support for 
        Taiwan's participation in international bodies that address 
        shared transnational challenges, particularly in the WHO. 
        Congress passed H.R. 1794 in the 106th Congress, H.R. 428 in 
        the 107th Congress, and S. 2092 in the 108th Congress to direct 
        the Secretary of State to establish a strategy for, and to 
        report annually to Congress on, efforts to obtain observer 
        status for Taiwan at the WHA. Congress also passed H.R. 1151 in 
        the 113th Congress, directing the Secretary to report on a 
        strategy to gain observer status for Taiwan at the ICAO 
        Assembly, and H.R. 1853 in the 114th Congress, directing the 
        Secretary to report on a strategy to gain observer status for 
        Taiwan at the INTERPOL Assembly. However, in 2016 Taiwan did 
        not receive invitations to attend any of these events as an 
        observer.
    (b) Augmentation of Report Concerning the Participation of Taiwan 
in the World Health Organization.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 1 of Public Law 
        108-235 (118 Stat. 656) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(3) An account of the changes and improvements the 
        Secretary of State has made to the United States plan to 
        endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the World 
        Health Assembly, following any annual meetings of the World 
        Health Assembly at which Taiwan did not obtain observer 
        status.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect and apply beginning with the first report 
        required under subsection


              

         (c) of section 1 of Public Law 108-235 that is submitted after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 9, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Answer:  (Sec. 1) This bill requires the annual reports submitted by the Department of State to Congress concerning the U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly (WHA) held by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, to include an account of the changes and improvements that the State Department has made to such plan following any annual meetings of the WHA at which Taiwan did not obtain such status. 


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds:
            (1) Nationwide, older abandoned or under-used commercial 
        and industrial sites known as brownfields are often overlooked 
        for redevelopment because of real or perceived contamination 
        from past commercial or industrial activities.
            (2) Reuse of these sites often requires site assessment and 
        cleanup, adding costs and uncertainties to the redevelopment 
        process, and prompting many developers to pursue cheaper, less 
        complicated development options on undeveloped sites.
            (3) Industrialized metropolitan areas and small towns alike 
        are affected adversely by these competing pressures, as loss of 
        tax revenues and job opportunities for community residents lead 
        to a deterioration of the urban environment, including the 
        presence of unremediated environmental contamination.
            (4) States have created remedial action programs to allow a 
        person to respond voluntarily to a release or suspected release 
        of hazardous substances at low and medium priority facilities. 
        Such programs have flourished due to the States' ability to 
        streamline duplicative State and Federal regulatory 
        requirements and affect a timely, cost-effective, and 
        environmentally protective cleanup of sites.
            (5) The benefits of State voluntary cleanup programs would 
        be significantly enhanced in the context of a Federal system 
        that encourages Federal-State partnerships, provides legal 
        finality to the cleanup process, and removes Federal 
        requirements for certain procedural permits for cleanups 
        conducted under certified State voluntary cleanup programs.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure the quality of 
State brownfield cleanup and redevelopment efforts by establishing 
Federal criteria for State voluntary cleanup programs and to provide 
certainty by removing the cleanup of eligible brownfield facilities and 
properties remediated through certified State voluntary cleanup 
programs from coverage under certain other Federal laws.

SEC. 3. CERTIFICATION OF STATE VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 
``Administrator'') shall establish, and publish in the Federal 
Register, certification criteria under subsection (d) for State 
programs for the voluntary cleanup of eligible facilities. If a State 
meets the criteria for certification, the Administrator shall certify 
the State to carry out the cleanup program in such State at 
eligible Facilities in lieu of any Federal program that addresses the 
cleanup of such facilities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 or the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act.
    (b) Certification of State Programs.--The Administrator shall 
certify a State program for the voluntary cleanup of eligible 
facilities within 120 days after the Administrator receives adequate 
documentation from the State indicating that the State program meets 
the certification criteria established under subsection (d).
    (c) Federal-State Cooperation and State Certification.--The 
Administrator shall cooperate with the State to ensure that State 
programs continue to meet the terms of the certification issued 
pursuant to subsection (b). The Administrator shall convene annual 
meetings to discuss the status of the State program and to encourage 
continuing dialogue. The Administrator shall notify the State of any 
failure of the State program to continue to meet the certification 
criteria established under subsection (d) and shall assist the State in 
remedying such deficiency. If any such deficiency is substantial and is 
not remedied in a timely manner, the Administrator may withdraw the 
certification. Withdrawal of certification shall not affect any cleanup 
completed and approved by the State as of the date of such withdrawal.
    (d) Certification Criteria.--In order for a State voluntary cleanup 
program to be certified under this section, the program shall meet each 
of the following criteria:
            (1) The program shall provide that only eligible 
        facilities, as described in subsection (d), may participate in 
        the program.
            (2) The program shall provide adequate opportunities for 
        meaningful public participation in the development and 
        implementation of cleanup plans for eligible facilities. Public 
        participation requirements shall include, but not be limited 
        to, providing opportunity for affected parties to review and 
        comment on cleanup documents and plans, and providing 
        opportunity for public input to the remedy selection process. 
        Affected parties shall include, but not be limited to, local 
        work force representatives, adjacent community residents, and 
        local environmental and health officials and other public 
        interest organizations.
            (3) The program shall ensure that technical assistance is 
        available throughout each voluntary cleanup.
            (4) The program shall ensure that adequate resources are 
        available to carry out cleanup under the program and to 
        administer the program.
            (5) The program shall ensure adequate oversight and 
        enforcement authority.
            (6) The program shall provide for a certification from the 
        State to the owner or prospective purchaser of an eligible 
        facility that the cleanup is complete.
    (e) Eligible Facilities.--For purposes of this Act, the term 
``eligible facility'' means a facility or property that is a low- or 
medium-priority environmental hazard for the State, but whose 
environmental contamination is thought to be preventing the timely use, 
redevelopment, or reuse of the facility or property, and is thought to 
be limited in scope and readily assessable, except that such term shall 
not include any of the following:
            (1) A facility for which an abatement action has been taken 
        or is scheduled to be taken under section 106 of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 or for which an action has been taken or 
        is scheduled to be taken under section 7003 of the Solid Waste 
        Disposal Act.
            (2) A facility that is the subject of a Federal response 
        action under section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9601 et seq.).
            (3) A facility included on the National Priorities List or 
        proposed for inclusion and for which documentation for listing 
        has been prepared by the State or the Administrator.
            (4) A facility required to have a permit under section 3005 
        of the Solid Waste Disposal Act that does not have a permit 
        under that section and does not qualify for authorization to 
        operate in interim status under subsection (e) of that section.
            (5) A land disposal unit with respect to which a closure 
        requirement under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.) is submitted and closure requirements 
        are specified in a closure plan or permit.
            (6) A facility that is the subject of a corrective action 
        under section 3004(u) or 3008(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 5924(u) or 6928(h)) that has been evaluated as 
        high priority under the Environmental Protection Agency's 
        National Corrective Action Priority System as set forth in 
        regulations under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
            (7) A facility at which assistance for response activities 
        may be obtained pursuant to subtitle I of the Solid Waste 
        Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) from the Leaking 
        Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund established under section 
        9508 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (8) A facility owned or operated by a department, agency, 
        or instrumentality of the United States.
    (f) Relationship to Permit Requirements.--For any cleanup conducted 
under a State voluntary cleanup program certified under this section, 
if the cleanup is carried out in compliance with the certified program 
the State may modify any procedural permit requirement in order to 
expedite the cleanup.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY UNDER CERCLA.

    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 3, the Administrator 
may--
            (1) take any action authorized by section 103 of the 
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9603), or
            (2) carry out investigations, monitoring, surveys, testing, 
        or other information gathering authorized under section 104(b) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9604(b)) with respect to facilities that 
        are subject to a State voluntary response program, but only for 
        purposes of determining whether the facility qualifies for 
        listing on the National Priorities List pursuant to section 105 
        (42 U.S.C. 9605) of that Act.

Answer:
Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to:  (1) establish certification criteria for State programs for voluntary cleanup of eligible facilities; and (2) certify qualified States to carry out cleanup programs at eligible facilities in lieu of any Federal program that addresses the cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) or the Solid Waste Disposal Act. 
Defines "eligible facility," with exceptions, as a facility or property that is a low- or medium-priority environmental hazard for the State but whose environmental contamination is thought to be:  (1) preventing the timely use, redevelopment, or reuse of the facility or property; and (2) limited in scope and readily assessable. 
Requires the Administrator to ensure that State programs continue to meet the terms of certification by meeting annually to discuss the status of the State program and encourage continuing dialogue and by assisting the State in remedying any deficiency.  Sets procedures for withdrawal of certification where deficiencies are not resolved. 
Directs the Administrator to require a State program, to be certified, to provide:  (1) that only eligible facilities may participate; (2) adequate opportunities for public participation in the development and implementation of cleanup plans; (3) technical assistance throughout each voluntary cleanup; (4) adequate resources for cleanup and administration of the program; (5) adequate oversight and enforcement authority to ensure that the voluntary cleanups comply with Federal and State laws; and (6) for State certification to the owner or prospective purchaser of an eligible facility that the cleanup is complete. 
Allows a State to modify any procedural permit applicable to a cleanup conducted under a State program in order to expedite the cleanup. 
Allows the Administrator, notwithstanding a certification granted under this Act, to:  (1) take any action authorized under CERCLA release notification provisions; and (2) carry out investigations, monitoring, surveys, testing, or other information gathering under CERCLA response authorities with respect to facilities subject to a State voluntary response program, but only for purposes of determining qualification for listing on the National Priorities List.