NATIONAL CAT PARKS ACT

WRITTEN BY - Sen. James Brown (D-Dixie)
----101st Congress of the United States
IN BRIEF
To create “cat parks”, places where a set number of cats would be cared for by the National Park Service, and where the American public can cuddle and experience the cats. 
== Section 1. Name of Bill ==
This Bill will be known as the National Cat Parks Act for the duration of this bill, in all debates, and following enactment by the executive branch will carry the same title.
== Section 2. Findings and Definitions ==
FINDINGS
# Whereas, to reduce the stray cat population in the United States, and provide cats a better home and shelter. 
# Whereas, to allow the American public to experience and interact with the cats. 
# Whereas, to uplift the mental health of the public. 
DEFINITIONS
# National Park Service - U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational properties with various title designations.
== Section 3. Bill Action ==
Upon the passage legislation, the following changes and funding would be allocated: 
# The National Park Service, with coordination by the states, shall designate current public parks, or create new public parks dedicated to cats. The National Park Service, with coordination with state and local agencies, shall maintain both the parks and the cats within them. 
# The following guidelines would be set for the Cat Parks:
## The public may not feed the cats; instead, they may donate food to certain boxes and areas around the park, where individuals from the National Park Service would feed them. This is to maintain the cat’s health. 
## The National Park Service shall purchase cats from individuals or from shelters and adoption centers. The amount of cats allowed for each park shall be determined by the park’s size, natural surrounding, and maintenance costs.
## All trash would be regularly cleaned by the local Department of Public Works Service; however, individuals are strongly encouraged to take all trash home or to trash cans away from the park. 
## Individuals may not take any cats from the park home, nor leave any other cats not from the park. 
# $5 million would be appropriated to the states for the construction of new cat parks, and/or renovation of existing public spaces for cat parks, as well as necessary constructions and maintenance to maintain the cat’s health. 
## The first location as determined: $100,000 to Central Park, Atlanta, Georgia
== Section 4. Funding ==
TOTAL BILL IMPLEMENTATION COST - $5 million 
* Section 3c - $5 million
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