3.0.0 146 2023-01-11T13:28:53Z 2023-01-11T13:28:53Z Senate S 2015-01-12 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Hearings by 2015-06-10T18:08:34Z Referred to 2015-01-12T19:52:12Z Monuments Protection Act 114 1836 HR 2015-05-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS 2015-06-10 sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-338. Committee 2015-01-12 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2015-01-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2015-01-12 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2015-01-12 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2015-01-12 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2015-01-13 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2015-06-11 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Intergovernmental relations Parks, recreation areas, trails State and local finance State and local government operations Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-01-12 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-23T20:51:17Z Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act

Directs the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, with respect to land under their respective jurisdictions, pursuant to a state or local government offer, to enter into an agreement under which the United States may accept funds from the state or local government to reopen any unit of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, or the National Forest System within the state or local government during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations for that unit.

Makes such authority effective only during a period in which the department is unable to operate and manage covered units at normal levels.

Requires the appropriate department to refund to the state or local government all amounts it provided to the United States under such an agreement: (1) upon enactment of an Act retroactively appropriating amounts sufficient to maintain normal operating levels at the reopened covered unit, or (2) on the date on which the state or local government establishes that the department collected entrance or user fees for the covered units during the period in which the agreement was in effect.

Allows the appropriate department, if such refund requirements are not met, to reimburse the state or local government voluntarily for any amounts it provided to the United States under such an agreement.

]]> Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act Display Title Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States and political subdivisions of States providing for the continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, units of the National Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest System in the State during any period in which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act Introduced in Senate 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s146is/xml/BILLS-114s146is.xml 2015-06-10 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-338. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.