3.0.0 2257 2023-01-11T13:32:34Z 2023-01-11T13:32:34Z Senate S 2015-11-05 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2015-12-08T15:00:00Z Referred to 2015-11-05T23:10:29Z National Park Service Centennial Act 114 3556 HR 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS 2015-12-08 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-492. Committee 2015-11-05 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7820-7822) IntroReferral 2015-11-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA Y Public Lands and Natural Resources Aging Appropriations Art, artists, authorship Commemorative events and holidays Department of the Interior Energy efficiency and conservation Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Infrastructure development Intellectual property Land use and conservation Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations User charges and fees Water use and supply Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-11-05 Introduced in Senate 2015-11-19T20:12:53Z National Park Service Centennial Act

This bill establishes the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund in the Treasury to finance signature projects and programs to enhance the National Park System (NPS) as it approaches its centennial in 2016.

There is also established in the Treasury a Public Lands Centennial Fund.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under which funds from the Centennial Fund are made available to federal land or water management agencies to support projects that:

  • enhance visitor services and outdoor recreational opportunities,
  • restore lands and waters,
  • repair facilities or trails, or
  • increase energy and water efficiency.

National Park Foundation Endowment Act

The National Park Foundation shall establish the Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service.

The National Park Service Second Century Fund is established in the Treasury.

Interior shall undertake a broad program of the highest quality interpretation and education.

This bill makes permanent the Volunteers in the Parks Program.

Interior may establish a Visitor Services Management Authority (VSMA) to administer commercial visitor services programs and activities of the NPS, including the award and administration of commercial visitor facilities and services management contracts pursuant to this Act.

A VSMA revolving fund is established for expenses necessary for the management, improvement, enhancement, operation, construction, and maintenance of commercial visitor services and facilities and payment of possessory interest and leasehold surrender interest.

]]> National Park Service Centennial Act Display Title National Park Service Centennial Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for a second century of protecting our national parks' natural, historic, and cultural resources for present and future generations and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Park Service Centennial Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill National Park Foundation Endowment Act Introduced in Senate 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2257is/xml/BILLS-114s2257is.xml 2015-12-08 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-492. 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.