[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1185 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1185

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement 
 with the State of South Dakota providing for maintenance, operation, 
 and administration by the State, on a trial basis during a period not 
 to exceed 10 years, of 3 National Park System units in the State, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               August 11 (legislative day, July 10), 1995

 Mr. Pressler introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement 
 with the State of South Dakota providing for maintenance, operation, 
 and administration by the State, on a trial basis during a period not 
 to exceed 10 years, of 3 National Park System units in the State, and 
                          for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``South Dakota National Parks 
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL PARK 
              SYSTEM UNITS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Game, Fish and Parks of the State of South 
        Dakota.
            (2) National park system units.--The term ``National Park 
        System units'' means Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Wind 
        Cave National Park, and Jewel Cave National Monument, in the 
        State of South Dakota.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.
    (b) Agreement.--The Secretary may enter into an appropriate form of 
agreement with the Secretary of the Department of Game, Fish and Parks 
of the State of South Dakota providing for the maintenance, operation, 
and administration of the National Park System units by the Department 
for a period not to exceed 10 years.
    (c) Performance.--An agreement under subsection (b) shall--
            (1) establish performance standards to ensure that the 
        National Park System units receive appropriate maintenance and 
        provide appropriate levels of service to the public; and
            (2) provide that if the Department fails to meet those 
        standards, as determined by the Secretary, the agreement shall 
        be terminated under such terms and conditions as the agreement 
        may provide.
    (d) Report to Congress.--An agreement under subsection (b) shall 
provide that not later than 2 years after the date of the agreement, 
and annually thereafter, the Department shall report to Congress on 
matters relevant to the carrying out of the agreement.
    (e) Fee.--An agreement under subsection (b) may provide that the 
Secretary will pay the Department an annual fee in an amount not to 
exceed the amount expended by the Secretary during fiscal year 1994 for 
maintenance, operation, and administration of the National Park System 
units.
    (f) User Fees.--An agreement under subsection (b) may provide that 
if, after a number of years stated in the agreement, it appears that 
the annual cost to the Department of maintaining and operating the 
National Park System units has exceeded and will continue to exceed the 
amount of the annual payment under subsection (e), the Department will 
be permitted, notwithstanding any other law, to charge the public 
entrance fees and other fees for use of the National Park System units 
in reasonable amounts agreed to by the Secretary.
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