[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1558 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1558

  To provide for reimbursement of States, political subdivisions, and 
  persons that donated services, material, funds, or other things to 
      allow the continued operation, during a period of time when 
 appropriations were not available for the purpose, of all or any part 
    of a public educational or recreational facility, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 1996

  Mr. McCain 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 provide for reimbursement of States, political subdivisions, and 
  persons that donated services, material, funds, or other things to 
      allow the continued operation, during a period of time when 
 appropriations were not available for the purpose, of all or any part 
    of a public educational or recreational facility, 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. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND PRIVATE 
              PERSONS FOR DONATIONS MADE TO ALLOW CONTINUED OPERATION 
              OF PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``public educational or 
recreational facility'' means a unit of the national park system or 
other Federal facility established for the purpose of providing 
educational or recreational opportunities to the general public, for 
the operation of which funds were made available by H.R. 1977, 104th 
Congress, 1st Session, as passed by the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.
    (b) Reimbursement.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
the head of any department, agency, or other entity to which a State, 
political subdivision, or person donated services, material, funds, or 
any other thing to allow the continued operation, during a period of 
time when appropriations were not available for such purpose, of all or 
any part of a public educational or recreational facility, shall, at 
the request of the donor, reimburse the donor for the expenses 
reasonably incurred by the donor or the reasonable value of the thing 
donated, as determined by the head of the department, agency, or other 
entity.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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