[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1289 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1289

    To establish the National Parks Institute at the University of 
              California, Merced, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2003

 Mr. Radanovich (for himself and Mr. Cardoza) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To establish the National Parks Institute at the University of 
              California, Merced, 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 ``National Parks Institute Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Purpose of Act.--The purpose of this Act is to establish the 
National Parks Institute.
    (b) Purposes of Institute.--The purposes of the Institute are as 
follows:
            (1) To train future executives in the complex management 
        issues that confront national parks.
            (2) To promote scientific research to support 
        decisionmaking in national parks.
            (3) To promote stewardship through consultation, 
        cooperation, and communication, all in the service of 
        conservation.
            (4) To promote and development environmentally sustainable 
        resource management practices.
            (5) To develop and promote a sophisticated program to help 
        developing nations manage their natural and cultural resources.
    (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the National 
        Parks Institute established pursuant to section 3.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INSTITUTE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service, shall establish the National Parks Institute.
    (b) Location.--The Institute shall be located on the campus of the 
University of California at Merced, California.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE INSTITUTE.

    (a) Management.--The Institute shall be jointly administered by the 
National Park Service and the University of California, Merced.
    (b) Contracts and Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter 
into contracts and cooperative agreements with the University of 
California, Merced, and any other public or private agency, 
organization, or institution, to carry out this Act.
    (c) Facility.--
            (1) Leasing or acquiring facility.--The Secretary may lease 
        or acquire a facility for the Institute.
            (2) Construction of a facility.--If the Secretary 
        determines that a suitable facility is not available for a 
        lease or acquisition under paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
        construct a facility for the Institute.
    (d) Acceptance of Grants and Transfers.--To carry out this Act, the 
Secretary may accept--
            (1) grants or donations from private parties; or
            (2) transfers of funds from other Federal agencies.

SEC. 5. FUNDING.

    (a) Matching of Funds.--The Secretary may spend only such amount of 
Federal funds to carry out this Act as is matched by an equal amount of 
funds from non-Federal sources.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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