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                                                 Union Calendar No. 513
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3094

                          [Report No. 110-795]

To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be 
  known as the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2007

  Mr. Grijalva (for himself and Mr. Rahall) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

                             July 29, 2008

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Sestak, Mr. Filner, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Pastor, 
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Solis, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
Wu, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
  Salazar, Ms. Hooley, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Inslee, Mr. 
 Baird, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Farr, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Souder, Ms. Giffords, 
            Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Rothman, and Ms. Sutton

                             July 29, 2008

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 
                               19, 2007]

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be 
  known as the National Park Centennial Fund, 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 Park Centennial Fund Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the National Park 
        Centennial Fund established under section 3.
            (2) In-kind.--The term ``in-kind'' means the fair market 
        value of non-cash contributions provided by non-Federal 
        partners, which may be in the form of real property, equipment, 
        supplies and other expendable property, as well as other goods 
        and services.
            (3) Project or program.--The term ``Project or program'' 
        means a National Park Centennial Project or Program funded 
        pursuant to this Act.
            (4) Proposal.--The term ``Proposal'' means a National Park 
        Centennial Proposal submitted pursuant to section 4.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL FUND.

    There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund 
which shall be known as the National Park Centennial Fund. In each 
fiscal year from fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2018, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund, from the general 
treasury, $30,000,000 each fiscal year.

SEC. 4. PROGRAM ALLOCATION.

    (a) In General.--Each fiscal year, the President's annual budget 
submission for the Department of the Interior shall include a list of 
proposals which shall be known as National Park Centennial Proposals. 
The Secretary shall establish a standard process for developing the 
list that shall encourage input from both the public and a broad cross-
section of employees at every level of the National Park Service. The 
list--
            (1) shall include proposals having an aggregate cost to the 
        Federal Government equal to the unobligated amount in the Fund;
            (2) shall include only proposals consistent with National 
        Park Service policies and adopted park planning documents;
            (3) may include proposals for any area within the national 
        park system (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Act of 
        August 8, 1953 (16 U.S.C. 1c)), clusters of areas within such 
        system, a region or regions of such system, or such system in 
        its entirety;
            (4) shall cumulatively represent a nationwide array of 
        proposals that is diverse geographically, in size, scope, 
        magnitude, theme, and variety under the initiatives described 
        in subsection (b);
            (5) shall give priority to proposals demonstrating long-
        term viability beyond receipts from the Fund;
            (6) shall include only proposals meeting the requirements 
        of one or more of the initiatives set forth in subsection (b);
            (7) must contain proposals under each of the initiatives 
        set forth in subsection (b); and
            (8) shall give priority to proposals with committed, 
        nonfederal support but shall also include proposals funded 
        entirely by the Fund.
    (b) National Park Centennial Initiatives.--The requirements 
referred to in subsection (a)(6) are as follows:
            (1) Education in parks centennial initiative.--Proposals 
        for the ``Education in Parks Centennial Initiative'' shall meet 
        the following requirements:
                    (A) Priority shall be given to proposals designed 
                to increase National Park-based educational 
                opportunities for elementary, secondary and college 
                students particularly those from populations 
                historically under represented among visitors to the 
                National Park System.
                    (B) Priority shall be given to proposals designed 
                to bring students into the National Park System in 
                person.
                    (C) Proposals should include strategies for 
                encouraging young people to become lifelong advocates 
                for National Parks.
                    (D) Proposals shall be developed in consultation 
                with the leadership of educational and youth 
                organizations expected to participate in the proposed 
                initiative.
            (2) Diversity in parks centennial initiative.--
                    (A) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
                the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
                to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources of the Senate a report detailing a service-
                wide strategy for increasing diversity among National 
                Park Service employees at all levels and visitors to 
                the National Park System.
                    (B) Proposals.--Proposals for the ``Diversity in 
                Parks Centennial Initiative'' shall meet the following 
                requirements:
                            (i) Each proposal shall be based on 
                        recommendations contained in the report 
                        required in subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) Each proposal shall be designed to 
                        make National Park Service employees, visitors 
                        to the National Park System, or both, reflect 
                        the diversity of the population of the United 
                        States.
            (3) Supporting park professionals centennial initiative.--
        Proposals for the ``Supporting Park Professionals Centennial 
        Initiative'' shall meet the following requirements:
                    (A) Taken as a whole, proposals shall provide 
                specific opportunities for National Park Service 
                employees, at all levels, to participate in 
                professional career development.
                    (B) Proposals may include National Park Service-
                designed, internal professional development programs.
                    (C) Proposals may also be designed to facilitate 
                participation in external professional development 
                programs or established courses of study by National 
                Park Service employees.
            (4) Environmental leadership centennial initiative.--
        Proposals for the ``Environmental Leadership Centennial 
        Initiative'' shall meet the following requirements:
                    (A) Each proposal shall be designed to do one or 
                more of the following:
                            (i) Reduce harmful emissions.
                            (ii) Conserve energy or water resources.
                            (iii) Reduce solid waste production within 
                        the National Park System.
                    (B) Each proposal shall include strategies for 
                educating the public regarding Environmental Leadership 
                projects and their results.
                    (C) Priority shall be given to proposals with the 
                potential to spread technological advances to other 
                Federal agencies or to the private sector.
            (5) Natural resource protection centennial initiative.--
        Proposals for the ``Natural Resource Protection Centennial 
        Initiative'' shall meet the following requirements:
                    (A) Each proposal shall be designed to restore or 
                conserve native ecosystems within the National Park 
                System.
                    (B) Priority shall be given to proposals designed 
                to control invasive species.
                    (C) Each proposal shall be based on the best 
                available scientific information.
            (6) Cultural resource protection centennial initiative.--
        Proposals for the ``Cultural Resource Protection Centennial 
        Initiative'' shall--
                    (A) either--
                            (i) increase the National Park Service's 
                        knowledge of cultural resources located within 
                        the National Park System through means 
                        including, but not limited to, surveys, 
                        studies, mapping, and documentation of such 
                        resources; or
                            (ii) improve the condition of documented 
                        cultural resources within the National Park 
                        System;
                    (B) incorporate the best available scientific 
                information; and
                    (C) where appropriate, be developed in consultation 
                with Native American tribes, State historic 
                preservation offices, or other organizations with 
                cultural resource preservation expertise.
            (7) Health and fitness in parks centennial initiative.--
                    (A) In general.--Proposals for the ``Health and 
                Fitness in Parks Centennial Initiative'' shall fall 
                into one or more of the following four categories:
                            (i) Proposals designed to repair, 
                        rehabilitate, or otherwise improve 
                        infrastructure, including trails, that 
                        facilitates healthy outdoor activity within the 
                        National Park System.
                            (ii) Proposals designed to expand 
                        opportunities for access to the National Park 
                        System for visitors with disabilities.
                            (iii) Proposals to develop and implement 
                        management plans (such as climbing plans and 
                        trail system plans) for activities designed to 
                        increase the health and fitness of visitors to 
                        the National Park System.
                            (iv) Proposals to develop outreach programs 
                        and media that provide public information 
                        regarding health and fitness opportunities 
                        within the National Park System.
                    (B) Miscellaneous requirements.--All proposals for 
                ``the Health and Fitness in Parks Centennial 
                Initiative'' shall--
                            (i) be consistent with National Park 
                        Service policies and adopted park planning 
                        documents; and
                            (ii) be designed to provide for visitor 
                        enjoyment in such a way as to leave the 
                        National Park System unimpaired for future 
                        generations.
    (c) Funding.--In each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018, 
unobligated amounts in the Fund shall be available without further 
appropriation for projects authorized by this Act, but may not be 
obligated or expended until 120 days after the annual submission of the 
list of proposals required under this section to allow for 
Congressional review.
    (d) Limitation on Distribution of Funds.--No more than 30 percent 
of amounts available from the Fund for any fiscal year may be spent on 
projects that are for the construction of facilities that cost in 
excess of $5,000,000.

SEC. 5. PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) Donations.--The Secretary may actively encourage and facilitate 
participation in proposals from non-Federal and philanthropic partners, 
and may accept donations, both monetary and in-kind for any Project or 
Program pursuant to section 1 of the Act of June 5, 1920 (16 U.S.C. 6), 
and other authorities to accept donations existing on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--To the extent that private organizations 
or individuals are to participate in or contribute to any Project or 
Program, the terms and conditions of that participation or contribution 
as well as all actions of employees of the National Park Service, shall 
be governed by National Park Service Directors Order #21, ``Donations 
and Fundraising'', as in force on the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 6. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.

    Amounts made available from the Fund shall supplement rather than 
replace annual expenditures by the National Park Service, including 
authorized expenditures from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 
the National Park Service Line Item Construction Program. The National 
Park Service shall maintain adequate, permanent staffing levels and 
permanent staff shall not be replaced with nonpermanent employees hired 
to carry out this Act or Projects or Programs carried out with funds 
provided under this Act.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    For each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2009, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following:
            (1) A detailed accounting of all expenditures from the Fund 
        divided by categories of proposals under section 4(b), 
        including a detailed accounting of any private contributions, 
        either in funds or in kind, to any Project or Program.
            (2) A cumulative summary of the results of the National 
        Park Centennial program including recommendations for revisions 
        to the program.
            (3) A statement of whether the National Park Service has 
        maintained adequate, permanent staffing levels and what 
        nonpermanent and permanent staff have been hired to carry out 
        this Act or Projects or Programs carried out with funds 
        provided under this Act.

SEC. 8. REPEAL OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND CONTRACT AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-10a) is hereby repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
of 1965 is amended by redesignating sections 10 through 13 (16 U.S.C. 
460l-10b through 460l-10e) as sections 9 through 12, respectively.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 513

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3094

                          [Report No. 110-795]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be 
  known as the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 29, 2008

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed