[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4614 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4614

To enhance and clarify the ability of the National Park Service to work 
cooperatively with Park Partners to better use philanthropic and other 
 non-Federal investments to achieve common objectives, public purposes 
                 and benefits, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2014

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To enhance and clarify the ability of the National Park Service to work 
cooperatively with Park Partners to better use philanthropic and other 
 non-Federal investments to achieve common objectives, public purposes 
                 and benefits, 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 ``Park Partner Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. PARK PARTNER ENHANCEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, 
may enter into agreements under section 814(g) of Public Law 104-333 
(16 U.S.C. 1f) and section 101(d) of Public Law 104-208 (16 U.S.C. 1g) 
with educational institutions and non-profit organizations (referred to 
in this Act as a ``Park Partner'') to advance National Park Service 
programs and projects including, but not limited to, the following, 
each of which shall be considered a ``public purpose'' under section 
6305 of title 31, United States Code:
            (1) To cooperatively manage improvements on lands and 
        programs within or related to one or more units of the National 
        Park System.
            (2) To assist the National Park Service to plan, design, 
        and construct National Park facilities and trails and restore 
        landscapes and resources within or related to one or more units 
        of the National Park System.
            (3) To provide educational and interpretive programs and 
        services within or related to one or more units of the National 
        Park System on a cost-recovery basis.
            (4) To develop, produce, publish, distribute, or sell 
        educational and interpretive materials and products.
            (5) To raise funds and assets through donation to support 
        National Park Service projects and programs.
    (b) Contributions of Volunteers.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
consider the fair value of services performed by persons who volunteer 
their services required for the agreement to the National Park Service 
and who are recruited, trained, and supported by a Park Partner as not 
more than 50 percent of an in-kind contribution of the Park Partner for 
purposes of any cost sharing requirement under any agreement entered 
into under subsection (a).
    (c) Financial Contributions.--Any funds donated, proceeds received, 
or cost-recovery amounts provided through agreements entered into under 
subsection (a) shall be retained by the Secretary or the Park Partner 
in accordance with the relevant agreement and such proceeds shall 
remain available, without future appropriation, until expended for 
preservation, restoration, operation, maintenance, interpretation, 
public programs, and related expenses of the National Park Service or 
Park Partner.
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