[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1742 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1742

To temporarily suspend the collection of entrance fees at units of the 
     National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 20, 2013

   Mr. Kaine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To temporarily suspend the collection of entrance fees at units of the 
     National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System.

    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 ``Entrance Fee Suspension Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF ENTRANCE FEES AT UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK 
              SYSTEM AND UNITS OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
the 16-day period beginning on April 10, 2014, and ending on April 25, 
2014, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service and the Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service) shall suspend the collection of fees for admission to 
units of the National Park System and units of the National Wildlife 
Refuge System, respectively.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 16-
day period described in subsection (a) expires, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget a report that includes, if the 
collection was not suspended under subsection (a)--
            (1) the total amount of fees that would have been collected 
        for admission to units of the National Park System; and
            (2) the total amount of fees that would have been collected 
        for admission to units of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

SEC. 3. FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--During fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer from discretionary unobligated balances that 
are not designated as emergency or overseas contingency operations--
            (1) the amount described in section 2(b)(1) to the National 
        Park Service account within the Department of the Interior; and
            (2) the amount described in section 2(b)(2) to the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service account within the Department 
        of the Interior.
    (b) Offset.--Section 13031(j)(3)(B)(i) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(B)(i)) is 
amended by striking ``October 29, 2021'' and inserting ``November 5, 
2021''.
    (c) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Secretary of the Interior shall be 
entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act 
the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further 
appropriation.

SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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