[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 2873 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 641
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2873

                          [Report No. 113-301]

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acknowledge contributions 
                 at units of the National Park System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2014

   Mr. Coburn (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Enzi) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                           December 10, 2014

              Reported by Ms. Landrieu, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acknowledge contributions 
                 at units of the National Park System.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``National Park System Donor 
Acknowledgment Act of 2014''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Donor acknowledgment.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The term ``donor 
                acknowledgment'' means a statement, logo, trademark, 
                proper legal name, or other reasonable form of credit 
                acknowledging a contribution by a donor.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``donor 
                acknowledgment'' does not include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) a sign or other fixture that 
                        would block or obstruct a natural or historic 
                        site or view; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a statement or credit that 
                        promotes a political candidate or 
                        issue.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Eligible structure.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The term ``eligible 
                structure'' means a structure at a unit of the National 
                Park System.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``eligible 
                structure'' includes--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) a visitor center;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) an administrative structure; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) a specific room or section 
                        of a visitor center or an administrative 
                        structure.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Exclusion.--The term ``eligible 
                structure'' does not include a commemorative work (as 
                defined in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States 
                Code).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Landscape feature.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The term ``landscape 
                feature'' means a component that contributes to the 
                character significance of a landscape.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``landscape 
                feature'' includes land, water, vegetation, walls, 
                pathways, stairways, and plazas.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AT STRUCTURES IN UNITS OF THE 
              NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
may authorize donor acknowledgments at an eligible structure to 
recognize contributions for a museum collection or landscape feature at 
a unit of the National Park System.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Requirements.--Donor acknowledgments under subsection 
(a) shall be displayed--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in a manner that is approved by the Secretary, 
        in consultation with the Superintendent at the unit of the 
        National Park System in which the eligible structure, museum 
        collection, or landscape feature is located, after taking into 
        account any input from the donating entity; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) for a period of time, as determined by the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Superintendent at the unit 
        of the National Park System in which the eligible structure, 
        museum collection, or landscape feature is located, that is 
        commensurate with the amount of the contribution and the life 
        of the eligible structure.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Placement.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Donor acknowledgments under 
        subsection (a) may be affixed to benches, furnishings, bricks, 
        vehicles, walls, pathways, plazas, and staircases.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Limitation.--Any donor acknowledgment under 
        subsection (a) associated with land, water, vegetation, an item 
        in a museum collection, or a historic structure shall be 
        freestanding.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Expansion of Donor Acknowledgments.--The Secretary may 
authorize the use of donor acknowledgments under this section to 
include acknowledgments on digital and media platforms, including 
online applications and web-based product downloads relating to a 
specific unit of the National Park System.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement this 
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section requires 
the Secretary to accept a donation.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO BE DISPLAYED AT COMMEMORATIVE 
              WORKS AND LANDSCAPE FEATURES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8905 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Donor Contributions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Definition of landscape feature.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term `landscape 
                feature' means a component that contributes to the 
                character or significance of a landscape.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `landscape 
                feature' includes walls, pathways, stairways, plazas, 
                and other features that are considered to be components 
                of a landscape in accordance with applicable National 
                Park Service regulations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Acknowledgment of donor contribution.--
        Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary 
        of the Interior or Administrator of General Services, as 
        applicable, may acknowledge or permit a sponsor to acknowledge, 
        donor contributions at the commemorative work.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Requirements.--An acknowledgment under 
        paragraph (2) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) be displayed--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) inside an ancillary 
                        structure associated with the commemorative 
                        work; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) as part of a landscape 
                        feature; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) conform to applicable National Park 
                Service or General Services Administration guidelines 
                for donor recognition, as applicable.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Limitations.--An acknowledgment under 
        paragraph (2) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) be limited to an appropriate 
                statement or credit recognizing the 
                contribution;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) be displayed in a form approved by--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the National Mall and 
                        Memorial Parks Donor Recognition Plan or other 
                        applicable National Park Service guidelines for 
                        donor recognition; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) General Services 
                        Administration guidelines;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) be displayed for a period of up to 
                10 years, with the display period to be commensurate 
                with the level of the contribution, as determined in 
                accordance with the plan and guidelines described in 
                subparagraph (B); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) be freestanding.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Cost.--The sponsor shall bear all expenses 
        related to the display of donor acknowledgments under paragraph 
        (2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply 
        to any commemorative work dedicated after January 1, 
        2010.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Park System Donor 
Acknowledgment Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Donor acknowledgment.--The term ``donor 
        acknowledgment'' means an appropriate statement or credit 
        acknowledging a donation.
            (2) National park system.--The term ``National Park 
        System'' includes each program and individual unit of the 
        National Park System.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN UNITS OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may authorize a donor acknowledgment 
to recognize a donation to--
            (1) the National Park Service; or
            (2) the National Park System.
    (b) Restrictions.--A donor acknowledgment shall not be used to 
state or imply--
            (1) recognition of the donor or any product or service of 
        the donor as an official sponsor, or any similar form of 
        recognition, of the National Park Service or the National Park 
        System;
            (2) a National Park Service endorsement of the donor or any 
        product or service of the donor; or
            (3) naming rights to any unit of the National Park System 
        or a National Park System facility, including a visitor center.
    (c) Requirements.--
            (1) Display.--A donor acknowledgment shall be displayed--
                    (A) in a manner that is approved by the Secretary; 
                and
                    (B) for a period of time, as determined by the 
                Secretary, that is commensurate with the amount of the 
                contribution and the life of the structure.
            (2) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall establish donor 
        acknowledgment guidelines that take into account the unique 
        requirements of individual units and programs of the National 
        Park System.
            (3) Use of slogans prohibited.--A donor acknowledgment 
        shall not permit the use of--
                    (A) an advertising slogan; or
                    (B) a statement or credit promoting or opposing a 
                political candidate or issue.
    (d) Placement.--
            (1) Visitor and administrative facilities.--A donor 
        acknowledgment may be located on or inside a visitor center or 
        administrative facility of the National Park System (including 
        in a specific room or section) or any other appropriate 
        location, such as on a donor recognition wall or plaque.
            (2) Outside.--A donor acknowledgment may be located in an 
        area outside of a visitor or administrative facility described 
        in paragraph (1), including a bench, brick, pathway, area of 
        landscaping, or plaza.
            (3) Projects.--A donor acknowledgment may be located near a 
        park construction or restoration project, if the donation 
        directly relates to the project.
            (4) Vehicles.--A donor acknowledgment may be placed on a 
        National Park Service vehicle, if the donation directly relates 
        to the vehicle.
            (5) Limitation.--Any donor acknowledgment associated with a 
        historic structure or placed outside a park restoration 
        project--
                    (A) shall be freestanding; and
                    (B) shall not obstruct a natural or historical site 
                or view.
    (e) Printed, Digital, and Media Platforms.--The Secretary may 
authorize the use of donor acknowledgments under this section to 
include donor acknowledgments on printed, digital, and media platforms, 
including brochures or Internet websites relating to a specific unit of 
the National Park System.

SEC. 4. COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT AMENDMENTS.

    Section 8905 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Donor Contributions.--
            ``(1) Acknowledgment of donor contribution.--Except as 
        otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary of the 
        Interior or Administrator of General Services, as applicable, 
        may permit a sponsor to acknowledge donor contributions at the 
        commemorative work.
            ``(2) Requirements.--An acknowledgment under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    ``(A) be displayed--
                            ``(i) inside an ancillary structure 
                        associated with the commemorative work; or
                            ``(ii) as part of a manmade landscape 
                        feature at the commemorative work; and
                    ``(B) conform to applicable National Park Service 
                or General Services Administration guidelines for donor 
                recognition, as applicable.
            ``(3) Limitations.--An acknowledgment under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    ``(A) be limited to an appropriate statement or 
                credit recognizing the contribution;
                    ``(B) be displayed in a form in accordance with 
                National Park Service and General Services 
                Administration guidelines;
                    ``(C) be displayed for a period of up to 10 years, 
                with the display period to be commensurate with the 
                level of the contribution, as determined in accordance 
                with the plan and guidelines described in subparagraph 
                (B);
                    ``(D) be freestanding; and
                    ``(E) not be affixed to--
                            ``(i) any landscape feature at the 
                        commemorative work; or
                            ``(ii) any object in a museum collection.
            ``(4) Cost.--The sponsor shall bear all expenses related to 
        the display of donor acknowledgments under paragraph (1).
            ``(5) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to any 
        commemorative work dedicated after January 1, 2010.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECT OF ACT.

    Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act--
            (1) requires the Secretary to accept a donation; or
            (2) modifies section 145 of Public Law 108-108 (16 U.S.C. 
        1a-1 note; 117 Stat. 1280).
                                                       Calendar No. 641

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2873

                          [Report No. 113-301]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acknowledge contributions 
                 at units of the National Park System.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 10, 2014

                       Reported with an amendment