[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2595 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2595

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a nationally 
 significant Federal lands and tribal projects program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 1, 2015

Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Edwards, and Mr. 
 Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a nationally 
 significant Federal lands and tribal projects program, 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 ``Save Our National Parks 
Transportation Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL PROJECTS 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 206 the following:
``Sec. 207. Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
              program
    ``(a) Purpose.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 
nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects program to 
provide funding to construct, reconstruct, or rehabilitate nationally 
significant Federal lands and tribal transportation projects.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as specified in paragraph (2), an 
        entity eligible to receive funds under sections 201, 202, 203 
        and 204 of this title is eligible to receive funds under this 
        section.
            ``(2) Special rule.--A State, county or local government is 
        eligible to receive funds under this section if such government 
        is sponsored by an eligible Federal land management agency or 
        Indian tribe.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive funds under this 
section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such 
form and in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary may 
establish.
    ``(d) Project Requirements.--An eligible project under this section 
shall be a single continuous project--
            ``(1) on a Federal lands transportation facility, a Federal 
        lands access transportation facility, or a tribal 
        transportation facility, except that such facility is not 
        required to be included on an inventory as described under 
        section 202 or 203;
            ``(2) for which completion of activities required under the 
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
        seq.), has been demonstrated through a record of decision with 
        respect to the project, a finding that the project has no 
        significant impact, or a determination that the project is 
        categorically excluded; and
            ``(3) having an estimated cost, based on the results of 
        preliminary engineering, equal to or exceeding $25,000,000, 
        with priority consideration given to projects with an estimated 
        cost equal to or exceeding $50,000,000.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--An applicant receiving funds under this 
section may only use such funds for construction, reconstruction, and 
rehabilitation activities, except that activities related to project 
design are not eligible.
    ``(f) Selection Criteria.--In selecting a project to receive funds 
under this section the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the 
project--
            ``(1) furthers goals of the Department of Transportation, 
        including state of good repair, environmental sustainability, 
        economic competitiveness, quality of life, and safety;
            ``(2) improves the condition of critical multimodal 
        transportation facilities;
            ``(3) needs construction, reconstruction, or 
        rehabilitation;
            ``(4) is included in or eligible for inclusion in the 
        National Register of Historic Places;
            ``(5) enhances environmental ecosystems;
            ``(6) uses new technologies and innovations that enhance 
        the efficiency of the project;
            ``(7) is supported by funds other than those received under 
        this title to construct, maintain, and operate the facility;
            ``(8) spans 2 or more States; and
            ``(9) serves lands owned by multiple Federal agencies or 
        Indian tribes.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Availability of funds.--Section 201(b) of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``nationally 
                significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
                program,'' after ``Federal lands transportation 
                program,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(A) by inserting ``nationally 
                significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
                program,'' after ``Federal lands transportation 
                program,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (7) by adding at the end the 
                following--
                    ``(C) Nationally significant federal lands and 
                tribal projects program.--The Federal share of the cost 
                of a project carried out under the nationally 
                significant Federal lands and tribal projects program 
                may be up to 100 percent.''.
            (2) Planning.--Section 201(c)(3) of such title is amended 
        by inserting ``nationally significant Federal lands and tribal 
        projects program'' after ``Federal lands transportation 
        program,'' the first time it appears.
            (3) Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 2 of such title is 
        amended by inserting after the item related to 206 the 
        following:

``207. Nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects 
                            program.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account):
            (1) Nationally significant federal lands and tribal 
        projects program.--For the Nationally significant Federal lands 
        and tribal projects program under section 207 of title 23, 
        United States Code, $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
        through 2021.
            (2) Federal lands transportation program.--For the Federal 
        lands transportation program under section 203 of title 23, 
        United States Code, $520,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
        through 2021, of which $460,000,000 of the amount made 
        available for each fiscal year shall be the amount for the 
        National Park Service and $30,000,000 of the amount made 
        available for each fiscal year shall be the amount for the 
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (b) Availability.--Funds authorized by this section shall be 
available on October 1 of the fiscal year for which the funds are 
authorized and subject to any obligation limitation on Federal-aid 
highways and highway safety construction programs.
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