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[H.R. 6442 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 434
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6442

                          [Report No. 117-601]

  To amend section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, to include 
   Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental entities, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2022

 Mr. Fulcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

                            December 7, 2022

           Additional sponsors: Mr. Newhouse and Mr. LaMalfa

                            December 7, 2022

  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 January 
                               20, 2022]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, to include 
   Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental entities, 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 ``Partnership Agreements Creating 
Tangible Savings Act'' or the ``PACTS Act''.

SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.

    Section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``agreement with a State or local 
                government agency to provide for the cooperative 
                management of the Federal and State or local park areas 
                where a System unit is located adjacent to or near a 
                State or local park area, and'' and inserting 
                ``agreement with a State or local agency, Tribal 
                Government, public university, public utility, or 
                quasi-governmental entity to provide for the 
                cooperative management of Federal, State, local, or 
                Tribal park areas where''; and
                    (B) by striking ``between the Service and a State 
                or local government agency of a portion of either the 
                System unit or State or local park will allow for more 
                effective and efficient management of the System unit 
                and State or local park'' and inserting ``between the 
                Service and a State or local agency, Tribal Government, 
                public university, public utility, or quasi-
                governmental entity of a portion of either the System 
                unit or State, local, Tribal, or quasi-governmental 
                entity land will allow for more effective and efficient 
                management of such System unit or such land'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``provide to a State'' 
        and all that follows through ``land'' and inserting ``provide 
        to a State or local agency, Tribal Government, public 
        university, public utility, or quasi-governmental entity goods 
        and services to be used by the Secretary and the State or local 
        agency, Tribal Government, public university, public utility, 
        or quasi-governmental entity in the cooperative management of 
        lands and waters''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``a Federal, State, or local 
                employee for work on any Federal, State, or local'' and 
                inserting ``an employee of a Federal, State, or local 
                agency, Tribal Government, public university, public 
                utility, or quasi-governmental entity, for work on any 
                Federal, State, local, Tribal, or quasi-governmental 
                entity''; and
                    (B) by striking ``by the Secretary and the State or 
                local agency'' and inserting ``by the Secretary and the 
                State or local agency, Tribal Government, public 
                university, public utility, or quasi-governmental 
                entity''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 434

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6442

                          [Report No. 117-601]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, to include 
   Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental entities, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 7, 2022

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