118 S2972 IS: To require the Secretary of the Interior to repay States for amounts expended by States to operate units of the National Park System during a Government shutdown. U.S. Senate 2023-09-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2972IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 28 (legislative day, September 22), 2023Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo require the Secretary of the Interior to repay States for amounts expended by States to operate units of the National Park System during a Government shutdown.

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Repayment of State funds used to operate units of the National Park System during a Government shutdown

(a)

Definition of Government shutdown

In this section, the term Government shutdown means a lapse in appropriations for 1 or more agencies of the Federal Government.(b)

Repayment required

Not later than 30 days after the date on which a Government shutdown ends, on the request of a State that expended State funds to operate 1 or more units of the National Park System in the State during the Government shutdown, the Secretary of the Interior shall pay to that State an amount equal to the amount expended by the State to operate the 1 or more units of the National Park System in that State during the Government shutdown.