[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3054. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. McCain, and Mr. 
Alexander) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for 
the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. REFUND OF FUNDS USED BY STATES TO OPERATE NATIONAL 
                   PARKS DURING SHUTDOWN.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the National Park Service 
     shall refund to each State all funds of the State that were 
     used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National 
     Park System during the period in October 2013 in which there 
     was a lapse in appropriations for the unit.
       (b) Funding.--Funds of the National Park Service that are 
     appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
     used to carry out this section.
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