[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1016-S1017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 134. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Alexander, Mr.
King, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Collins, Mr. Daines, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Gardner)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 111
submitted by Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Manchin) and intended
to be proposed to the bill S. 47, to provide for the management of the
natural resources of the United States, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the following:
SEC. 24____. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LEGACY RESTORATION FUND.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1049 of title 54, United States
Code (as amended by section 2410(a)), is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``Sec. 104910. National park service legacy restoration fund
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the National Park
Service Legacy Restoration Fund established by subsection
(b).
``(2) Project.--The term `project' means the overall plan
of remediation of deferred maintenance for an asset, which
may include resolving directly related infrastructure
deficiencies of the asset.
``(b) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a fund, to be known as the `National
Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund'.
``(c) Deposits.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, there shall be
deposited in the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent of all
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energy development revenues due and payable to the United
States from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable
energy development on Federal land and water that would
otherwise be credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous
receipts under Federal law.
``(2) Maximum amount.--The amount deposited in the Fund
under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $1,300,000,000 for any
fiscal year.
``(3) Effect on other revenues.--Nothing in this section
affects the disposition of revenues that--
``(A) are due to the United States, special funds, trust
funds, or States from mineral and energy development on
Federal land and water; or
``(B) have been otherwise appropriated under Federal law,
including the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43
U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432), the Mineral Leasing
Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and chapter 2003.
``(d) Availability of Funds.--Amounts deposited in the Fund
shall be available to the Secretary without further
appropriation or fiscal year limitation.
``(e) Investment of Amounts.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may request the Secretary
of the Treasury to invest any portion of the Fund that is
not, as determined by the Secretary, required to meet the
current needs of the Fund.
``(2) Requirement.--An investment requested under paragraph
(1) shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in a
public debt security--
``(A) with a maturity suitable to the needs of the Fund, as
determined by the Secretary; and
``(B) bearing interest at a rate determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current
market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the
United States of comparable maturity.
``(3) Credits to fund.--The income on investments of the
Fund under this subsection shall be credited to, and form a
part of, the Fund.
``(f) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used for
the priority deferred maintenance needs of the Service, as
determined by the Secretary, to carry out repair,
restoration, or rehabilitation projects as follows:
``(1) Not less than 65 percent of amounts in the Fund shall
be allocated for non-transportation projects, including--
``(A) historic structures, facilities, and other historic
assets;
``(B) structures, facilities, and other nonhistoric assets
that relate directly to the visitor experience, including--
``(i) access, including making facilities accessible to
visitors with disabilities;
``(ii) health and safety; and
``(iii) recreation; and
``(C) administrative facilities, water and utility systems,
and employee housing.
``(2) The remaining amounts in the Fund may be allocated to
road, bridge, tunnel, or other transportation-related
projects that may be eligible for funding made available to
the Service through--
``(A) the transportation program under section 203 of title
23; or
``(B) any similar Federal land highway program administered
by the Secretary of Transportation.
``(g) Prohibited Use of Funds.--No amounts in the Fund
shall be used--
``(1) for land acquisition;
``(2) to supplant discretionary funding made available for
the annually recurring facility operations, maintenance, and
construction needs of the Service; or
``(3) for bonuses for employees of the Federal Government
that are carrying out this section.
``(h) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives, as part of the annual budget submission of
the President, a list of projects for which the amounts in
the Fund are allocated under this section, including a
description of each project.
``(i) Public Donations.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Director may
accept public cash or in-kind donations that advance
efforts--
``(A) to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog of the
Service; and
``(B) to encourage relevant public-private partnerships.
``(2) Credits to fund.--Any cash donations accepted under
paragraph (1) shall be credited to, and form a part of, the
Fund.
``(3) Reporting.--Each donation received under paragraph
(1) that is used for, or directly related to, the reduction
of the deferred maintenance backlog of the Service shall be
included with the annual budget submission of the President
to Congress.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
1049 of title 54, United States Code (as amended by section
2410(b)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
``104910. National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund.''.
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