[House Report 117-601]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress    }                                    {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                    {       117-601

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          PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS CREATING TANGIBLE SAVINGS ACT

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December 7, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Grijalva, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 6442]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 6442) to amend section 101703 of title 54, 
United States Code, to include Tribal Governments and quasi-
governmental entities, and for other purposes, having 
considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an 
amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

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''.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 6442 is to amend section 101703 of 
title 54, United States Code, to include Tribal Governments and 
quasi-governmental entities.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 6442 would amend Section 101703 of title 54 to expand 
the National Park Service's cooperative management agreement 
authority to include Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental 
entities. Currently, the National Park Service is authorized to 
engage in cooperative management agreements only with state or 
local governments.
    NPS typically utilizes cooperative management agreements 
for services like snow removal, trash removal, or other related 
activities that are more efficiently achieved through pooled 
resources and shared priorities. H.R. 6442 would expand the use 
of cooperative management agreements to assist in the 
management of national parks and adjacent state, local, or 
tribal lands. Cooperative management agreements with 
neighboring land management agencies and other partners save 
money and resources by creating efficiency and synergy on 
shared priorities.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 6442 was introduced on January 20, 2022, by 
Representative Russ Fulcher (R-ID). The bill was referred 
solely to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the 
Committee to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands and the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the 
United States. On June 14, 2022, the Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on the bill. On 
July 13, 2022, the Natural Resources Committee met to consider 
the bill. The Subcommittees were discharged by unanimous 
consent. Rep. Fulcher offered an amendment designated Fulcher 
#1. The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent. The bill, 
as amended, was adopted and ordered favorably reported to the 
House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

                                Hearings

    For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House rule XIII, the 
following hearing was used to develop or consider this measure: 
hearing by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands held on June 14, 2022.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

      Compliance With House Rule XIII and Congressional Budget Act

    1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. 
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, as well as clause 3(d) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee has received the 
following materials for the bill from the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, November 14, 2022.
Hon. Raul M. Grijalva,
Chairman, Committee of Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed table summarizing estimated budgetary 
effects and mandates information for some of the legislation 
that has been ordered reported by the House Committee of 
Natural Resources during the 117th Congress.
    If you wish further details, we will be pleased to provide 
them. The CBO staff contact for each estimate is listed on the 
enclosed table.
            Sincerely,
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

           SUMMARY ESTIMATES OF LEGISLATION ORDERED REPORTED

    The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the 
Congressional Budget Office, to the extent practicable, to 
prepare estimates of the budgetary effects of legislation 
ordered reported by Congressional authorizing committees. In 
order to provide the Congress with as much information as 
possible, the attached table summarizes information about the 
estimated direct spending and revenue effects of some of the 
legislation that has been ordered reported by the House 
Committee on Natural Resources during the 117th Congress. The 
legislation listed in this table generally would have small 
effects, if any, on direct spending or revenues, CBO estimates. 
Where possible, the table also provides information about the 
legislation's estimated effects on spending subject to 
appropriation and on intergovernmental and private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

                                 LEGISLATION ORDERED REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES--ESTIMATED BUDGETARY EFFECTS AND MANDATES INFORMATION
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                                                                                                                                                Increases on-
                                                                     Budget       Direct      Revenues,  Spending subject to   Pay-as-you-go   budget deficits
 Bill number           Title              Status      Last action   function     spending,    2023-2032  appropriation, 2023-    procedures      beginning in    Mandates          Contact
                                                                                 2023-2032                       2027              apply?           2033?
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H.R. 3600      Route 66 National      Ordered           11/17/21         300             0           0   Not estimated                    No               No          No   Madeleine Fox
                Historic Trail         reported
                Designation Act
               H.R. 3600 would designate the 2,400 miles of U.S. Highway 66 from Illinois to California as the Route 66 National Historic Trail. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3600 would not
                affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as
                defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 4648      Cane River Creole      Ordered           11/17/21         300             0           0   Not estimated                    No               No          No   Madeleine Fox
                National Historical    reported
                Park Boundary
                Modification Act
               H.R. 4648 would add about 46 acres to the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Louisiana. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4648 would not affect direct spending or
                revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded
                Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 4690      Sustaining America's   Ordered           09/29/22         300     Between -           0   Not estimated                   Yes               No          No   Aurora Swanson
                Fisheries for the      reported                                $500,000 and
                Future Act of 2021                                                    zero
               H.R. 4690 would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts totaling $4.1 billion over the 2023-2027 period and $0.8 billion after 2027 to mitigate damage to fish
                populations from climate change, overfishing, oil spills, and natural disasters. The bill also would authorize grant programs and funding assistance to fishing communities that
                experience economic loss from damaged fisheries. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4690 would have an insignificant effect on direct spending and no effect on revenues over the
                2023-2032 period. The legislation would authorize activities that would not necessarily be covered by the authorized appropriations; thus, CBO has not estimated the full
                discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 5444      Truth and Healing      Ordered           06/15/22         500             0           0   Not estimated                    No               No          No   Garrett Quenneville
                Commission on Indian   reported
                Boarding School
                Policies Act
               H.R. 5444 would establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies to study and report on the lasting effects of policies that placed American Indian,
                Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children in boarding schools. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5444 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the
                discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 6438      Dearfield Study Act    Ordered           07/20/22         300             0           0   Not estimated                    No               No          No   Madeleine Fox
                                       reported
               H.R. 6438 would require the Department of the Interior to study and report on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Dearfield area in Colorado as a unit of the
                National Park System. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6438 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the
                bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 6442      PACTS Act              Ordered           07/13/22         300             0           0   Not estimated                    No               No          No   Madeleine Fox
                                       reported
               H.R. 6442 would authorize the National Park Service to enter into agreements with tribal governments, public universities, public utilities, and quasi-governmental entities to
                cooperatively manage adjacent parks. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6442 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of
                implementing the bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 6799      John P. Parker House   Ordered           07/20/22         300             0           0   Not estimated                    No               No          No   Madeleine Fox
                Study Act              reported
               H.R. 6799 would require the Department of the Interior to study and report on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ohio as a unit of the
                National Park System. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6799 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the
                bill. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 7496      a bill to direct the   Ordered           07/13/22         300             0           0   Not estimated                    No               No          No   Madeleine Fox
                Secretary of the       reported
                Interior to install
                a plaque at the peak
                of Ram Head in the
                Virgin Islands
                National Park on St.
                John, United States
                Virgin Islands, to
                commemorate the
                slave rebellion that
                began on St. John in
                1733
               H.R. 7496 would direct the Department of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the United States Virgin Islands commemorating the 1733 slave rebellion. CBO
                estimates that enacting H.R. 7496 would not affect direct spending or revenues. CBO has not estimated the discretionary costs of implementing the bill. The bill contains no
                intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
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    The Committee adopts as its own any finalized additional 
materials of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
regarding the bill, should such materials be made available 
before House passage of the bill.
    2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and 
objectives of this bill are to amend section 101703 of title 
54, United States Code, to include Tribal Governments and 
quasi-governmental entities.

                           Earmark Statement

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                 Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Statement

    According to CBO, this bill contains no unfunded mandates 
as defined by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

                           Existing Programs

    This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of 
the federal government known to be duplicative of another 
program.

                  Applicability to Legislative Branch

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.

               Preemption of State, Local, or Tribal Law

    Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or 
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's 
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the 
U.S. Constitution.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, and existing law in which no 
change is proposed is shown in roman):

                      TITLE 54, UNITED STATES CODE




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SUBTITLE I--NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

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CHAPTER 1017--FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS

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Sec. 101703. Cooperative management agreements

  (a) In General.--To facilitate the administration of the 
System, the Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary considers advisable, may enter into an [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] 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 
cooperative management [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] 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. The Secretary may not transfer 
administration responsibilities for any System unit under this 
paragraph.
  (b) Provision of Goods and Services.--Under a cooperative 
management agreement, the Secretary may acquire from and 
[provide to a State or local government agency goods and 
services to be used by the Secretary and the State or local 
governmental agency in the cooperative management of land] 
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.
  (c) Assignment of Employee.--An assignment arranged by the 
Secretary under section 3372 of title 5 of [a Federal, State, 
or local employee for work on any Federal, State, or local] 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 land or an extension of 
the assignment may be for any period of time determined [by the 
Secretary and the State or local agency] by the Secretary and 
the State or local agency, Tribal Government, public 
university, public utility, or quasi-governmental entity to be 
mutually beneficial.

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        Supplemental, Minority, Additional, or Dissenting Views

    None.

                                  [all]