National Park Service Centennial Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 18, 2015)
National Park Service Centennial Act
This bill establishes the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund in the Treasury to finance signature projects and programs to enhance the National Park System (NPS) as it approaches its centennial in 2016.
There is also established in the Treasury a Public Lands Centennial Fund.
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under which funds from the Centennial Fund are made available to federal land or water management agencies to support projects that:
- enhance visitor services and outdoor recreational opportunities,
- restore lands and waters,
- repair facilities or trails, or
- increase energy and water efficiency.
National Park Foundation Endowment Act
The National Park Foundation shall establish the Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service.
The National Park Service Second Century Fund is established in the Treasury.
Interior shall undertake a broad program of the highest quality interpretation and education.
The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 is amended to increase from 25 to 30 the age limit for participants in the Public Lands Corps.
This bill makes permanent the Volunteers in the Parks Program.
Interior may establish a Visitor Services Management Authority (VSMA) to administer commercial visitor services programs and activities of the NPS, including the award and administration of commercial visitor facilities and services management contracts pursuant to this Act.
A VSMA revolving fund is established for expenses necessary for the management, improvement, enhancement, operation, construction, and maintenance of commercial visitor services and facilities and payment of possessory interest and leasehold surrender interest.
What just happenedMar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 18, 2015
- Mar 23, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee - Oct 6, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Oct 5, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Sep 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Sep 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Sep 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Sep 18, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House