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Bill113th CongressFiled Nov 20, 2013Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 1750

Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act

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What it doesSummary reported to senate without amendment (Dec 10, 2014)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act - (Sec. 4) Directs the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an agreement under which they may accept funds from the state or local government to reopen units of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, or the National Forest System during any period in which Interior or USDA is unable to maintain normal level of operations at their units because of a lapse in appropriations.

Requires Interior or USDA, as appropriate, to refund all amounts it provided under the agreement to the state or local government: (1) upon enactment of an Act retroactively appropriating amounts sufficient to maintain normal operating levels at the reopened units, or (2) on the date on which the state or local government establishes that Interior or USDA collected entrance or user fees for the units during the agreement period.

Allows Interior or USDA to reimburse the state or local government voluntarily for any amounts it provided to the United States under the agreement if the refund requirements are not met.

What just happenedDec 10, 2014

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ](R-AZ)Sponsor
3 cosponsors3 R
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  • Reported to SenateDec 10, 2014
  • Introduced in SenateNov 20, 2013
  1. Dec 10, 2014Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.

  2. Dec 10, 2014Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu without amendment. With written report No. 113-295.

  3. Dec 10, 2014Committee14000

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu without amendment. With written report No. 113-295.

  4. Nov 13, 2014Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Jul 23, 2014Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.

  6. Nov 20, 2013IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  7. Nov 20, 2013IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Reported to Senate without amendmentDec 10, 201480

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act - (Sec. 4) Directs the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an agreement under which they may accept funds from the state or local government to reopen units of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, or the National Forest System during any period in which Interior or USDA is unable to maintain normal level of operations at their units because of a lapse in appropriations.

Requires Interior or USDA, as appropriate, to refund all amounts it provided under the agreement to the state or local government: (1) upon enactment of an Act retroactively appropriating amounts sufficient to maintain normal operating levels at the reopened units, or (2) on the date on which the state or local government establishes that Interior or USDA collected entrance or user fees for the units during the agreement period.

Allows Interior or USDA to reimburse the state or local government voluntarily for any amounts it provided to the United States under the agreement if the refund requirements are not met.

Introduced in SenateNov 20, 2013

Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act - Directs the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an agreement under which they may accept funds from the state or local government to reopen units of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, or the National Forest System during any period in which Interior or USDA is unable to maintain normal level of operations at their units because of a lapse in appropriations.

Requires Interior or USDA, as appropriate, to refund all amounts it provided under the agreement to the state or local government: (1) upon enactment of an Act retroactively appropriating amounts sufficient to maintain normal operating levels at the reopened units, or (2) on the date on which the state or local government establishes that Interior or USDA collected entrance or user fees for the units during the agreement period.

Allows Interior or USDA to reimburse the state or local government voluntarily for any amounts it provided to the United States under the agreement if the refund requirements are not met.

Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act — Informed