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Bill116th CongressFiled Feb 14, 2019Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 1225

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

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Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

This bill establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund into which, through FY2024, there shall be deposited an amount equal to 50% of all energy development revenues due and payable to the federal government from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on federal lands and waters that would otherwise be credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts under federal law.

Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.3 billion for any such fiscal year.

From such amounts

  • 80% shall be allocated to the National Park Service for priority deferred maintenance projects, ensuring parity between transportation and nontransportation projects;
  • 10% shall be allocated for the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog;
  • 5% shall be allocated for addressing the public access and recreation backlog on public lands; and
  • 5% shall be allocated for addressing the Bureau of Indian Education school construction and deferred maintenance backlogs.

The Department of the Interior must take into consideration the projected lifespan of any projects under this bill when prioritizing which of those projects to fund.

No more than 10% of amounts in the fund may be used for administrative costs.

None of the amounts in the fund may be used for the acquisition of land or for supplanting discretionary funding for annually recurring facility operations, maintenance, and construction needs.

Interior must submit to Congress, with the President's annual budget submission, a list of projects receiving allocations from the fund and a description of each such project.

Interior, and other specified agencies, may accept cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts to reduce maintenance backlogs and encourage public-private partnerships.

What just happenedOct 22, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1](R-UT)Sponsor
329 cosponsors202 D127 R
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  1. Oct 22, 2019CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199.

  2. Oct 22, 2019DischargeH12300

    Committee on Education and Labor discharged.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  3. Oct 22, 2019Committee5500

    Committee on Education and Labor discharged.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  4. Oct 22, 2019CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-250, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  5. Oct 22, 2019Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-250, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. Jun 26, 2019Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  7. Jun 26, 2019Committee

    Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  8. Jun 26, 2019Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 2.

    Natural Resources Committee
  9. Jun 26, 2019Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  10. Jun 26, 2019Committee

    Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  11. Mar 6, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

    Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
  12. Mar 6, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

    Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
  13. Mar 6, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

    Federal Lands Subcommittee
  14. Feb 14, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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
  15. Feb 14, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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
  16. Feb 14, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  17. Feb 14, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to HouseOct 22, 20197

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

This bill establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund into which, through FY2024, there shall be deposited an amount equal to 50% of all energy development revenues due and payable to the federal government from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on federal lands and waters that would otherwise be credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts under federal law.

Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.3 billion for any such fiscal year.

From such amounts

  • 80% shall be allocated to the National Park Service for priority deferred maintenance projects, ensuring parity between transportation and nontransportation projects;
  • 10% shall be allocated for the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog;
  • 5% shall be allocated for addressing the public access and recreation backlog on public lands; and
  • 5% shall be allocated for addressing the Bureau of Indian Education school construction and deferred maintenance backlogs.

The Department of the Interior must take into consideration the projected lifespan of any projects under this bill when prioritizing which of those projects to fund.

No more than 10% of amounts in the fund may be used for administrative costs.

None of the amounts in the fund may be used for the acquisition of land or for supplanting discretionary funding for annually recurring facility operations, maintenance, and construction needs.

Interior must submit to Congress, with the President's annual budget submission, a list of projects receiving allocations from the fund and a description of each such project.

Interior, and other specified agencies, may accept cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts to reduce maintenance backlogs and encourage public-private partnerships.

Introduced in HouseFeb 14, 2019

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

This bill establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund into which, through FY2024, there shall be deposited an amount equal to 50% of all energy development revenues due to the federal government from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on federal lands and waters. Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year.

From such amounts

  • 80% shall be allocated to the National Park Service for high-priority deferred maintenance projects, ensuring parity between transportation and nontransportation projects;
  • 10% shall be for the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog;
  • 5% shall be for the public access and recreation backlog on public lands; and
  • 5% shall be for school construction and deferred maintenance backlogs.

The Department of the Interior must submit to Congress, with the President's annual budget submission, a list of projects receiving allocations from the fund and a description of each such project. Interior, and other specified agencies, may accept cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts to reduce maintenance backlogs and encourage public-private partnerships.

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act — Informed