Senate Bill 2509
115th Congress(2017-2018)
National Park Restoration Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 7, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2509
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
National Park Restoration Act
This bill establishes the National Park Restoration Fund in the Treasury to be made available to the Department of the Interior for priority deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure and visitor services of the National Park Service.
Funds deposited through FY2027 are calculated according to a formula that uses as a factor the total amount of energy development revenues due and payable to the federal government.
Interior may not use amounts in the fund to acquire lands.
Interior shall submit to Congress a list of the projects for which amounts from the fund are allocated, including a summary of each project.
March 7, 2018
03/07/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1454-1456)
03/07/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:01 PM