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H.R. 6510 — what changed

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund

(a)
In general— There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the “National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund” (referred to in this section as the Fund).
(b)
Deposits—
(1)
changed In general— Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, there shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent of all energy development revenues due and payable to the United States from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on Federal land and water that are not would otherwise be credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts under Federal law.
(2)
Maximum amount— The amount deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $1,300,000,000 for any fiscal year.
(3)
changed Effect on other revenues— Nothing in this section affects the disposition under Federal law, including the Gulf of revenues that—Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432), the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, of energy development revenues—
(A)
changed are due to the United States, special funds, trust funds, or States from mineral and energy development on Federal land and water; States; or
(B)
changed that have been otherwise appropriated under Federal law, including the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432), the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code.law.
(c)
Availability of funds— Amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation.
(d)
Investment of amounts—
(1)
In general— The Secretary of the Interior may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest any portion of the Fund that is not, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, required to meet the current needs of the Fund.
(2)
Requirement— An investment requested under paragraph (1) shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in a public debt security—
(A)
with a maturity suitable to the needs of the Fund, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; and
(B)
bearing interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturity.
(3)
Credits to fund— The income on investments of the Fund under this subsection shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund.
(e)
Use of funds— Amounts in the Fund shall be used as follows:
(1)
changed 80 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated for priority deferred maintenance projects, including other infrastructure deficiencies directly related to such deferred maintenance projects, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the National Park Service for high-priority deferred maintenance needs, as determined by Service, with the Director, goal of which—ensuring overall parity between amounts allocated to transportation and non-transportation projects.
(A)
removed 65 percent shall be allocated for projects that are not eligible for the funding described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) for the repair and rehabilitation of assets, including—
(i)
removed historic structures, facilities, and other historic assets;
(ii)
removed nonhistoric assets that relate directly to visitor—
(I)
removed access, including making facilities accessible to visitors with disabilities;
(II)
removed health and safety; and
(III)
removed recreation; and
(iii)
removed visitor facilities, water and utility systems, and employee housing; and
(B)
removed 35 percent shall be allocated to road, bridge, tunnel, or other transportation-related projects that may be eligible for funding made available to the Director of the National Park Service through—
(i)
removed the transportation program under section 203 of title 23; or
(ii)
removed any similar Federal land highway program administered by the Secretary of Transportation.
(2)
changed 10 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for purposes of addressing the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog.backlog, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(3)
changed 5 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management for the purposes of addressing the public access and recreation backlog.backlog on public lands, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(4)
changed 5 percent of amounts in the Fund shall be allocated to the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the purposes of addressing the Bureau of Indian Education school construction and deferred maintenance backlogs.backlogs, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education.
(f)
added Limit on use of funds— No more than 10 percent of the amounts in the Fund may be used for administrative costs incurred in implementing this Act.
(g)
renumbered was (7) Prohibited use of funds— No amounts in the Fund shall be used—
(1)
added for land acquisition;
(2)
added to supplant discretionary funding made available for the annually recurring facility operations, maintenance, and construction needs of the entities for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under subsection (e); or
(3)
added for performance awards for Federal employees who are employed in implementing this Act.
(1)
removed for land acquisition; or
(2)
removed to supplant discretionary funding made available for the annually recurring facility operations, maintenance, and construction needs of the entities for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under subsection (e).
(g)
removed Submission of annual proposal— As part of the annual budget submission of each entity for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under subsection (e), such entity shall submit a prioritized list of deferred maintenance projects or backlog projects proposed to be funded by amounts in the Fund during the fiscal year for which the budget submission is made to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate (referred to in this section as the Committees).
(h)
changed Congressional approval—Submission to Congress— After review The Secretary of each list submitted under subsection (g), the Interior shall submit to the Committees may provide for on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the allocation Senate and to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources in the House of Representatives, with the annual budget submission of the President, a list of projects for which the amounts derived from in the Fund with respect to are allocated under this section, including a description of each such list.project.
(i)
changed Project approval—Public donations—
(1)
removed In general— Except as provided in paragraph (2), if, before the beginning of a fiscal year, the Committees do not alter the allocation of funds proposed by the entity for that fiscal year, the list submitted under subsection (g) for that fiscal year shall be considered approved.
(2)
removed Continuing resolution— If, before the beginning of a fiscal year, there is enacted a continuing resolution or resolutions for a period of—
(A)
removed less than or equal to 120 days, each entity for which amounts from the Fund are allocated under subsection (e) shall not obligate funds to any project contained in a list submitted under subsection (g) for that fiscal year until the date of enactment of a law making appropriations for such entity that is not a continuing resolution; or
(B)
removed more than 120 days, each project contained in a list submitted under subsection (g) for that fiscal year shall be considered approved, unless otherwise provided in the continuing resolution or resolutions.
(j)
removed Public donations—
(1)
renumbered was (11)(2) In general— The Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the National Park Service, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs may accept public cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts—
(A)
renumbered was (11)(2)(3) to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the public access and recreation backlog of the Bureau of Land Management, and the school construction backlog of the Bureau of Indian Education, respectively; and
(B)
renumbered was (11)(2)(4) to encourage relevant public-private partnerships.
(2)
renumbered was (11)(3) Credits to fund— Any cash donations accepted under paragraph (1) shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund.
(3)
renumbered was (11)(4) Reporting— Each donation received under paragraph (1) that is used for, or directly related to, the reduction of the deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the public access and recreation backlog of the Bureau of Land Management, and the school construction backlog of the Bureau of Indian Education, shall be included with the annual budget submission of the President to Congress.