HR 1124 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

National Park Centennial Act

Introduced Mar 3, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Mark E. Souder R-IN

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Latest action · Mar 10, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 3, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Park Centennial Act - Establishes the National Park Centennial Fund in the Treasury.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate overpayments and contributions for the benefit of the National Park System. Allocates such amounts to the Fund (along with necessary amounts from the General Fund to the extent that such amounts are inadequate in any fiscal year) for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior.

Authorizes appropriations for a public awareness campaign about the Fund and the ability of taxpayers to make tax-related contributions.

Requires a specified percentage of Fund deposits to be used: (1) for the elimination of the backlog of unmet needs in the national parks as identified in the Facility Condition Index of the National Park Service (NPS); (2) to protect natural resources within the parks; and (3) to protect cultural resources within the parks. Requires a majority of such percentages to be distributed to those national parks that have completed comprehensive business plans under the Business Plan Initiative of the NPS.

Directs the Government Accountability Office annually to submit a report on the National Park System to specified congressional committees.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to elementary and secondary schools for cooperative agreements with the NPS providing distance learning and onsite education programs.

Cosponsors 69

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2005 to Sep 25, 2006; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-WABrian BairdOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalMar 3, 2005
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalMar 3, 2005
R-MIJohn J.H. "Joe" SchwarzOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-COMark UdallOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-AZRick RenziOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalMar 3, 2005
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsOriginalMar 3, 2005
R-CTRob SimmonsMar 8, 2005
D-NJRush HoltMar 8, 2005
D-CABob FilnerMar 15, 2005
R-CTChristopher ShaysMar 15, 2005
D-MABarney FrankMar 17, 2005
D-HIEd CaseMar 17, 2005
R-ILRay LaHoodMar 17, 2005
D-TNBart GordonApr 5, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenApr 5, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkApr 14, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 14, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerApr 14, 2005
D-CAJim CostaApr 14, 2005
D-TNJim CooperApr 19, 2005
R-OHRalph RegulaApr 19, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioApr 26, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinApr 26, 2005
R-PAJim GerlachApr 28, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyMay 17, 2005
R-VAFrank R. WolfMay 18, 2005
R-OKJohn SullivanMay 24, 2005
R-ARJohn BoozmanJun 7, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzJun 15, 2005
R-MNMark R. KennedyJun 15, 2005
D-AZEd PastorJun 23, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJul 12, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJul 19, 2005
R-MNJim RamstadJul 20, 2005
R-CTNancy L. JohnsonJul 26, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeJul 29, 2005
D-MAEdward J. MarkeySep 8, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanSep 8, 2005
D-MAMartin T. MeehanSep 22, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOct 25, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOct 25, 2005
D-MAStephen F. LynchOct 26, 2005
D-CAMike ThompsonNov 14, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieDec 8, 2005
D-WAAdam SmithJan 31, 2006
D-NJSteven R. RothmanJan 31, 2006
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 15, 2006
D-MNJames L. OberstarMar 30, 2006
D-TNLincoln DavisMar 30, 2006
D-CAGeorge MillerJul 28, 2006
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterSep 6, 2006
R-VABob GoodlatteSep 25, 2006
R-ILJudy BiggertSep 25, 2006

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 3, 2005
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Mar 10, 2005
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 3, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 10, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
  2. Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Mar 3, 2005Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 109-84THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S FUNDING NEEDS65 pagesEnergy and Natural Resources CommitteeMay 10, 2005

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 886National Park Centennial ActRelated billApr 21, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To eliminate the annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog in the national parks, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Park Centennial Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House

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