National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 20, 2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017
This bill: (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires specified amounts of federal mineral revenues that are not otherwise credited, covered, or deposited pursuant to federal law to be deposited into such fund each fiscal year through FY2047.
Amounts in the fund shall be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service (NPS) as follows:
- 20% shall be allocated to transportation-related projects that may be eligible for funding made available to the NPS through the federal lands transportation program or any similar federal land highway program administered by the Department of Transportation; and
- 80% shall be allocated for the repair and rehabilitation of assets for certain projects that are not eligible for funding under such programs, including historic assets, nonhistoric assets related to visitor access, health and safety, and recreation, and visitor facilities, water and utility systems, and employee housing.
No fund amounts may be used by the NPS to acquire land or to supplant discretionary funding made available for annually recurring facility operations and maintenance needs.
As part of its annual budget submission, the NPS shall submit a prioritized list of deferred maintenance projects proposed to be funded by such fund during the fiscal year.
Cosponsors 83
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2017 to Jul 16, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | May 22, 2017 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | May 22, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | May 22, 2017 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jul 14, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jul 14, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Aug 4, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Aug 4, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Aug 4, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Aug 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Nov 7, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Nov 7, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Nov 10, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Nov 10, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Dec 14, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Dec 14, 2017 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 14, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 14, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Mar 26, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Mar 26, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Apr 17, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 23, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | May 23, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jul 16, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 22, 2017 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 7, 2017Hearings Mar 20, 2018 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 22, 2017 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 7, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- May 22, 2017Introduced in House
- May 22, 2017Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6198 | Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jul 16, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7140 | Derek Kilmer D-WA | Sep 7, 2017 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 88, May 22, 2017, page H4424.
Printed hearings 6
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-54 | HISTORIC LEASING IN THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM: ASSESSING CHALLENGES AND BUILDING ON SUCCESSES58 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Sep 17, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-42 | H.R. 5210, "NATIONAL PARK RESTORATION ACT"; AND H.R. 2584, "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LEGACY ACT OF 2017"54 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 20, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-230 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019364 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 8, 2018–Sep 11, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-39 | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON EXPLORING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S MAINTENANCE BACKLOG77 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 6, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-230 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018537 pages | Appropriations Committee | Jun 7, 2017–Jul 12, 2017 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44924 | National Park Service Deferred Maintenance: Frequently Asked Questions Archived | Report | May 13, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 751 | National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Mar 28, 2017 |
| S 3172 | Restore Our Parks Act | Related bill | Dec 6, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Charitable contributions
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Interior
- Energy revenues and royalties
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government trust funds
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private cooperation
- Roads and highways
- Transportation programs funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
