National Park Centennial Fund Act

To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes.

7/19/2007--Introduced.
National Park Centennial Fund Act - Establishes in the Treasury the National Park Centennial Fund, in which in each fiscal year from FY2008 through FY2017, there shall be deposited into the Fund amounts collected from new fees or fee increases for commercial acti more...vities, including leases, on federal lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior totaling $100 million each fiscal year. Requires the Administration's annual budget submission for the Department of the Interior to include a list of National Park Centennial Proposals. Specifies that the list include proposals that meet the requirements of one or more of :
(1) an Education in Parks Centennial Initiative;
(2) a Diversity in Parks Centennial Initiative;
(3) a Supporting Park Professionals Centennial Initiative;
(4) an Environmental Leadership Centennial Initiative;
(5) a Natural Resource Protection Centennial Initiative; and
(6) allowing the President to submit proposals for projects prioritized in the existing National Park Service Line Item Construction Program for funding from the Fund. Requires submission of a report detailing a service-wide strategy for increasing diversity among National Park Service employees and visitors to units of the National Park System. Makes, from FY2009-FY2018, unobligated amounts in the Fund available only for National Park Centennial Projects submitted pursuant to this Act approved in appropriation Acts for the Department. Provides for the distribution of such unobligated amounts among the six Initiatives.

Sponsor

• Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
• and 7 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3094

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 19, 2007

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In the News

May 14, 2008 Ask Your Representatives to Support NPS Centennial Fund

The House of Representatives is leading the way by introducing the National Park Centennial Fund Act (HR 3094). The bill has strong support from both ...

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May 08, 2008 Kempthorne Applauds House Natural Resources Committee For Passage ...

... Interior Dirk Kempthorne today applauded the House Natural Resources Committee for its unanimous passage of substitute amendment to HR 3094 that would ...

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April 30, 2008 National Park Service Announces First Round of Centennial ...

The National Park Centennial Fund Act (HR 3094) would provide $100 million each year until 2016. Those federal funds would require an equal match from ...

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May 08, 2008 Kempthorne Applauds House Natural Resources Committee For Passage ...

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today applauded the House Natural Resources Committee for its unanimous passage of substitute amendment to HR 3094 that would create a permanent fund to pay for large-scale projects at National ...

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May 06, 2008 House Natural Resources Committee passes National Parks Centennial ...

On May 7, 2008, the House Natural Resources Committee passed HR 3094, the National Park Centennial Fund Act with support of Democrats and Republicans. Soon, it will be taken up by the full House, and a companion bill has already started ...

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