US Congress House Bill 1561 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-12-22 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site administered by the NPS if such project: (1) is conducted within the agency's existing budget, (2) is subject to a 50% non-federal cost sharing requirement, and (3) is conducted for a unit of the NPS which has the authority to establish a support facility outside the park's boundary. Allows the NPS to operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for such a Site: (1) to carry out the duties associated with the administration and support of such Site, and (2) only in situations where there is an agreement between the Secretary and the commissioners of the county or parish in which the facility is located.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-22	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522.
2014-12-22	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-691.
2014-11-19	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2014-11-19	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-11-19	House	Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
2013-04-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2013-04-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB1071 (Related) 2013-07-31 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-93.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1561/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1561/BILLS-113hr1561ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1561/BILLS-113hr1561rh.pdf