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Bill113th CongressFiled Apr 15, 2013Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 1561

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.

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What it doesSummary reported to house without amendment (Dec 22, 2014)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

What just happenedDec 22, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4](R-CO)Sponsor
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  • Reported in HouseDec 22, 2014
  • Introduced in HouseApr 15, 2013
  1. Dec 22, 2014CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522.

  2. Dec 22, 2014CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-691.

  3. Dec 22, 2014Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-691.

  4. Nov 19, 2014Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  5. Nov 19, 2014Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Nov 19, 2014Committee

    Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.

  7. Apr 25, 2013Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

  8. Apr 15, 2013IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  9. Apr 15, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  10. Apr 15, 2013IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House without amendmentDec 22, 201479

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

Introduced in HouseApr 15, 2013

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.

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