H.R. 1561 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 522 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1561 [Report No. 113–691] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2013 Mr. Gardner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 22, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL 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. 1. Improvement, operation, and use of support facilities (a) Improvement The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, may make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site administered by the National Park Service if the project— (1) is conducted within the agency’s existing budget; (2) is subject to a 50-percent non-Federal cost sharing requirement; and (3) is conducted for a unit of the National Park System which has authority to establish a support facility outside the park boundary. (b) Operation and use The National Park Service may operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site— (1) to carry out duties associated with administering and supporting the National Historic Site; and (2) only in situations where there is an agreement between the Secretary of Interior and the commissioners of the County or Parish in which the support facility is located. December 22, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed