,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #aa1        
#bjac,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,pearce1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4
 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 
,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 
,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4     
,cook1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4              
,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,duncan of          
,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4 
,matheson1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri1 and
 ,mr4 ,lamborn7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury to reimburse ,states that use
 ,state funds to operate ,national      
,parks during the ,federal ,government  
shutdown1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,states1 ,opening       
,national ,parks ,act4  #b4             
,reimbursement for costs to ,states to  
open ,national ,parks to the public  7a7

 ,in general ,not later than #ij days   
after funds are made available1 the     
,secretary of the ,treasury1 using funds
 in the ,treasury not otherwise         
appropriated1 and out of applicable     
corporate or other revenues1 receipts1  
and funds1 for the several departments1 
agencies1 corporations1 and other       
organizational units of government for  
the fiscal year #bjad1 shall reimburse  
any ,state for activities described in  
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,activities        
eligible for reimbursement ,the         
,secretary of the ,treasury shall       
reimburse ,states under subsection 7a7  
for ,state funds expended for activities
 that meet all of the following         
criteria3 7#a7 ,the activity was        
conducted in fiscal year #bjad during a 
time when the ,federal ,government was  
not conducting that activity due to the 
partial shutdown of the ,federal        
,government4  7#b7 ,the activity was    
necessary to operate and open to the    
public a ,national ,park located1 in    

whole or in part1 within the ,state4    
7#c7 ,the activity was authorized under 
,federal law4  7#d7 ,the activity was   
conducted in a manner and at a level not
 substantially greater in scope or cost 
than how the activity would have been   
conducted by the ,federal ,government4  
7#e7 ,the activity is not a settlement  
of or defense against a claim of        
liability on the part of the ,state4