,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjad ,mr4  
,huffman 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,lummis7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
enhance and clarify the ability of the  
,national ,park ,service to work        
cooperatively with ,park ,partners to   
better use philanthropic and other      
non-,federal investments to achieve     
common objectives1 public purposes and  
benefits1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,park ,partner ,enhancement ,act4   
#b4 ,park ,partner enhancements  7a7 ,in
 general ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of law1 the ,secretary of the 
,interior1 acting through the ,national 
,park ,service1 may enter into          
agreements under section #had7;g7 of    
,public ,law #ajd-ccc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#a;f7 and section #aja7;d7 of ,public   
,law #ajd-bjh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #a;g7 with 

educational institutions and non-profit 
organizations 7referred to in this ,act 
as a ,park ,partner7 to advance         
,national ,park ,service programs and   
projects including1 but not limited to1 
the following1 each of which shall be   
considered a public purpose under       
section #fcje of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code3  7#a7 ,to cooperatively  
manage improvements on lands and        
programs within or related to one or    
more units of the ,national ,park       
,system4  7#b7 ,to assist the ,national 
,park ,service to plan1 design1 and     
construct ,national ,park facilities and
 trails and restore landscapes and      
resources within or related to one or   
more units of the ,national ,park       
,system4  7#c7 ,to provide educational  
and interpretive programs and services  
within or related to one or more units  
of the ,national ,park ,system on a     
cost-recovery basis4  7#d7 ,to develop1 
produce1 publish1 distribute1 or sell   
educational and interpretive materials  

and products4  7#e7 ,to raise funds and 
assets through donation to support      
,national ,park ,service projects and   
programs4  7b7 ,contributions of        
volunteers ,the ,secretary of the       
,interior may consider the fair value of
 services performed by persons who      
volunteer their services required for   
the agreement to the ,national ,park    
,service and who are recruited1 trained1
 and supported by a ,park ,partner as   
not more than #ej percent of an in-kind 
contribution of the ,park ,partner for  
purposes of any cost sharing requirement
 under any agreement entered into under 
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,financial         
contributions ,any funds donated1       
proceeds received1 or cost-recovery     
amounts provided through agreements     
entered into under subsection 7a7 shall 
be retained by the ,secretary or the    
,park ,partner in accordance with the   
relevant agreement and such proceeds    
shall remain available1 without future  
appropriation1 until expended for       

preservation1 restoration1 operation1   
maintenance1 interpretation1 public     
programs1 and related expenses of the   
,national ,park ,service or ,park       
,partner4