,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aegb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ae1 #bjac,mr4 
,alex&] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hat*7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury to     
reimburse ,/ates t use ,/ate funds to   
op]ate ,national ,p>ks dur+ ! ,f$]al    
,gov]nm5t %utd[n1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,protect+ ,/ates1 ,op5+ ,national ,p>ks 
,act4  #b4 ,reimbursem5t = co/s to      
,/ates to op5 ,national ,p>ks to !      
public  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] funds are made available1 !   
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 us+ funds 9 !  
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 & out (
 applicable corporate or o!r rev5ues1   
receipts1 & funds1 = ! sev]al dep>tm5ts1
 ag5cies1 corporations1 & o!r           
organizational units ( gov]nm5t = !     
fiscal ye> #bjad1 %all reimburse any    
,/ate = activities describ$ 9 subsection

 7b74  7b7 ,activities eligible =       
reimbursem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 
%all reimburse ,/ates "u subsection 7a7 
= ,/ate funds exp5d$ = activities t meet
 all ( ! foll[+ crit]ia3 7#a7 ,!        
activity 0 conduct$ 9 fiscal ye> #bjad  
dur+ a "t :5 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 0 n     
conduct+ t activity due to ! p>tial     
%utd[n ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,!   
activity 0 necess>y to op]ate & op5 to !
 public a ,national ,p>k locat$1 9 :ole 
or 9 "p1 )9 ! ,/ate4  7#c7 ,! activity 0
 au?oriz$ "u ,f$]al law4  7#d7 ,!       
activity 0 conduct$ 9 a mann] & at a    
level n sub/antially great] 9 scope or  
co/ ?an h[ ! activity w\ld h be5        
conduct$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#e7 ,!
 activity is n a settlem5t ( or def5se  
aga9/ a claim ( liability on ! "p ( !   
,/ate4