,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjac,mr4 ,flake 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,mc,cain1 and ,mr4 ,lee7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior or the ,secretary of          
,agriculture to enter into agreements   
with ,states and political subdivisions 
of ,states providing for the continued  
operation1 in whole or in part1 of      
public land1 units of the ,national     
,park ,system1 units of the ,national   
,wildlife ,refuge ,system1 and units of 
the ,national ,forest ,system in the    
,state during any period in which the   
,secretary of the ,interior or the      
,secretary of ,agriculture is unable to 
maintain normal level of operations at  
the units due to a lapse in             
appropriations1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited

 as the ,public ,access to ,public ,land
 ,guarantee ,act4  #b4 ,findings        
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 public land 
in the ,united ,states is managed and   
administered for the use and enjoyment  
of present and future generations2  7#b7
 the ,national ,park ,system 7including 
,national ,parks1 ,national ,monuments1 
and ,national ,recreation ,areas7 is    
managed for the benefit and inspiration 
of all the people of the ,united        
,states2  7#c7 the ,national ,wildlife  
,refuge ,system is administered for the 
benefit of present and future           
generations of people in the ,united    
,states1 with priority consideration for
 compatible wildlife-dependent general  
public uses of the ,national ,wildlife  
,refuge ,system2  7#d7 the ,national    
,forest ,system is dedicated to the     
long-term benefit of present and future 
generations2 and  7#e7 the reopening and
 temporary operation and management of  
public land1 the ,national ,park        
,system1 the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge

 ,system1 and the ,national ,forest     
,system using funds from ,states and    
political subdivisions of ,states during
 periods in which the ,federal          
,government is unable to operate and    
manage the areas at normal levels due to
 a lapse in appropriations is consistent
 with the values and purposes for which 
those areas were established4  #c4      
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,covered unit ,the term covered unit    
means-- 7,a7 public land2  7,b7 units of
 the ,national ,park ,system2  7,c7     
units of the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge
 ,system2 or  7,d7 units of the         
,national ,forest ,system4  7#b7 ,public
 land ,the term public land has the     
meaning given the term public lands in  
section #ajc of the ,federal ,land      
,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb74  7#c7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means-- 7,a7 the   
,secretary of the ,interior1 with       
respect to land under the jurisdiction  
of the ,secretary of the ,interior2 or  

7,b7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1    
with respect to land under the          
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,agriculture4  #d4 ,agreement to keep   
public land open during a government    
shutdown  7a7 ,in general ,subject to   
subsection 7b71 if a ,state or political
 subdivision of the ,state offers1 the  
,secretary shall enter into an agreement
 with the ,state or political           
subdivision of the ,state under which   
the ,united ,states may accept funds    
from the ,state or political subdivision
 of the ,state to reopen1 in whole or in
 part1 any covered unit within the      
,state or political subdivision of the  
,state during any period in which there 
is a lapse in appropriations for the    
covered unit4  7b7 ,applicability ,the  
authority under subsection 7a7 shall    
only be in effect during any period in  
which the ,secretary is unable to       
operate and manage covered units at     
normal levels1 as determined in         
accordance with the terms of agreement  

entered into under subsection 7a74  7c7 
,refund ,the ,secretary shall refund to 
the ,state or political subdivision of  
the ,state all amounts provided to the  
,united ,states under an agreement      
entered into under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7
 on the date of enactment of an ,act    
retroactively appropriating amounts     
sufficient to maintain normal operating 
levels at the covered unit reopened     
under an agreement entered into under   
subsection 7a72 or  7#b7 on the date on 
which the ,state or political           
subdivision establishes1 in accordance  
with the terms of the agreement1 that1  
during the period in which the agreement
 was in effect1 fees for entrance to1 or
 use of1 the covered units were         
collected by the ,secretary4  7d7       
,voluntary reimbursement ,if the        
requirements for a refund under         
subsection 7c7 are not met1 the         
,secretary may1 subject to the          
availability of appropriations1         
reimburse the ,state and political      

subdivision of the ,state for any       
amounts provided to the ,united ,states 
by the ,state or political subdivision  
under an agreement entered into under   
subsection 7a74