H.R. 6442 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6442 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2022Mr. Fulcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, to include Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental entities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Partnership Agreements Creating Tangible Savings Act or the PACTS Act. 2. Cooperative management agreements Section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking agreement with a State or local government agency to provide for the cooperative management of the Federal and State or local park areas where a System unit is located adjacent to or near a State or local park area, and and inserting agreement with a State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity to provide for the cooperative management of Federal, State, local, or Tribal park areas where; and (B) by striking between the Service and a State or local government agency of a portion of either the System unit or State or local park will allow for more effective and efficient management of the System unit and State or local park and inserting between the Service and a State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity of a portion of either the System unit or State, local, Tribal, or quasi-governmental entity land will allow for more effective and efficient management of such System unit or such land; (2) in subsection (b), by striking provide to a State and all that follows through land and inserting provide to a State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity goods and services to be used by the Secretary and the State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity in the cooperative management of lands and waters; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking a Federal, State, or local employee for work on any Federal, State, or local and inserting an employee of a Federal, State, or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity, for work on any Federal, State, local, Tribal, or quasi-governmental entity land; and (B) by striking by the Secretary and the State or local agency and inserting by the Secretary and the State or local agency, Tribal Government, or quasi-governmental entity.