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Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act

Introduced: March 23, 1999 See on congress.gov
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To President
Became law
Mar 24, 1999
Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation.
Mar 23, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 23, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3139-3140, S3143-3144)
Mar 23, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act - Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to develop a cooperative relationship with the Secretary of the Interior providing for: (1) the exchange of technical assistance; (2) interagency and multidisciplinary teams to develop Federal land management agency (the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land Management) transportation policy, procedures, and coordination; and (3) the development of procedures and criteria relating to the planning, selection, and funding of qualified mass transportation projects carried out within or adjacent to national parks and related public lands, and implementation and oversight of the project plan in accordance with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to pay the Government's share (as the Secretary determines it) to any qualified participant that carries out any part of such a project without assistance under this Act.

Lists Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Acadia National Park as locations that may be included in the initial projects.

Makes any such project eligible for funding through a State Infrastructure Bank or other innovative financing mechanism otherwise available.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now March 24, 1999

Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 23, 1999
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 23, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 690: Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-690/
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"S. 690: Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-690/.
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