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S 1071 113th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Government buildings, facilities, and property Historic sites and heritage areas Travel and tourism

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jul 31, 2013
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-93.
May 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site operated by the NPS if such project: (1) is conducted using amounts included in the budget of the NPS in effect on the date on which the project is authorized, (2) is subject to a 50% non-federal cost sharing requirement, and (3) is conducted in an area in which the NPS was authorized by law to establish such a facility.

Allows the Secretary to operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for such a Site: (1) to carry out the duties associated with the operation and support of such Site, and (2) only in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary and the local government in which the facility is located.

What's happening now July 31, 2013

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-93.

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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 23, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1071: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1071/
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"S. 1071: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1071/.
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S. 1071, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1071/.
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