S 1572
113th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Parks, recreation areas, trails
State and local finance
Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act
Introduced: October 15, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 15, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse any state for state funds expended for an activity conducted in FY2014 during the federal government shutdown that was necessary to operate and open to the public a National Park located, in whole or in part, within the state. Requires any such activity to have been: (1) authorized under federal law, (2) conducted in a manner and at a level not substantially greater in scope or cost than how the activity would have been conducted by the federal government, and (3) not a settlement of or defense against a claim of liability on the part of the state.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1