S.Amdt. 3524

SA 3524. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3512 submitted by Ms. Cantwell and intended to be
proposed to the amendment SA 3452 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller to the
bill H.R. 1586, to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from
certain TARP recipients; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the
following:

SEC. 7__. PROMOTION OF JOB CREATION AND TOURISM IN GATEWAY
COMMUNITIES AND NATIONAL PARKS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) Gateway community.--The term ``gateway community''
means a community near or within a unit of the national park
system that facilitates visitation, tourism, promotion, and
conservation of the park.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National
Park Service.
(b) Study of Promotion of Job Creation and Tourism in
Gateway Communities .--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of job
creation and tourism promoted by the National Park Service in
gateway communities, including job creation and tourism
through--
(A) hunting and shooting sports;
(B) motorized recreation;
(C) search and rescue operations;
(D) security;
(E) highways; and
(F) aviation.
(2) Technical assistance.--If the Secretary identifies
aviation or aircraft as 1 of the sources of job creation and
tourism promotion in the study, the Administrator shall
provide technical assistance to the Secretary to carry out
the study with respect to aviation or aircraft, respectively.
(c) Study of National Park Service Methods of Promoting Job
Creation and Tourism in Gateway Communities.--The Secretary,
in coordination with the Administrator, shall conduct a study
of National Park Service methods of promoting job creation
and tourism in gateway communities, including job creation
and tourism through--
(1) hunting and shooting sports;
(2) motorized recreation;
(3) search and rescue operations;
(4) security;
(5) highways; and
(6) aviation.
(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report that--
(1) describes the results of the studies conducted under
subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) includes any recommendations that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out
this section.

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