S.Amdt. 3054

SA 3054. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. McCain, and Mr.
Alexander) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment
SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for
the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. REFUND OF FUNDS USED BY STATES TO OPERATE NATIONAL
PARKS DURING SHUTDOWN.

(a) In General.--The Director of the National Park Service
shall refund to each State all funds of the State that were
used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National
Park System during the period in October 2013 in which there
was a lapse in appropriations for the unit.
(b) Funding.--Funds of the National Park Service that are
appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act shall be
used to carry out this section.
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