S.Amdt. 5410

SA 5410. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 5376, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike part 6 of subtitle A of title 5 and insert the
following:

PART 6--NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM DEFERRED MAINTENANCE

SEC. 50161. ADDRESSING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IN THE NATIONAL
PARK SYSTEM.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Asset.--The term ``asset'' means any real property,
including any physical structure or grouping of structures,
landscape, trail, or other tangible property, that--
(A) has a specific service of function; and
(B) is tracked and managed as a distinct, identifiable
entity by the National Park Service.
(2) Project.--The term ``project'' means any activity to
reduce or eliminate deferred maintenance of an asset, which
may include resolving directly related infrastructure
deficiencies of the asset that would not by itself be
classified as deferred maintenance.
(b) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the
Interior for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000 to remain
available through September 30, 2024, to carry out this
section.
(c) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of the Interior shall use
funds made available under subsection (b) for priority
deferred maintenance projects in the National Park System.
(d) Limitations.--
(1) Non-transportation projects.--Not less than 65 percent
of funds made available under subsection (a) shall be used
for non-transportation projects.
(2) Transportation projects.--The amounts made available
under subsection (b) that are remaining after the allocations
required under paragraph (1) may be allocated for
transportation projects of the National Park Service,
including paved and unpaved roads, bridges, tunnels, and
paved parking areas.
(3) Plan.--Any priority deferred maintenance project funded
under this section shall be consistent with an applicable
transportation, deferred maintenance, or capital improvement
plan developed by the National Park Service.
(e) Prohibited Use of Funds.--No amounts made available
under subsection (b) shall be used--
(1) for land acquisition;
(2) to supplant discretionary funding made available for
annually recurring facility operations, maintenance, and
construction needs; or
(3) for bonuses for employees of the Federal Government
that are carrying out this section.
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