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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1742
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 20, 2013
Mr. Kaine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To temporarily suspend the collection of entrance fees at units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Entrance Fee Suspension Act of 2013
.
Suspension of entrance fees at units of the national park system and units of the national wildlife refuge system
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the 16-day period beginning on April 10, 2014, and ending on April 25, 2014, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the National Park Service and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service) shall suspend the collection of fees for admission to units of the National Park System and units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, respectively.
Report
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 16-day period described in subsection (a) expires, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a report that includes, if the collection was not suspended under subsection (a)—
the total amount of fees that would have been collected for admission to units of the National Park System; and
the total amount of fees that would have been collected for admission to units of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Funding
In general
During fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from discretionary unobligated balances that are not designated as emergency or overseas contingency operations—
the amount described in section 2(b)(1) to the National Park Service account within the Department of the Interior; and
the amount described in section 2(b)(2) to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service account within the Department of the Interior.
Offset
Section 13031(j)(3)(B)(i) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)(B)(i)) is amended by striking October 29, 2021
and inserting November 5, 2021
.
Receipt and acceptance
The Secretary of the Interior shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.
Budgetary effects
The budgetary effects
of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation
for this Act, submitted
for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
passage.