text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Centennial Fund Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the National Park 
          Centennial Fund established under section 3.
              (2) In-kind.--The term ``in-kind'' means the fair market 
          value of non-cash contributions provided by non-Federal 
          partners, which may be in the form of real property, equipment, 
          supplies and other expendable property, as well as other goods 
          and services.
              (3) Project or program.--The term ``Project or program'' 
          means a National Park Centennial Project or Program funded 
          pursuant to this Act.
              (4) Proposal.--The term ``Proposal'' means a National Park 
          Centennial Proposal submitted pursuant to section 4.
              (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
  
  SEC. 3. NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL FUND.
  
      There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund 
  which shall be known as the National Park Centennial Fund. In each 
  fiscal year from fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2018, the 
  Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund, from the general 
  treasury, $30,000,000 each fiscal year.
  
  SEC. 4. PROGRAM ALLOCATION.
  
      (a) In General.--Each fiscal year, the President's annual budget 
  submission for the Department of the Interior shall include a list of 
  proposals which shall be known as National Park Centennial Proposals. 
  The Secretary shall establish a standard process for developing the 
  list that shall encourage input from both the public and a broad cross-
  section of employees at every level of the National Park Service. The 
  list--
              (1) shall include proposals having an aggregate cost to the 
          Federal Government equal to the unobligated amount in the Fund;
              (2) shall include only proposals consistent with National 
          Park Service policies and adopted park planning documents;
              (3) may include proposals for any area within the national 
          park system (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Act of 
          August 8, 1953 (16 U.S.C. 1c)), clusters of areas within such 
          system, a region or regions of such system, or such system in 
          its entirety;
              (4) shall cumulatively represent a nationwide array of 
          proposals that is diverse geographically, in size, scope, 
          magnitude, theme, and variety under the initiatives described 
          in subsection (b);
              (5) shall give priority to proposals demonstrating long-
          term viability beyond receipts from the Fund;
              (6) shall include only proposals meeting the requirements 
          of one or more of the initiatives set forth in subsection (b);
              (7) must contain proposals under each of the initiatives 
          set forth in subsection (b); and
              (8) shall give priority to proposals with committed, 
          nonfederal support but shall also include proposals funded 
          entirely by the Fund.
      (b) National Park Centennial Initiatives.--The requirements 
  referred to in subsection (a)(6) are as follows:
              (1) Education in parks centennial initiative.--Proposals 
          for the ``Education in Parks Centennial Initiative'' shall meet 
          the following requirements:
                      (A) Priority shall be given to proposals designed 
                  to increase National Park-based educational 
                  opportunities for elementary, secondary and college 
                  students particularly those from populations 
                  historically under represented among visitors to the 
                  National Park System.
                      (B) Priority shall be given to proposals designed 
                  to bring students into the National Park System in 
                  person.
                      (C) Proposals should include strategies for 
                  encouraging young people to become lifelong advocates 
                  for National Parks.
                      (D) Proposals shall be developed in consultation 
                  with the leadership of educational and youth 
                  organizations expected to participate in the proposed 
                  initiative.
              (2) Diversity in parks centennial initiative.--
                      (A) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
                  the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
                  to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                  Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                  Resources of the Senate a report detailing a service-
                  wide strategy for increasing diversity among National 
                  Park Service employees at all levels and visitors to 
                  the National Park System.
                      (B) Proposals.--Proposals for the ``Diversity in 
                  Parks Centennial Initiative'' shall meet the following 
                  requirements:
                              (i) Each proposal shall be based on 
                          recommendations contained in the report 
                          required in subparagraph (A).
                              (ii) Each proposal shall be designed to 
                          make National Park Service employees, visitors 
                          to the National Park System, or both, reflect 
                          the diversity of the population of the United 
                          States.
              (3) Supporting park professionals centennial initiative.--
          Proposals for the ``Supporting Park Professionals Centennial 
          Initiative'' shall meet the following requirements:
                      (A) Taken as a whole, proposals shall provide 
                  specific opportunities for National Park Service 
                  employees, at all levels, to participate in 
                  professional career development.
                      (B) Proposals may include National Park Service-
                  designed, internal professional development programs.
                      (C) Proposals may also be designed to facilitate 
                  participation in external professional development 
                  programs or established courses of study by National 
                  Park Service employees.
              (4) Environmental leadership centennial initiative.--
          Proposals for the ``Environmental Leadership Centennial 
          Initiative'' shall meet the following requirements:
                      (A) Each proposal shall be designed to do one or 
                  more of the following:
                              (i) Reduce harmful emissions.
                              (ii) Conserve energy or water resources.
                              (iii) Reduce solid waste production within 
                          the National Park System.
                      (B) Each proposal shall include strategies for 
                  educating the public regarding Environmental Leadership 
                  projects and their results.
                      (C) Priority shall be given to proposals with the 
                  potential to spread technological advances to other 
                  Federal agencies or to the private sector.
              (5) Natural resource protection centennial initiative.--
          Proposals for the ``Natural Resource Protection Centennial 
          Initiative'' shall meet the following requirements:
                      (A) Each proposal shall be designed to restore or 
                  conserve native ecosystems within the National Park 
                  System.
                      (B) Priority shall be given to proposals designed 
                  to control invasive species.
                      (C) Each proposal shall be based on the best 
                  available scientific information.
              (6) Cultural resource protection centennial initiative.--
          Proposals for the ``Cultural Resource Protection Centennial 
          Initiative'' shall--
                      (A) either--
                              (i) increase the National Park Service's 
                          knowledge of cultural resources located within 
                          the National Park System through means 
                          including, but not limited to, surveys, 
                          studies, mapping, and documentation of such 
                          resources; or
                              (ii) improve the condition of documented 
                          cultural resources within the National Park 
                          System;
                      (B) incorporate the best available scientific 
                  information; and
                      (C) where appropriate, be developed in consultation 
                  with Native American tribes, State historic 
                  preservation offices, or other organizations with 
                  cultural resource preservation expertise.
              (7) Health and fitness in parks centennial initiative.--
                      (A) In general.--Proposals for the ``Health and 
                  Fitness in Parks Centennial Initiative'' shall fall 
                  into one or more of the following four categories:
                              (i) Proposals designed to repair, 
                          rehabilitate, or otherwise improve 
                          infrastructure, including trails, that 
                          facilitates healthy outdoor activity within the 
                          National Park System.
                              (ii) Proposals designed to expand 
                          opportunities for access to the National Park 
                          System for visitors with disabilities.
                              (iii) Proposals to develop and implement 
                          management plans (such as climbing plans and 
                          trail system plans) for activities designed to 
                          increase the health and fitness of visitors to 
                          the National Park System.
                              (iv) Proposals to develop outreach programs 
                          and media that provide public information 
                          regarding health and fitness opportunities 
                          within the National Park System.
                      (B) Miscellaneous requirements.--All proposals for 
                  ``the Health and Fitness in Parks Centennial 
                  Initiative'' shall--
                              (i) be consistent with National Park 
                          Service policies and adopted park planning 
                          documents; and
                              (ii) be designed to provide for visitor 
                          enjoyment in such a way as to leave the 
                          National Park System unimpaired for future 
                          generations.
      (c) Funding.--In each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018, 
  unobligated amounts in the Fund shall be available without further 
  appropriation for projects authorized by this Act, but may not be 
  obligated or expended until 120 days after the annual submission of the 
  list of proposals required under this section to allow for 
  Congressional review.
      (d) Limitation on Distribution of Funds.--No more than 30 percent 
  of amounts available from the Fund for any fiscal year may be spent on 
  projects that are for the construction of facilities that cost in 
  excess of $5,000,000.
  
  SEC. 5. PARTNERSHIPS.
  
      (a) Donations.--The Secretary may actively encourage and facilitate 
  participation in proposals from non-Federal and philanthropic partners, 
  and may accept donations, both monetary and in-kind for any Project or 
  Program pursuant to section 1 of the Act of June 5, 1920 (16 U.S.C. 6), 
  and other authorities to accept donations existing on the date of 
  enactment of this Act.
      (b) Terms and Conditions.--To the extent that private organizations 
  or individuals are to participate in or contribute to any Project or 
  Program, the terms and conditions of that participation or contribution 
  as well as all actions of employees of the National Park Service, shall 
  be governed by National Park Service Directors Order #21, ``Donations 
  and Fundraising'', as in force on the date of the enactment of this 
  Act.
  
  SEC. 6. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
  
      Amounts made available from the Fund shall supplement rather than 
  replace annual expenditures by the National Park Service, including 
  authorized expenditures from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 
  the National Park Service Line Item Construction Program. The National 
  Park Service shall maintain adequate, permanent staffing levels and 
  permanent staff shall not be replaced with nonpermanent employees hired 
  to carry out this Act or Projects or Programs carried out with funds 
  provided under this Act.
  
  SEC. 7. REPORTS.
  
      For each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2009, the Secretary 
  shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following:
              (1) A detailed accounting of all expenditures from the Fund 
          divided by categories of proposals under section 4(b), 
          including a detailed accounting of any private contributions, 
          either in funds or in kind, to any Project or Program.
              (2) A cumulative summary of the results of the National 
          Park Centennial program including recommendations for revisions 
          to the program.
              (3) A statement of whether the National Park Service has 
          maintained adequate, permanent staffing levels and what 
          nonpermanent and permanent staff have been hired to carry out 
          this Act or Projects or Programs carried out with funds 
          provided under this Act.
  
  SEC. 8. REPEAL OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND CONTRACT AUTHORITY.
  
      (a) In General.--Section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
  Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-10a) is hereby repealed.
      (b) Conforming Amendment.--The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
  of 1965 is amended by redesignating sections 10 through 13 (16 U.S.C. 
  460l-10b through 460l-10e) as sections 9 through 12, respectively.
target: National Park Centennial Fund Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes in the Treasury the National Park Centennial Fund, into which there shall be deposited from the general treasury $30 million for each fiscal year from FY2009 through FY2018.
  
  (Sec. 4) Requires the President's annual budget submission for the Department of the Interior to include a list of National Park Centennial Proposals. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a standard process for the development of the list which shall encourage input from both the public and a broad cross-section of employees at every level of the National Park Service (NPS). Requires the list to, among other things: (1) give priority to proposals demonstrating long-term viability beyond receipts from the Fund; (2) contain proposals under each of the initiatives set forth in this Act; and (3) give priority to proposals with committed, nonfederal support, but to also include proposals funded entirely by the Fund.
  
  Specifies that the list include proposals that meet the requirements of one or more of : (1) an Education in Parks Centennial Initiative; (2) a Diversity in Parks Centennial Initiative; (3) a Supporting Park Professionals Centennial Initiative; (4) an Environmental Leadership Centennial Initiative; (5) a Natural Resource Protection Centennial Initiative; (6) a Cultural Resource Protection Centennial Initiative; and (7) a Health and Fitness in Parks Centennial Initiative.
  
  Requires, with respect to the Diversity in Parks Centennial Initiative, submission of a report detailing a service-wide strategy for increasing diversity among NPS employees at all levels and visitors to the National Park System.
  
  Makes, from FY2009-FY2018, unobligated amounts in the Fund available for projects authorized by this Act, but bars such amounts from being obligated or expended until 120 days after the annual submission of the list of proposals to allow for congressional review.
  
  Prohibits more than 30% of amounts available from the Fund for any fiscal year from being spent on projects that are for the construction of facilities the cost of which exceeds $5 million.
  
  (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to encourage and facilitate participation in proposals from non-federal and philanthropic partners, and to accept donations.
  
  (Sec. 6) States that amounts made available from the Fund shall supplement rather than replace annual expenditures by the NPS. Requires the NPS to maintain adequate, permanent staffing levels and prohibits the replacement of permanent staff with nonpermanent employees hired to carry out this Act.
  
  (Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report that includes: (1) an accounting of expenditures from the Fund; (2) a cumulative summary of the results of the National Park Centennial program; and (3) a statement of whether the NPS has maintained adequate, permanent staffing levels and what nonpermanent and permanent staff have been hired to carry out this Act.
  
  (Sec. 8) Repeals requirements under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 permitting the obligation of up to $30 million during each fiscal year for the acquisition of lands, waters, or interests in the National Park System for recreation purposes.
feat_title: To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes.