SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES TO 
              THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Leased tract.--The term ``leased tract'' means a tract 
        leased under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
        (43 U.S.C. 1337) for the purpose of drilling for, developing, 
        and producing oil and natural gas resources, consisting of a 
        block, a portion of a block, or a combination of blocks or 
        portions of blocks, as specified in the lease and as depicted 
        on an Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagram.
            (2) Outer continental shelf.--The term ``outer Continental 
        Shelf'' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the 
        Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331).
            (3) Outer continental shelf revenues.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``outer Continental Shelf 
                revenues'' means all amounts received by the United 
                States from leased tracts, less--
                            (i) such amounts as are credited to States 
                        under section 8(g) of the Outer Continental 
                        Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)); and
                            (ii) such amounts as are needed for 
                        adjustments or refunds of overpayments for 
                        rents, royalties, or other purposes.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``outer Continental Shelf 
                revenues'' includes royalties (including payments for 
                royalty taken in kind and sold), net profit share 
                payments, and related late-payment interest from 
                natural gas and oil leases issued under the Outer 
                Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) 
                for a leased tract.
                    (C) Exclusions.--The term ``outer Continental Shelf 
                revenues'' does not include amounts received by the 
                United States under--
                            (i) any lease issued on or after the date 
                        of enactment of this Act;
                            (ii) any lease under which no oil or gas 
                        production occurred before January 1, 1999; or
                            (iii) any lease in an area for which there 
                        is in effect a moratorium on leasing or 
                        drilling on the outer Continental Shelf.
    (b) Separate Account.--Of amount of outer Continental Shelf 
revenues received by the Secretary of the Interior during each fiscal 
year, $500,000,000 shall be deposited in a separate account in the 
Treasury of the United States and shall, without further Act of 
appropriation, be available to the Secretary of the Interior in 
subsequent fiscal years until expended.
    (c) Threatened Park Resources.--
            (1) In general.--The amounts made available under 
        subsection (b) shall be available for expenditure in units of 
        the National Park System that have ecosystems, critical 
        habitat, cultural resources, or other core park resources that 
        are threatened or impaired.
            (2) Identified threats.--The amounts made available under 
        subsection (b)--
                    (A) shall be used only to address identified 
                threats and impairments described in paragraph (1), 
                including use for land acquisition, construction, 
                grants to State, local, or municipal governments, or 
                partnerships with other Federal agencies or nonprofit 
                organizations; and
                    (B) shall not be directed to other operational or 
                maintenance needs of units of the National Park System.
            (3) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available under 
        subsection (b)--
                    (A) 30 percent shall be available for expenditure 
                in units of the National Park System with ecosystems, 
                critical habitat, cultural resources, or other core 
                park resources threatened or impaired by activities 
                occurring inside the unit; and
                    (B) 70 percent shall be available for expenditure 
                in units of the National Park System with ecosystems, 
                critical habitat, cultural resources, or other core 
                park resources threatened or impaired by activities 
                occurring outside the unit (including $150,000,000 for 
                each of fiscal years 2000 through 2015 for the Federal 
                share of the Everglades and South Florida ecosystem 
                restoration project under the comprehensive plan 
                developed under section 528 of the Water Resources 
                Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3767)).
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) is amended by striking ``All rentals'' and 
inserting ``Except as provided in section 2 of the National Park 
Preservation Act, all rentals''.
Makes such funds available for expenditure in units of the National Park System (NPS) that have ecosystems, critical habitat, cultural resources, or other core park resources that are threatened or impaired. Allocates 30 percent of funds to NPS units threatened or impaired by activities occurring inside the unit, and 70 percent to units threatened or impaired by activities occurring outside the unit. Specifies an annual amount for FY 2000 through 2015 for the Federal share (50 percent) of the Everglades and South Florida ecosystem restoration project under the Water Resources Development Act of 1996.
Prohibits from deposit in the separate account any revenues from any new oil and gas leases, or from development of any existing leases in a moratorium area.
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