# Preservation Natural Programs

**Agency:** Interior  
**Account:** National Recreation and Preservation  
**Source document:** National Park Service · p. 62  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/interior/preservation-natural-programs  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2026 | enacted | 18.6 |

## Interior discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $18.80B, FY2026 $17.30B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

Change The President's Budget for 2027 includes one quarter (October- FERS Employer Contribution 2027 December 2026) of the 1.0% pay raise for 2026 and 0.0% pay Total, Account 2027 Fixed Costs +1,545 Request raise for 2027. Pay raises are consistent with the published +55 The estimates reflect adjustments to the employer contribution +1,545 for FERS and Law Enforcement FERS for FY 2027. This -69 information is consistent with the published OMB Circular A- For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, and compliance and planning for programs and areas administered by the National Park Service, $48,675,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232-18: Provided further, That National Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for projects funded by the National Park Service Construction appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall notify the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges 1. For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, use of national park areas for their conservation and enjoyment and provides authority for administering areas within the National Park System, thus implying authority for construction, and construction planning for these purposes. Also, Congress has enacted limited authorizations for appropriations for specific construction projects. 54 U.S.C. 320101-320106 provides specific authority for the Secretary of the Interior to acquire property and to restore, reconstruct, rehabilitate, preserve, and maintain historic and prehistoric sites, buildings, objects, and properties of national historical or archeological significance. 54 U.S.C. 101501(a)-(e) provides specific authority for the Secretary of the Interior to plan, or in close proximity to national parks, monuments, and recreation areas when such airport is included in the current national airport plan of the Secretary of Transportation. 2. and compliance and planning for areas and programs administered by the National Park Specific authority is provided in 54 U.S.C. 100502 for general management plans for national park areas. The National Park Service Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-391) requires an Act of Congress to specifically authorize a special resource study; however, it also allows the NPS to conduct reconnaissance studies or other preliminary evaluations of areas, not to exceed $25,000. 16 U.S.C. 1276d requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies on potential new wild and scenic rivers and submit reports to Congress. The National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190), as amended, provides authority for the National Park Service to conduct studies related to the environmental impact of proposed changes The NPS proposes the availability of funding for the Construction account to remain available until expended, consistent with past appropriations. 4. Provided, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds The "availability of funds" clause at 48 CFR 52.232-18 states "Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer." 5. Provided further, that National Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise Fees, and Recreation Fees may be utilized for the cost of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for projects funded by the National Park Service Construction appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall notify the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any charges authorized under this heading. This provision provides the NPS with the authority to address adjustments, subject to reprogramming guidelines, for unforeseen circumstances to published estimated costs for specific projects in a timely manner with other relevant appropriations. The NPS Line Item Construction activity provides a strategically-balanced, long-term approach to capital investment and financial sustainability that addresses the highest priority critical life, health, safety, resource protection, and mission support projects. This program component provides for recapitalization, modernization, alteration, replacement, and new construction of assets needed to accomplish the management objectives approved for each park. This program component supports projects which mitigate abandoned mineral land safety issues and This program component supports demolition and disposal projects which provide for the removal of


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