[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6778 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6778
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use revenue collected
from speed safety cameras on highways in the National Park System for
maintenance and construction purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2025
Mr. Beyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use revenue collected
from speed safety cameras on highways in the National Park System for
maintenance and construction purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parkway Safety and Reinvestment
Act''.
SEC. 2. SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS IN THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.
(a) Citation Authority.--Subject to subsection (d), if a vehicle is
recorded by a speed safety camera while being operated in violation of
an applicable traffic regulation for a covered highway, the Secretary
may, with respect to the responsible party--
(1) issue a citation; and
(2) after providing the responsible party with notice and
opportunity for a hearing on the record, assess a civil
penalty.
(b) Maintenance and Construction Purposes.--Notwithstanding section
1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101), the
Secretary may collect and expend, without subsequent appropriation, any
revenues obtained by the Federal Government from speed safety camera
citations issued pursuant to subparagraph (a) for--
(1) the construction and maintenance of the covered
highways and parking facilities of the unit of the National
Park System in which the citation was issued; and
(2) the installation, repair, and maintenance of speed
safety cameras.
(c) Authorization To Enter Into Agreements.--In carrying out this
Act, the Secretary may enter into a contract or other appropriate
agreement with a person for the purposes of installing, repairing,
maintaining, or replacing speed safety cameras.
(d) State Law.--In carrying out this Act, the Secretary may only
use a speed safety camera in accordance with the State law of the State
in which the applicable portion of covered highway is located.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered highway.--The term ``covered highway'' means a
highway--
(A) administered by the Secretary of the Interior;
and
(B) located within a unit of the National Park
System.
(2) Highway.--The term ``highway'' has the meaning given
the term in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 101(a)(11) of
title 23, United States Code.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) Speed safety camera.--The term ``speed safety camera''
means a camera that captures a still or moving image of a
vehicle for the purpose of traffic enforcement, and does not
include handheld radar and other devices operated by law
enforcement officers to make an on-the-scene traffic stop,
issue a traffic citation, or other enforcement action at the
time of the violation.
(5) Speed safety camera citation.--The term ``speed safety
camera citation'' means a traffic citation processed by an
automated traffic enforcement system owned or operated by the
National Park Service for a traffic violation occurring on the
covered highway.
(6) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such
term in section 31 of title 18, United States Code.
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