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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
HR5729119th CongressWALLET
North Rim Restoration Act
Sponsored By: Representative Crane
Passed House
Summary
emergency contracting power for North Rim fire recovery. This bill would let the Interior Secretary use stronger emergency acquisition rules and limited noncompetitive contracts to repair, rebuild, and restore Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim after the Dragon Bravo Fire.
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- Affects visitors and local businesses. It aims to speed reopening of visitor-facing facilities like lodging, food service, retail, transportation, and public-use sites by prioritizing repairs and utility work.
- Affects park operations, employees, and the current concessioner. It allows the Secretary to award noncompetitive contracts to a concessioner who is uniquely positioned to provide housing, utilities, maintenance, and other services needed to maintain safe, continuous operations.
- Affects contractors and congressional oversight. The Secretary must report every 180 days on expected and actual costs, contractors used, conflicts of interest, waste or fraud findings, and estimated completion dates. The special authority ends 7 years after enactment but can be extended by 12 months with congressional approval if a new wildfire affects recovery.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Faster contracting for North Rim recovery
If enacted, the Interior Department, through the National Park Service, would be able to use emergency buying rules in Grand Canyon areas hit by the Dragon Bravo Fire. This would include higher micro‑purchase and simplified purchase limits under federal rules, without a Presidential disaster declaration. Contracts would cover forest work, rebuilding and design of damaged structures, grounds and facility repairs, recovery work, and support assets like employee housing, utilities, visitor services, and back‑of‑house needs. The Secretary would have to send reports 180 days after first use and every 180 days after, with costs, contractors, and any waste or conflicts listed. This authority would end the earlier of 7 years after enactment or when recovery is complete, and the Secretary could request one 12‑month extension if a new wildfire in the area affects recovery and Congress approves.
Noncompetitive contracts with North Rim operator
If enacted, the Secretary would be allowed to award one or more noncompetitive contracts to the current North Rim concession operator for recovery and reopening work. Work would include planning, design, repair, construction, rehabilitation, and operation of employee housing, utilities, visitor services (lodging, food, retail, transportation), and other facilities needed to run North Rim services safely. Before using this, the Secretary would have to write that the current operator is uniquely positioned and that skipping competition is needed for health, safety, resource protection, or service continuity. These contracts would be separate from, and would not change or extend, the concession contract; normal concession‑law steps would still apply, and the Secretary could still choose open competition. This noncompetitive authority would end 7 years after enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crane
AZ • R
Cosponsors
Gosar
AZ • R
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Maloy
UT • R
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 10/10/2025
LaMalfa
CA • R
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Ciscomani
AZ • R
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Roll Call Votes
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