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Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act
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.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to install and operate speed safety cameras on highways within the National Park System to enforce traffic regulations. The Secretary may issue citations and civil penalties to violators after providing notice and opportunity for a hearing. Revenues collected from speed safety camera citations may be used without further appropriation for constructing and maintaining covered highways and parking facilities in the relevant park unit, and for installing, repairing, and maintaining the cameras. The Secretary may enter into contracts with private parties to operate and maintain the camera systems. The Secretary's use of these cameras must comply with applicable state law in the state where the highway is located.
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Actions (4)
- Mar 26, 2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- Mar 19, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. · house
- Dec 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Dec 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2025
Mr. Beyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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. <all>
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