H.R. 5729

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · October 10, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Crane · Committee: Committee on Natural Resources

Table of contents

• H.R. 5729
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Emergency contracting authority

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the North Rim Restoration Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Emergency contracting authority

• (a) In general
  • The Secretary is authorized to use emergency acquisition flexibilities under part 18 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (and any successor regulations), in contracting for the following services within the covered area:
    • Forest management or restoration activities carried out in response to the Dragon Bravo Fire.
    • Rebuilding, planning, development, and design of structures affected by the Dragon Bravo Fire.
    • Improvements to the grounds and structures.
    • Recovery efforts.
• (b) Process for other services
  • Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, the authority granted under subsection (a) does not apply to contracts for services other than those described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a).
• (c) Report
  • Not later than 180 days after the Secretary begins to use the authorization under subsection (a), and every 180 days thereafter until the date that is 180 days after the date described in subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Natural Resources and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on all expenditures related to the recovery efforts for the Dragon Bravo Fire, including the following:
    • The expected cost of recovery efforts.
    • Cost expenditures.
    • Cost overruns.
    • Identification of contractors preforming the work associated with the recovery from the Dragon Bravo Fire.
    • Any affiliations or conflicts of interest between the contractor and the contracting office at the Grand Canyon National Park or the National Park Service.
    • Any waste fraud and abuse detected during the recovery efforts.
    • Any contracts that came in under expected expenses.
    • An estimated time of completion for all projects and full recovery efforts related to the Dragon Bravo Fire.
    • If an extension is needed to this authority to complete projects associated with the Dragon Bravo Fire.
• (d) Extension
  • If, after the date of the enactment of this Act, a new wildfire ignites within the covered area and impacts recovery efforts related to the Dragon Bravo Fire, the Secretary may request a 12-month extension of the authority granted under subsection (a), subject to congressional approval.
• (e) Expiration
  • The authority granted under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is the earlier of the following:
    • 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    • Recovery efforts within the covered area are complete.
• (f) Definitions
  • In this Act:
    • The term covered area means the areas within Grand Canyon National Park impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire.
    • The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.