Gateway Partnership Act

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a one-time agreement, lasting up to five years, with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation. This agreement allows the Foundation to host private events within Gateway Arch National Park buildings. The agreement must include specific terms, such as limiting the maximum number of events per month, requiring liability insurance, and ensuring appropriate National Park Service staffing for public safety and resource protection.

This section explicitly states that any private events hosted under the agreement must be consistent with the purposes of Gateway Arch National Park and compatible with National Park Service programs. Crucially, these events cannot degrade the park's integrity or appearance, nor can they prevent or disrupt public use or access to the park or its buildings.

This section mandates that the Secretary of the Interior must charge a fee to the Foundation to cover the costs of wear and tear on the park and its buildings resulting from private events. Furthermore, the Secretary is authorized to recover all other costs incurred due to these events, including administrative expenses, security, maintenance, utilities, and personnel costs, notwithstanding any other provision of law.

The authority for the Secretary to enter into and carry out this agreement with the Foundation will expire seven years after the bill's enactment. Any existing agreement under this authority will also terminate on that date. Additionally, the Secretary is required to submit a report to Congress four years after enactment, evaluating the implementation of the Act, including its operational impacts on visitor access, security, staffing, and facilities, as well as its financial implications.