§6807 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Money collected for recreation at a specific site must be kept in its own account. It can be shared across the agency, but it can only be used for visitor-related needs. That includes repairing and improving facilities for enjoyment, access, and safety; visitor information and services; habitat work that directly supports hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, or photography; law enforcement for public recreation; running or capital costs of the fee program; fee management or reservation services; and processing and improving special recreation permits. The Secretary cannot use fee money for biological monitoring of listed or candidate species under the Endangered Species Act. No more than an average of 15 percent of total fee revenue may be spent on administration, overhead, and indirect costs. Money in a federal land agency’s special account can also be used to help pay administration and marketing for the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for five years after joint guidelines are issued, and for a regional multientity pass for five years after its regional agreement starts.

Title 16, §6807

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(a)Amounts available for expenditure at a specific site or area—

(1)shall be accounted for separately from the amounts collected;

(2)may be distributed agency-wide; and

(3)shall be used only for—

(A)repair, maintenance, and facility enhancement related directly to visitor enjoyment, visitor access, and health and safety;

(B)interpretation, visitor information, visitor service, visitor needs assessments, and signs;

(C)habitat restoration directly related to wildlife-dependent recreation that is limited to hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, or photography;

(D)law enforcement related to public use and recreation;

(E)direct operating or capital costs associated with the recreation fee program;

(F)a fee management agreement established under section 6805(a) of this title or a visitor reservation service;

(G)the processing of special recreation permit applications and administration of special recreation permits; and

(H)the improvement of the operation of the special recreation permit program under section 6802(h) of this title.

(b)The Secretary may not use any recreation fees for biological monitoring on Federal recreational lands and waters under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 [16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.] for listed or candidate species.

(c)The Secretary may use not more than an average of 15 percent of total revenues collected under this chapter for administration, overhead, and indirect costs related to the recreation fee program by that Secretary.

(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Secretary may use amounts available in the special account of a Federal land management agency to supplement administration and marketing costs associated with—

(1)the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass during the 5-year period beginning on the date the joint guidelines are issued under section 6804(a)(7) of this title; and

(2)a regional multientity pass authorized section 6804(d) of this title during the 5-year period beginning on the date the regional multientity pass agreement for that recreation pass takes effect.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Endangered Species Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 93–205, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 884, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1531 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1531 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2025—Subsec. (a)(3)(F). Pub. L. 118–234, § 311(d)(2)(B), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 6805(a) of this title and substituted semicolon for period at end. Subsec. (a)(3)(G), (H). Pub. L. 118–234, § 311(d)(2)(A), (C), added subpars. (G) and (H). Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 118–234, § 311(d)(1), made technical amendment to references in original act which appear in text of subsec. (c) and in introductory provisions of subsec. (d) as references to this chapter. Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 118–234, § 311(d)(3)(A), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 6804(a)(7) of this title. Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 118–234, § 311(d)(3)(B), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 6804(d) of this title. 2009—Subsec. (a)(1)(F). Pub. L. 111–11, which directed technical amendment in subsec. (a)(1)(F) to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 6805(a) of this title, could not be executed because there is no subsec. (a)(1)(F) of this section.

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