Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§410aaa–79 Federal Facilities Fee Equity

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LIX–Y — CALIFORNIA DESERT LANDS PARKS, PRESERVE, AND OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS › Part D — Miscellaneous Provisions › § 410aaa–79

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires that entrance, tourism, and recreational fees on Federal lands and facilities must not discriminate against any State or any region of the country. The Secretary, working with other affected agencies, must prepare and send a report by May 1, 1996 to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives, and any other relevant committees. The report must list all Federal lands and facilities that offer recreational or tourism use and analyze fees by State and region, both separately and together. After that report, the Secretary, again with other agencies, must send another report by May 1, 1997 to the same committees with recommendations to carry out the no-discrimination goal.

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Title 16, §410aaa–79

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(a)Policy statement

It is the intent of Congress that entrance, tourism or recreational use fees for use of Federal lands and facilities not discriminate against any State or any region of the country.

(b)Fee study

The Secretary, in cooperation with other affected agencies, shall prepare and submit a report by May 1, 1996 to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives, and any other relevant committees, which shall—

(1)identify all Federal lands and facilities that provide recreational or tourism use; and

(2)analyze by State and region any fees charged for entrance, recreational or tourism use, if any, on Federal lands or facilities in a State or region, individually and collectively.

(c)Recommendations

Following completion of the report in subsection (b), the Secretary, in cooperation with other affected agencies, shall prepare and submit a report by May 1, 1997 to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives, and any other relevant committees, which shall contain recommendations which the Secretary deems appropriate for implementing the congressional intent outlined in subsection (a).

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 410aaa–79

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110