Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§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 Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress wants fees for entering or using Federal lands for recreation or tourism to not discriminate against any State or any region of the country. The Secretary, working with other agencies, must send a report by May 1, 1996 to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Natural Resources, and any other relevant committees. That report must list all federal lands and facilities that offer recreation or tourism and must analyze, by State and by region, any entrance or use fees charged, both for each State/region and overall. After that report is finished, the Secretary, again with other agencies, must send another report by May 1, 1997 to the same committees. The second report must give the Secretary’s recommendations on how to make sure fees follow the goal that they not discriminate against any State or region.

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Title 16, §410aaa–79

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(a)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)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)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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16 U.S.C. § 410aaa–79

Title 16, Conservation

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Apr 5, 2026

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