§460lll–25 Special Use Authorizations

Summary

The Secretary can allow special uses inside the Recreation Area. The Secretary can give permanent easements at no charge to government units for public roads over United States Route 68 and the Trace, and other rights-of-way they agree on. The Secretary can transfer or lease developed recreation sites or other facilities to government units for public use. The Secretary can also lease or authorize recreational sites and facilities consistent with sections 460lll–1(2) and 460lll–11(b)(2). Fees for leases or other authorizations must be based on fair market value, but the Secretary can reduce or waive a fee for a government unit or nonprofit if they provide other value to the United States. The Secretary can use any fair method to authorize special uses, including asking the public for proposals. Permits or authorizations from the Tennessee Valley Authority that exist when administration transfers under section 460lll–41 can continue; the Secretary can reissue, end, change, or otherwise exercise the TVA’s rights in those permits.