§2328a Special Use Permits

Summary

The Secretary may issue special permits for things like group activities, events, motorized recreation vehicles, and other special recreation uses the Secretary thinks are appropriate. The Secretary can charge fees for those permits or accept services instead of money. Fees for equipment or services at Corps-run lakes and reservoirs can also be charged. Any money collected must stay at the site where it was collected and can be used right away, without getting more money from Congress, only to run the permit program and to operate and maintain that site. The Secretary can make agreements with state or local governments to jointly manage a Corps recreation area if the area is at a Corps lake or reservoir, is next to a state or local park, and joint management would be more effective. The Secretary cannot give up overall administration of a Corps recreation area. The Secretary may trade or share goods and services with those governments, and may make one or more agreements (like leases or licenses) with nonfederal partners to share costs for running and caring for jointly managed areas. The Secretary may also use available funds to support state, local, tribal, or nonprofit activities that improve recreation at Corps water projects, but those uses must be set out in a cooperative agreement with terms the Secretary requires.