§2328a Special Use Permits

Summary

The Secretary can issue special permits for things like group activities, recreation 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. The Secretary can also charge for rental of outdoor recreation equipment and services at public recreation areas at Corps-operated lakes and reservoirs. Any fees collected must stay at the site where they were collected and can be used right away, without needing more money from Congress, only to run the permit program and to do operation and maintenance at that site. The Secretary can make cooperative management agreements with State or local governments to jointly manage Corps recreation areas that are at Corps lakes or reservoirs and next to State or local parks if that will improve management. The Secretary cannot transfer overall administration of any Corps public recreation area to others. The Secretary may buy or provide goods and services to partners, enter into one or more agreements (including leases or licenses) with nonfederal partners to share operation and maintenance costs, and may use available funds to support State, local, tribal, or nonprofit recreation activities through cooperative agreements with terms the Secretary sets.