Sec. 5. Public participation
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Section 804 ( 16 U.S.C. 6803 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking this Act and inserting this title ; and by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), and
(e)and inserting the following new subsections: For entrance fees, day use fees and amenity fees, the Secretary may— publish notice in the Federal Register of any unit newly subject to an entrance fee, day use fee, or amenity fee; publish on the website recreation.gov or another similar interagency website, in local newspapers, on agency websites, at proposed and established collection points, on social media applications, and in publications distributed near the site for which the fee would be collected— any proposed new or increased fee; the unit and agency proposing the new or increased fee; the process by which to comment on the proposed new or increased fee; and subject to paragraph (3), when the opportunity for comment closes; allow at least 60 days public comment after publication of notice under paragraph (2); at least 120 days before the implementation of the new or increased fee, publish notice of a decision to implement a new or increased fee in local newspapers, on the agency websites, at proposed and established collection points, on social media applications, and in publications distributed near the site for which the fee will be collected; and not less frequently than every other year, solicit public comment for at least 60 days on how fee revenue should be expended at each unit. For special recreation permit fees authorized by section 803(h)(2)(A), the Secretary shall— if the fee is for reoccurring recreational uses for which standard fee rates can be established, follow, to the extent practicable and appropriate, the procedures in subsection (b); and if the fee is based on recovering the costs associated with issuing and managing the permit, establish guidelines for how fees will be established and publish the guidelines in the Federal Register. The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public involvement 180 days before a new site or area, including a campground, is offered as a new concession opportunity on Federal recreational lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management by publishing a notice in the Federal Register and soliciting comments. .
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