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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 5204 (Reported in House) — To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to improve recreation opportunities and increase consistency an... · Sec. 6

Sec. 6. Recreation passes

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Section 805(a) ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— by inserting be available to United States citizens and permanent residents and before cover ; and by striking standard amenity recreation fee and inserting day use fee both places it appears; in paragraph (2)— by striking shall hold an annual and inserting may hold a ; and by striking “for an year.” and all that follows through the end of the following sentence and inserting a period; in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following new sentence:
The Secretaries shall adjust the price of the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass once every three years to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) over the same period, rounding figures so as to increase or decrease the price in even five-dollar increments. ; in paragraph (6)(A), by striking standard amenity recreation fee and inserting day use fee ; in paragraph (9), by adding or discount pass after pass ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
The Secretaries shall conduct a study to evaluate how, where, and the extent to which the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is used and shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing the results of the study. . Section 805(b) ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (2), by inserting or is a veteran with a service-connected disability, as defined in before section 101 of title 38, United States Code , if the citizen or person ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
The Secretary may make an annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available without charge to any member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard if such person presents a Common Access card or similar identification as determined by the Secretary. The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass made available under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)shall include an amenity fee discount as charged under section 803(g)(1)(A). The Secretary may not establish any discounted passes, except as provided in this section. . Section 805(c) ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(c) ) is amended by striking standard amenity recreation fee and inserting day use fee . Section 805 ( 16 U.S.C. 6804 ) is amended— by striking subsection (e); and by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (e). Section 805 ( 16 U.S.C. 6804 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Subject to valid existing rights, and to the extent reimbursement is practical, the Secretary shall require concessionaires operating federally owned campgrounds and day use facilities on Federal recreational lands and waters to accept a recreational pass issued under this title or section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 ( 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a ) for discounted or free use, as applicable. To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall reimburse a concessionaire in part or in whole for acceptance under paragraph
(1)of a recreational pass in an amount not to exceed the total land use or franchise fee due to the Federal Government. . Section 805(a)(6)(B) ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(6)(B) ) is amended by striking section 6 and inserting section 6805 .
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