Sec. 304. Public-private partnerships to modernize campgrounds on Federal land
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The Secretaries shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary concerned may enter into an agreement with a private entity providing for capital improvements (including the construction of structures and improvements), management, and maintenance by the private entity of a campground, in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, on Federal land, subject to the requirements of this section. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall enter into at least 1 agreement under subsection
(a)in— a unit of the National Forest System in each region of the National Forest System; and Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in not fewer than 5 States in which the Bureau of Land Management administers Federal land. Before entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the private entity shall submit to the Secretary concerned a development plan that— describes investments in the campground to be made by the private entity during the first 3 years of the agreement; describes annual maintenance spending for each year of the agreement; and includes any other terms and conditions determined to be necessary by the Secretary concerned. An agreement entered into under subsection
(a)shall— be for a term of not more than 30 years; require that, not later than 3 years after the date on which the Secretary concerned enters into an agreement the private entity expend, or place in an escrow account for expenditure, for the construction or improvement of structures and infrastructure relating to the operation of, or access to, the applicable campground, not less than $2,000,000, or a specified percentage, as determined by the Secretary concerned, of the anticipated receipts for the period of the agreement; require the private entity to maintain the campground facility and any associated infrastructure designated by the Secretary concerned in a manner acceptable to the Secretary concerned and the private entity; include any terms and conditions that the Secretary concerned determines to be necessary for a recreational special use permit issued under section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the Granger-Thye Act ) (64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d ), including the payment described in subparagraph (E); provide for payment to the Federal Government of a fee consistent with a special use permit under section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the Granger-Thye Act ) (64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d ), including a fee offset agreement for work to be performed that is separate from maintaining the campground facility and any associated infrastructure designated by the Secretary concerned, if determined to be appropriate by the Secretary concerned, on consideration of the probable value to the private entity of the rights provided by the agreement, taking into account the capital invested by, and obligations of, the private entity under the agreement; include provisions that state— the private entity shall obtain no property interest pursuant to the expenditures of the private entity, as required by the agreement; and all structures and improvements constructed by the private entity under the agreement shall be the property of the United States; and be subject to any other terms and conditions determined to be necessary by the Secretary concerned. A fee or revenue shared with the Secretary concerned under an agreement authorized by this section shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary concerned for recreation-related purposes on the unit of Federal land at which the fee or revenue is collected, without further appropriation.
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Sec. 304
Public-private partnerships to modernize campgrounds on Federal land
Stat.64 Stat. 84
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