Sec. 10. Service First Initiative and multijurisdictional trips
658 words·~3 min read·
/bill/118/s/1630/is/section-10A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 330 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 ( 43 U.S.C. 1703 ), is repealed. For fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretaries, subject to annual review of Congress, may carry out an initiative, to be known as the Service First Initiative , under which the Secretaries and agencies and bureaus within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture— may establish programs to conduct projects, planning, permitting, leasing, contracting, and other activities, either jointly or on behalf of one another; may co-locate in Federal offices and facilities leased by an agency of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and may issue special rules to test the feasibility of issuing unified permits, applications, and leases.
The Secretaries may make reciprocal delegations of the respective authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the Secretaries in support of the Service First Initiative agency-wide to promote customer service and efficiency. Nothing in this section alters, expands, or limits the applicability of any law (including regulations) to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service or matters under the jurisdiction of any other bureaus or offices of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, as applicable.
To facilitate the sharing of resources under the Service First Initiative, the Secretaries may make transfers of funds and reimbursements of funds on an annual basis, including transfers and reimbursements for multi-year projects, subject to the limitation that this authority may not be used to circumvent requirements and limitations imposed on the use of Federal funds. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall establish a pilot program to offer to a person seeking an authorization for a multijurisdictional trip a single joint special recreation permit or commercial use authorization that authorizes the use of each unit of Federal recreational lands and waters on which the multijurisdictional trip occurs, subject to the authorities that apply to the applicable unit of Federal recreational lands and waters.
Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall issue not fewer than 10 single joint special recreation permits described in paragraph (13)(A)(iv) of section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6801 ) (as amended by section 3(b)(10)) or commercial use authorizations under the pilot program established under paragraph (1). In carrying out the pilot program established under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall— designate a lead agency for issuing and administering a single joint special recreation permit or commercial use authorization; and select not fewer than 4 offices at which a person shall be able to apply for a single joint special recreation permit or commercial use authorization, of which— not fewer than 2 offices are managed by the Secretary; and not fewer than 2 offices are managed by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
Each of the Secretaries shall retain the authority to enforce the terms, stipulations, conditions, and agreements in a single joint special recreation permit or commercial use authorization issued under the pilot program established under paragraph
(1)that apply specifically to the use occurring on the Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the applicable Secretary, under the authorities that apply to the applicable Federal recreational lands and waters. A person seeking an authorization for a multijurisdictional trip may apply for— a separate special recreation permit or commercial use authorization for the use of each unit of Federal recreational lands and waters on which the multijurisdictional trip occurs; or a single joint special recreational permit or commercial use authorization made available under the pilot program established under paragraph (1). Nothing in this subsection applies to a concession contract issued by the National Park Service for the provision of accommodations, facilities, or services.
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources