3.0.0 1967 2022-11-01T13:50:55Z 2022-11-01T13:50:55Z Senate S 2019-06-25 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2019-10-31T14:00:38Z Referred to 2019-06-25T19:53:10Z Recreation Not Red Tape Act 116 3458 HR 2019-09-19 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS 2019-10-31 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-342. Committee 2019-06-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4508) IntroReferral 2019-06-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2019-06-25 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-12-04 False J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-01-21 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-09-21 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Economic development Employee performance Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health promotion and preventive care Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Mental health Military personnel and dependents National and community service Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Travel and tourism User charges and fees Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2019-06-25 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-23T21:35:41Z Recreation Not Red-Tape Act

This bill revises and sets forth provisions related to recreation areas and special recreation permits issued by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for individual or group use of federal recreational lands and waters.

The bill makes permanent certain authorizations, including regarding such permits and the fees charged for them.

Interior and USDA shall

  • evaluate the special recreation permitting process and identify opportunities for eliminating duplicative processes, reducing costs, and decreasing processing times;
  • establish categorical exclusions from environmental review requirements for special recreation permits if it would reduce processing times or costs without significantly affecting the human environment;
  • authorize the issuance of temporary permits for new or additional recreational uses of federal lands and waters managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management;
  • allow online payment of certain federal passes and fees;
  • develop initiatives to promote private-sector volunteer opportunities; and
  • establish an interagency trail management plan.

Permittees issued a special recreation permit may voluntarily and temporarily return one or more of their service days.

The bill sets forth requirements for review by USDA of the renewal or adjustment of the allocations for the use of a special recreation permit.

Interior and USDA may enter into agreements with states to allow the purchase of federal and state recreation passes in the same transaction.

The bill establishes a National Recreation Area System.

]]> Recreation Not Red Tape Act Display Title Recreation Not Red Tape Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Recreation Not Red Tape Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to increase opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1967is/xml/BILLS-116s1967is.xml 2019-10-31 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-342. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.