[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5019 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5019

 To rescind the fee required for the use of public recreation areas at 
   lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of 
                   Engineers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 21, 1994

 Mr. Williams introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To rescind the fee required for the use of public recreation areas at 
   lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of 
                   Engineers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF RECREATIONAL USER FEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 210(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 
(16 U.S.C. 460d-3(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) User Fees.--User fees at the lakes and reservoirs referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be collected by officers and employees of the 
United States only from users of highly developed facilities requiring 
continuous presence of personnel for maintenance and supervision of the 
facilities and shall not be collected for access to or use of water 
areas, undeveloped or lightly developed shoreland (including beaches), 
picnic grounds, overlook sites, scenic drives, or boat launching ramps 
where no mechanical or hydraulic equipment is provided.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment for Campsites.--Section 4(b) of the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(b)) is 
amended by inserting before the last sentence the following: ``At each 
lake or reservoir under the jurisdiction of the United States Army 
Corps of Engineers where camping is permitted, the Corps of Engineers 
shall provide at least 1 primitive campground, containing designated 
campsites, sanitary facilities, and vehicular access where no charge 
shall be imposed.''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REENACTMENT.

    No law may be enacted providing for establishment and collection of 
fees by the Secretary of the Army for the use of developed recreation 
sites and facilities unless such law also requires that any fees so 
collected at any facility be deposited into a special account 
established in the Treasury for carrying out activities at such 
facility and that funds deposited into such account only be expended at 
such facility for carrying out activities which generated such funds.
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