[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1806 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1806

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 27 (legislative day, January 25), 1994

  Mr. Nickles introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
      referred to the Committee on Environmental and Public Works

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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.

    Section 210 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d-3) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b); and
            (2) by inserting the following new subsection (b):
    ``(b) User Fees.--User fees at the lakes and reservoirs 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, picnic grounds, overlook sites, scenic 
drives, or boat launching ramps where no mechanical or hydraulic 
equipment is provided.''.

SEC. 2. 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 immediately before the 
last sentence, the following: ``At each lake or reservoir under the 
jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, where 
camping is permitted, such agency shall provide at least 1 primitive 
campground, containing designated campsites, sanitary facilities, and 
vehicular access, where no charge shall be imposed.''.

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