[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1333 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 1333


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 1998

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to allow 
national park units that cannot charge an entrance or admission fee to 
                     retain other fees and charges.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF CERTAIN RECREATIONAL FEES.

    Section 4(i)(1) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
(16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(C) Units at which entrance fees or admissions 
                fees cannot be collected.--
                            ``(i) Withholding of amounts.--
                        Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), section 
                        315(c) of section 101(c) of the Omnibus 
                        Consolidated Recessions and Appropriations Act 
                        of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a note; Public Law 
                        104-134), or section 107 of the Department of 
                        the Interior and Related Agencies 
                        Appropriations Act, 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a 
                        note; Public Law 105-83), the Secretary of the 
                        Interior shall withhold from the special 
                        account under subparagraph (A) 100 percent of 
                        the fees and charges collected in connection 
                        with any unit of the National Park System at 
                        which entrance fees or admission fees cannot be 
                        collected by reason of deed restrictions.
                            ``(ii) Use of Amounts.--Amounts withheld 
                        under clause (i) shall be retained by the 
                        Secretary and shall be available, without 
                        further Act of appropriation, for expenditure 
                        by the Secretary for the unit with respect to 
                        which the amounts were collected for the 
                        purposes of enhancing the quality of the 
                        visitor experience, protection of resources, 
                        repair and maintenance, interpretation, 
                        signage, habitat or facility enhancement, 
                        resource preservation, annual operation 
                        (including fee collection), maintenance, and 
                        law enforcement.''.

            Passed the Senate October 2, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.