[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3305 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3305

 To authorize the Secretary of the Army to establish, modify, charge, 
and collect recreation fees with respect to land and water administered 
                       by the Corps of Engineers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 22, 2008

 Mr. Chambliss (for himself and Mr. Isakson) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Army to establish, modify, charge, 
and collect recreation fees with respect to land and water administered 
                       by the Corps of Engineers.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Conserving Our Recreation and Park 
Services Act of 2008'' or the ``CORPS Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on October 1, 2008, the Secretary of the 
Army may establish, modify, charge, and collect recreation fees with 
respect to any land or water administered by the Corps of Engineers in 
the same manner, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as the 
Secretary of the Interior may establish, modify, charge, and collect 
recreation fees with respect to Federal recreation land and water 
managed by the Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.).
    (b) Use of Special Account for Deposit and Expenditure of Fees.--
The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a special account in the 
Treasury of the United States for the Corps of Engineers, which shall 
be used for the same purpose, and subject to the same terms and 
conditions, as each special account established in the Treasury of the 
United States for each Federal land management agency under section 
807(a) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
6806(a)).
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