I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3223 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 14, 2011 Ms. Foxx introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Army Corps of Engineers to allow certain entities to use a portion of collected recreational user fees for administrative expenses and for the operations, maintenance, development of recreational facilities or management of natural resources.

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Collection and use of recreational user fees by cooperating associations

(a)Section 225(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328(b)) is amended— (1)by striking operation and management of recreation facilities and natural resources and inserting operation, maintenance, development, or construction of recreation facilities and management of natural resources; and (2)by adding after the period, the following: Pursuant to such an agreement, the Secretary may also permit the entity to (1) collect fees, on its own behalf or on behalf of the Army Corps of Engineers, including entrance fees and user fees for the use of recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by the entity or by the Corps of Engineers; (2) to retain up to 50 percent of the fees collected to pay the entity’s administrative costs, whether incurred on or off the premises where such fees were collected; and (3) to reinvest the balance of the fees, subject to the approval of the Corps of Engineers, for the operation, maintenance, development or construction of recreation facilities or the management of natural resources on any project lands at the lake or reservoir where such fees were collected, including project lands beyond the geographic scope of the agreement entered into under this section or lease entered into under section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (16 U.S.C. section 460d).. (b)Section 210(b) of Public Law 90–483 (16 U.S.C. section 460d–3) is amended— (1)In paragraph (4), by striking All, and inserting the following: Except as provided in paragraph (5), all; and (2)Adding at the end the following: (5)A local interest or not for profit entity that has been granted a lease under section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d) of lands at a public recreation area located at a lake or reservoir under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers, and that has entered into an agreement with the Corps of Engineers under section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328(b)) to collect fees and reinvest at least 50 percent of the fees collected, subject to the approval of the Corps of Engineers, for operation, maintenance, development, or construction of recreation facilities and management of natural resources on any project lands at the lake or reservoir where such fees were collected, may retain up to 50 percent of the fees collected to pay administrative costs incurred by the local interest, whether incurred on or off the premises where such fees were collected. .