[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 176 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 176

  To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to permit the 
collection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the 
challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2015

  Mr. Womack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to permit the 
collection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the 
challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities, 
                        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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local Organization Cooperative 
Agreement for Land and Facility Maintenance Act of 2015'' or the 
``LOCAL Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CHALLENGE COST-SHARING PROGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION 
              FACILITIES.

    Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 
U.S.C. 2328) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) User Fees.--
            ``(1) Collection of fees.--The Secretary may permit a non-
        Federal public or private entity that has entered into an 
        agreement pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user fees for 
        the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether 
        developed or constructed by such entity or the Department of 
        the Army.
            ``(2) Use of fees.--A non-Federal public or private entity 
        collecting user fees pursuant to paragraph (1) may--
                    ``(A) retain up to 100 percent of the fees 
                collected, as determined by the Secretary; and
                    ``(B) use that amount, as approved by the 
                Secretary, for operation, maintenance, and management 
                at the recreation site where collected, notwithstanding 
                section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 
                U.S.C. 460d-3(b)(4)).
            ``(3) Terms and conditions.--The authority of a non-Federal 
        public or private entity under this subsection shall be subject 
        to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
        necessary to protect the interests of the United States.''.
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