117 S1874 IS: Recreation Not Red Tape Act
U.S. Senate
2021-05-27
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Recreation Not Red Tape Act
. (b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Sense of Congress regarding outdoor recreation.
TITLE I—Modernizing recreation permitting
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Special recreation permit and fee.
Sec. 103. Permitting process improvements.
Sec. 104. Permit flexibility.
Sec. 105. Permit administration.
Sec. 106. Permits for multijurisdictional trips.
Sec. 107. Forest Service permit use reviews.
Sec. 108. Liability.
Sec. 109. Cost recovery reform.
Sec. 110. Extension of special recreation permits.
Sec. 111. Availability of Federal and State recreation passes.
Sec. 112. Online purchases of America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.
Sec. 113. Effect.
TITLE II—Accessing the outdoors
Sec. 201. Access for servicemembers and veterans.
TITLE III—Making recreation a priority
Sec. 301. Extension of seasonal recreation opportunities.
Sec. 302. Recreation performance metrics.
Sec. 303. Recreation mission.
Sec. 304. National Recreation Area System.
TITLE IV—Maintenance of public land
Subtitle A—Volunteers
Sec. 401. Private-sector volunteer enhancement program.
Subtitle B—Priority trail maintenance
Sec. 411. Interagency trail management.
2.In this Act: (1)Federal land management agencyThe term Federal land management agency
has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801).
(2)Federal recreational lands and watersThe term Federal recreational lands and waters
has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801). (3)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term Secretaries
means—
(A)the Secretary of the Interior; and (B)the Secretary of Agriculture.
3.Sense of Congress regarding outdoor recreationIt is the sense of Congress that— (1)outdoor recreation and the outdoor industry that outdoor recreation supports are vital to the United States;
(2)access to outdoor recreation on Federal recreational lands and waters is important to the health and wellness of all people of the United States, especially families and young people; (3)in addition to the overall economic benefit of outdoor recreation, the economic benefits of outdoor recreation on Federal recreational lands and waters creates significant economic and employment benefits to rural economies;
(4)Congress supports the creation of outdoor recreation sector leadership positions within State governments, as well as coordination with recreation and tourism organizations within the State to guide the growth of this sector, as evidenced by recent examples in the States of Colorado, Utah, and Washington; (5)State and local recreation and tourism offices play a pivotal role in—
(A)coordinating State outdoor recreation policies, management, and promotion among Federal, State, and local agencies and entities; (B)disseminating information, increasing awareness, and growing demand for outdoor recreation experiences among visitors across the United States and throughout the world;
(C)improving funding for, access to, and participation in outdoor recreation; and (D)promoting economic development in the State by coordinating with stakeholders, improving recreational opportunities, and recruiting outdoor recreation businesses;
(6)it is vital— (A)to support the coordination and collaboration of the Federal and State land and water management agencies in the delivery of visitor services and management of outdoor recreation for the United States; and
(B)provide adequate staffing within Federal land management agencies to facilitate sustainable and accessible outdoor recreation opportunities; and (7)volunteers and volunteer partnerships play an important role in maintaining public land.
<enum>I</enum><header>Modernizing recreation permitting</header>
<section id="id24e2b1ba63eb43fe91c52e80c667101b"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="id22201d976585431caaee1d1036ed46de"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Associated agency</header><text>The term <term>associated agency</term> means the Federal land management agency, other than the lead agency, that manages a public land unit that is the subject of a single joint special recreation permit under section 106.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id3961386577e348e98263f74a0ee4b927"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>With respect to a single joint special recreation permit application submitted under section 106(a), the term <term>lead agency</term> means the Federal land management agency designated to administer the single joint special recreation permit under section 106(a)(2).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id14b56bdfe0a043fcabedd0a939d60d29"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Long-term special recreation permit</header><text>The term <term>long-term special recreation permit</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id69929f0e5bf645579e90a25b1b52e714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for a public land unit managed by the Forest Service, a priority use permit; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id373e927c176e409a9b994108152591d0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for a public land unit managed by the Bureau of Land Management, a multiyear special recreation permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id42b746d216944aeb9a794f961094a412"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Multijurisdictional trip</header><text>The term <term>multijurisdictional trip</term> means a trip that—</text> <subparagraph id="ide44ba0ae21a5454d9870cce8efd68a6d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>uses 2 or more public land units; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id4559e7a364ca455780336bf9aff01a25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is under the jurisdiction of 2 or more Federal land management agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="id0b37401be3f3496f83ee9855f9f3be3a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public land unit</header><text>The term <term>public land unit</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5536cb52111a46388dd96c25c7622225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a unit of the National Forest System;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id610931e8c15e4a44bcd07dfbf2636632"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of the National Park System;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id139dfab6ec264d6d8bcdad7a0f79a76f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="idfdcf91838e4c4e87841665493519cb32"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a district of the Bureau of Land Management; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idaae4bb4fa2a342549b6e7b19b507d705"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a project of the Bureau of Reclamation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="idB7FDE589D67547ADAFBFF00A2A98A64E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Recreation service provider</header><text>The term <quote>recreation service provider</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6801">16 U.S.C. 6801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="idac5aa2ef3bab44cea16d1107dfea808d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id6ea3cf87a7194ceba83f8a2c5720b902"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to a public land unit described in paragraph (5)(A); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idcdae5de396cc4e878a5173356bec8f40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to a public land unit described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="id6f6780106d564cf7bbffe576ae52ce8d"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Special recreation permit</header><text>The term <term>special recreation permit</term> has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6801">16 U.S.C. 6801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="idf0b3e4dfa2194b88bda7fe29e027ed39"><enum>102.</enum><header>Special recreation permit and fee</header>
<subsection id="idca7789154c5c450f8f95554aa9c47bee"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6801">16 U.S.C. 6801</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id616b4ee13ffe4ec0a7d10be0e97533ac"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>section 3(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>803(f)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id2657223e18974186a9ef833606798796"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>section 3(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 803(g)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id39397fbcf7ac4075b6ee36a91a3c21e4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>section 5</quote> and inserting <quote>section 805</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ide0bf9be8b77749f8879ea01fc4fdbbcf"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking <quote>section 5</quote> and inserting <quote>section 805</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="iddec1c70997c340248807b229b747dd20"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (12), by striking <quote>section 7</quote> and inserting <quote>section 807</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="idada3b5410d944f60864c848c60082b73"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), by striking <quote>section 3(h)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 803(h)</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id7252106b514e4d8e8a2b35461adf8a64"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (13) as paragraphs (15), (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (11), (10), and (14), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="idef92a8b6b8674b2ebf8e977d8eaa10b9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4657b994ede9497cae4b740200e452d2"> <paragraph id="id6e77e4708b964d3bb4b8198c5aab0e62"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Recreation service provider</header><text>The term <term>recreation service provider</term> means an individual or entity that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id570b130068af431a97e92e576c8e1e0f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides outfitting, guiding, or other recreation services; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="idbfc1b01be4e1463e8bb9de02e9ab277a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conducts recreational or competitive events, including incidental sales.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id35a53e015c4d419e998b850bb106c928"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d6cd47c69a04029ba1101cfa8fc7dcb"> <paragraph id="id9ea25c36457c4af1806cfae337fa2120"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Special recreation permit</header><text>The term <term>special recreation permit</term> means a permit issued by a Federal land management agency for specialized individual or group uses of Federal recreational lands and waters, including for—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf868974b64574f108452a92d65561786"><enum>(A)</enum><text>outfitting, guiding, or other recreation services;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id770184db666440639dfa8d2eb58b022f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recreation or competitive events, which may include incidental sales;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id87636037b56347139e02ec4f9761ca13"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the use of—</text> <clause id="id3c1d41b658c143ca8b2245a074936a29"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a special area; or</text></clause>
<clause id="id3691e1c29d3d4f1db7a01f53d6c3e58f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an area in which use is allocated;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="idf8ed3c4d0a5e48cc972e1d4b4a79a9c9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>motorized recreation vehicle use in compliance with an applicable travel management plan or other regulation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id4413b66ab25a497c89a8c4b643021e90"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a group activity or event.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="id70d2a37d8bb14738a123eb974c91e418"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special recreation permit and fee</header><text>Section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6802">16 U.S.C. 6802</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id875cbaefd7c244339f6afc169831ecd6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(5), by striking <quote>section 4(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 804(d)</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id42f9ce5f7dd244fa8c2646e95b671382"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="id8f2a702e9b124e92b6c30dd17761da2b"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Special recreation permit and fee</header>
<paragraph id="id4bb77c4f25b34398828100c69b5f8015"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Special recreation permit</header><text>The Secretary may issue a special recreation permit for specialized individual or group uses of Federal recreational lands and waters.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="idc6f40751118c48d8a20d96fccd54de86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special recreation permit fee</header> <subparagraph id="id506f83213d224901ae9cca321089e21f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may charge a special recreation permit fee in connection with the issuance of a special recreation permit under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id93fc27e27d29499ebe7aaf46e7604e4d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fees for certain lands</header>
<clause id="id8e37dd4a6e184192a271f2663d81adea"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), a special recreation permit fee under subparagraph (A) for use of Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall not exceed the difference between—</text> <subclause id="idab068203027543f5b6c0602978534128"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the sum of—</text>
<item id="id4ec7dbdde1404fb48d2d16d3f9eab245"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>3 percent of the annual gross revenue of the recreation service provider for all activities authorized by the special recreation permit; and</text></item> <item id="id225bf327da914480a7a00ae690ebb8ed"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any applicable revenue addition; and</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="id27c225c63b30484fbfd50b3dd8e0e523"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any applicable revenue exclusion.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="id931d308e9c2747a0ab7af3958c65ca53"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion of certain revenues and payments</header><text>In calculating the amount of a fee for a special recreation permit under clause (i), the Secretary shall exclude—</text>
<subclause id="id56b497139f0c463fbbdf6a2e7c3df9bc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>revenue from goods, services, souvenirs, merchandise, gear, food, and activities provided or sold by a special recreation permit holder in a location other than the Federal recreational lands and waters covered by the permit, including transportation costs, lodging, and any other service before or after a trip; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="idfa34072a3f104e1ab42d7f23e571dd1d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>revenue from any recreational services provided by a special recreation permit holder for activities on Federal recreational lands and waters for which a separate permit is issued.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="ida324aab9d3364d15a89e0c6e75778c0b"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Alternative per-person fee</header>
<subclause id="id597e29922209407097605479518b4c81"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary may charge a per-person fee in connection with the issuance of a special recreation permit under paragraph (1).</text></subclause> <subclause id="id3d324bec41b94eb4ae599d99afb8bb04"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Amount of fee</header><text>The total amount charged by the Secretary in connection with the issuance of a special recreation permit under paragraph (1) using a per-person fee under subclause (I) shall be comparable to the amount the Secretary may charge for a special recreation permit fee under subparagraph (A) and clauses (i) and (ii).</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="id548ca470f4284a24b4dd500acdfb9b00"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph affects any fee for a commercial use authorization for use of Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the National Park Service.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="idf3ba29c7344747a8bf867da56d77644b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disclosure of fees</header><text>A special recreation permit holder may inform customers of any fee charged by the Secretary under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id588e261671fe49bcaec608e2c33a0796"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="id3a8328a795fb4af6ac3cb99c015a1ab8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to holders of special recreation permits under paragraph (1) and the public an annual report describing the use of fees collected by the Secretary under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id77708849d5304cf794a088f0e9c8c15f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The report under subparagraph (A) shall include a description of how the fees are used in each public land unit (as defined in section 101 of the <short-title>Recreation Not Red Tape Act</short-title>) administered by the Secretary, including an identification of the amounts used for specific activities within the public land unit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="idc5035b6bbf6f404c8713b6c4472dfd95"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of special recreation permit revenue</header><text>Section 808 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6807">16 U.S.C. 6807</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id34896c37e9bc4177932ef264e539005f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3)(F), by striking <quote>section 6(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 806(a)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="idf3d90955fd7a4996ab9253000f6d3d7c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>section 5</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>section 805</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id78d7e56bd1f44bbb81c87f1ddfd09c41"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id31e9192d527e4bb39f870ce4cbbbe4ad"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc1122b7dd974e59a3e5f9a2ae2d8238"> <subsection id="id01bb7c418c4c4fa5be311bb439947d1b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of special recreation permit fee revenue</header><text>Revenue from a special recreation permit fee may be used for—</text>
<paragraph id="id32c22e55e8fd47eeb1148b116203c7fe"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the purposes described in subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id060f71fa802f47059dcaf085733d7cc8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expenses—</text>
<subparagraph id="id29998f82db594488b9fdea2a3ed7e4fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>associated with processing applications for special recreation permits; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id585b542342d74732b0ac45e124869ace"><enum>(B)</enum><text>incurred in the improvement of the operation of the special recreation permit system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="id841d412cce614115be73d947bf84cb09"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Permanent authorization</header><text>Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6809">16 U.S.C. 6809</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id0f4f20fdfe9244c38d1bcd58a102944b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The authority</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idbcd833369d7f4f568d84b7ec652a8c7f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), the authority</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="id94a47b0caa0c4e42a11297dfd7307c8b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idf6573c73c9e942f6ae06782df4a45b95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subsection (a) shall not apply to—</text> <paragraph id="id543daea310d3473282ffc3e954ad0bed"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 802;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id8e76c5bedd8c46f68e065db02e14587c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subsection (d)(2) or (h) of section 803; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id47a1a9dfc69e42838e1e1120a3d63fcc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 808.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="idfccc552c6119476d8d3d6fd84069b818"><enum>103.</enum><header>Permitting process improvements</header>
<subsection id="idf3166db560fc4c2d926d9a3b97dc488b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To simplify the process of the issuance and renewal of special recreation permits and reduce the cost of administering special recreation permits, the Secretary concerned shall—</text> <paragraph id="id5610acc1981240cc9938bb6622a45909"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="id765f4222fdd04b59ae67b1fc36e00df2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate the special recreation permitting process; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="idd4bc272ed22e4df6a40bbab765ff8a3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify opportunities—</text>
<clause id="idb884dbaa47d4434e8915d9b06eb5f0b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to eliminate duplicative processes;</text></clause> <clause id="id5135781963cb445fa4c88986cad6aaf6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reduce costs; and</text></clause>
<clause id="id8260a69730fa42eaa58c89e1e1d29fa6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to decrease processing times; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="id141fd70ddf33464b8283407b409c49d5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned completes the evaluation and identification processes under paragraph (1), revise, as necessary, relevant agency regulations and policy statements to implement the improvements identified under paragraph (1)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="id0cd61da1de984860bae93f076896c0dd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Categorical exclusions</header>
<paragraph id="id46be3c5f7b804249bf6a0985a7a7141f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall evaluate whether 1 or more additional categorical exclusions developed in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.) would reduce processing times or costs for the issuance or renewal of special recreation permits without significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="ida8d16a9ac44847db952f9408a60ee3fe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of categorical exclusions</header><text>If the Secretary concerned determines under paragraph (1) that 1 or more additional categorical exclusions would reduce processing times or costs for the issuance or renewal of special recreation permits without significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, the Secretary concerned shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id403a5301542844028880a1a9c6b2d82b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish those categorical exclusions in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id016a171085cd4ccc86067eda2a105830"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fully document that a category of actions will not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idd7502df0498b496db6fc001a84e5e1b3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>revise relevant regulations and policy statements of applicable Federal agencies to incorporate those categorical exclusions. </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="id2ec89e5557314545bfd85f54123af78c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header> <subparagraph id="id9403a12500b545c8b9666e91b6dcf7e9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In administering a categorical exclusion established under paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> et seq.) (including regulations promulgated under that Act).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idb4276e885e6843758371f3ff7f614463"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Extraordinary circumstances</header><text>In determining whether to use a categorical exclusion established under paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall apply the extraordinary circumstances procedures described in, as applicable—</text> <clause id="id317c35ea01ff461fb5a23fa08ba8ef86"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 220.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); and</text></clause>
<clause id="id366600b7ee964fa890fa136670e6ec67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section 46.215 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="idca6ce847f2584022b2713622e63dcce9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Needs assessments</header><text>Except as required under subsection (c) or (d) of section 4 of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133</external-xref>), the Secretary concerned shall not conduct a needs assessment as a condition of issuing a special recreation permit under this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="ide912c1e050e441d5967a6363280dc29d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Online applications</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall make applications for special recreation permits available to be completed and submitted online unless the Secretary concerned determines that making the applications available for completion and submission online would not improve the efficiency or accessibility of the permitting process. </text></subsection></section> <section id="id8be8a9ea9fcb445facc471dc0715006f"><enum>104.</enum><header>Permit flexibility</header> <subsection id="idddba92b38c0c4d42b3339bb8eaf15883"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Substantially similar activities</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall establish a permit administration protocol that authorizes, to the maximum extent practicable, a permittee issued a special recreation permit for a public land unit to engage in a recreational activity that is substantially similar to the specific activity authorized under the special recreation permit, if the substantially similar recreational activity—</text>
<paragraph id="id981fb08580c946adaaa04c711b0e68e1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is comparable in type, nature, scope, and ecological setting to the specific activity authorized under the special recreation permit;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="ida2a98731df084f7c977c9f200489a0f7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>does not result in a greater impact on natural and cultural resources than the authorized activity;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id6f4d6de15618450fb1d77c81eb4daaa1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>does not adversely affect any other permittee issued a special recreation permit for the applicable public land unit;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id6268dbc43a124597a0977e0da66f32fc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>does not involve the use of a motor, including an electric motor, for a previously nonmotorized use; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id281e12dd6aeb4ffb87760ef288c86c16"><enum>(5)</enum><text>is consistent with any laws (including regulations) and land use or management plans that apply to the applicable public land unit.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="id257559d43c444cd3a54af93b812cf534"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Voluntary return of surplus service days</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary concerned shall establish a program to allow a permittee issued a special recreation permit for a public land unit to voluntarily and temporarily return to the Secretary concerned 1 or more service days, to be made available to any other existing or potential permittee.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="id032120a6a5aa49ce941983c146319241"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management temporary special recreation permits</header>
<paragraph id="idbf437f7ddfd34e62a30c194f99b95959"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall establish and implement a program to authorize the issuance of temporary special recreation permits for new or additional recreational uses of Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id0b96797561734de3861b618ea7353849"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term of temporary permits</header><text>A temporary special recreation permit issued under paragraph (1) shall be issued for a period of not more than 2 years.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id83a5f3ba4dce43f69e1fcf834f5c9df1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conversion to long-term permit</header><text>If the Secretary concerned determines that a permittee under paragraph (1) has completed 2 years of satisfactory operation under the permit proposed to be converted, the Secretary may provide for the conversion of a temporary special recreation permit issued under paragraph (1) to a long-term special recreation permit.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="idb3b7ffdd69c646db8cfce4978f62252c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this subsection alters or affects the authority of the Secretary to issue a special recreation permit under subsection (h)(1) of section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6802">16 U.S.C. 6802</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="id85a5c62784c94a85b7af703d33f69205"><enum>105.</enum><header>Permit administration</header>
<subsection id="id4febe08771404f99a151a7e4d8852aac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permit availability</header>
<paragraph id="idb355befcb4fa4c0e93e17796383540a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification of permit availability</header>
<subparagraph id="id1ed7061394044fc4b3e57918ab63ef24"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), if the Secretary concerned has determined that the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior, as applicable, is able to issue new special recreation permits to recreation service providers seeking to use a public land unit, the Secretary concerned shall publish that information on the website of the agency that administers the relevant public land unit.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="idf8ae9109a9e04ec5876efcbde454f462"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception for certain permits</header><text>With respect to a public land unit managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, subparagraph (A) shall apply only to a long-term special recreation permit for the public land unit.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idfa3d081f42be452cbb684cb4aa0cb64e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception for renewals and reissuances</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to—</text> <clause id="id8a61839ad0624246bd1465787c0f57ae"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a renewal or reissuance of an existing special recreation permit; or</text></clause>
<clause id="id210aa7f68a934a35a496e7e0a2a4202a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a new special recreation permit issued to the purchaser of a recreation service provider that is the holder of an existing special recreation permit.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id04e580f6d0264c09a0eb2ad62aa2993c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph creates a prerequisite to the issuance of a special recreation permit or otherwise limits the authority of the Secretary concerned—</text>
<clause id="idf1ce65bfc00d4a43a4e7326f30cfc886"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to issue a new special recreation permit;</text></clause> <clause id="id98ac98cb156e43dba4d8b99d2ac33eb2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to add a new or additional use to an existing special recreation permit; or </text></clause>
<clause id="id7b6c1fdfa47e4d828be69baedc116e38"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to make special recreation permits available to members of the public.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="id0f8b1b27b33145beac1d2a00c0d48eb5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall ensure that information published on the website under this subsection is consistently updated to provide current and correct information to the public.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id2709e42d8b3e4d7f89ad73fa0d3ef312"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Electronic mail notification</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id8fc87f0f727b466a98364700ae9974c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish a system by which potential special recreation permit applicants may subscribe to receive notification of the availability of special recreation permits by electronic mail; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id0399bb03d97c40a0bbccf8c1bf2b467f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>direct employees of the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior, as applicable, to use that system to notify the public of the availability of special recreation permits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="id1d2a0a54caf04dbaaa14c9abafb558c0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Permit application acknowledgment</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Interior receives a completed application or the Secretary of Agriculture receives a complete proposal for a special recreation permit for a public land unit, the Secretary concerned shall— </text>
<paragraph id="idc8df69c228ad45658de015409899393f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide to the applicant notice acknowledging receipt of the application or proposal; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id6eed560d0df647ad8ef788091bd4719d"><enum>(2)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id351917F542AA4CDBAD352F550A474B56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue a final decision with respect to the application or proposal; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idcbc1da4e745844c9a6156780c7217733" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide to the applicant notice of a projected date for a final decision on the application or proposal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="idaf3a2a74233a431ea9a0263c8b914802"><enum>106.</enum><header>Permits for multijurisdictional trips</header> <subsection id="id9efc421eb6a644ac83abb12239591067"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Single joint special recreation permits</header> <paragraph id="idc25b848630354c05802e2fde7261a76b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of a multijurisdictional trip, the Federal land management agencies with jurisdiction over the multijurisdictional trip may offer to the applicant a single joint special recreation permit that authorizes the use of each public land unit under the jurisdiction of those Federal land management agencies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="idd4ed0ba3cf734d74bb6eedc1b2b58202"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>In offering a single joint special recreation permit under paragraph (1), the applicable Federal land management agencies shall designate a lead agency for administering the single joint special recreation permit based on the following considerations:</text> <subparagraph id="id067ac40e99c94f008719dd5cc29f4c3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The length of the multijurisdictional trip and the relative portions of the multijurisdictional trip on each public land unit.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id3afd647e7cfa4251ab6cc8983dbf8f4b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The congressional or administrative designations that apply to the areas to be used during the multijurisdictional trip and the degree to which those designations impose limitations on recreational use.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id7cd06e375ced4474823888515bfa8547"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The relative ability of the Federal land management agencies with jurisdiction over any public land unit affected by the multijurisdictional trip to process the single joint special recreation permit application in a timely manner.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idcd401758568c4b3aad7c7bf06d8d0c37"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Other relevant administrative considerations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="idd01d851bc237464489ca165cb1511cb9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An applicant desiring to be offered a single joint special recreation permit under paragraph (1) shall submit to the lead agency an application, as required by the lead agency.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id88af2e962866428f97aa556b484119be"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Option to apply for separate permits</header><text>An applicant for a special recreation permit for a multijurisdictional trip may apply to each applicable Federal land management agency for a separate permit for the portion of the multijurisdictional trip on the public land unit managed by each applicable Federal land management agency.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="idd35e30717d984618a9345608793012d9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In issuing a single joint special recreation permit under subsection (a), the lead agency shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ida67ee6fa51b74dbb854fb267577eb44f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with each associated agency, consistent with the authority of the Secretary concerned under section 330 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1703">43 U.S.C. 1703</external-xref>), to develop and issue 1 joint permit that covers the entirety of the multijurisdictional trip;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="idedcd2ea93e374192a62d13d08b6180e9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in processing the joint special recreation permit application, incorporate the findings, interests, and needs of each associated agency;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id26f92d55a4844649b879970611d70f68"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in issuing the joint special recreation permit, clearly identify the agencies that have the authority to enforce the terms, stipulations, conditions, and agreements of the joint special recreation permit, as determined under subsection (d); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id6dd57a0823864690a168e355e585ebc3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>complete the permitting process within a reasonable timeframe.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="id7898a1662b894e07977cab989441a684"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost recovery</header><text>Coordination with each associated agency under subsection (b) shall not be subject to cost recovery.</text></subsection> <subsection id="idf53c7d597c834e299cdeee268236cbb1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enforcement authority</header> <paragraph id="id4364be61c57f46dd8828133f4c8a6ece"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Delegation of authority to lead agency</header><text>In administering a single joint special recreation permit under subsection (a), each associated agency shall delegate to the lead agency the authority—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1d21c85a59034f42b370dd6a365606f6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to enforce the terms, stipulations, conditions, and agreements of the joint special recreation permit, as may be required by each associated agency; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id64b58a78c2c447c9ac78564c149e3b00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to suspend, terminate, or revoke the joint special recreation permit for—</text>
<clause id="id33f97abc86574e2e92d9d25935f78e99"><enum>(i)</enum><text>noncompliance with Federal, State, or local laws (including regulations);</text></clause> <clause id="id5c331114c37343e5891150fd1b2ee668"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>noncompliance with the terms of the joint special recreation permit; or</text></clause>
<clause id="id94f858beda824b0d8740cc39ac867484"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>failure of the holder of the joint special recreation permit to exercise the privileges granted by the joint special recreation permit.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="id8405917bb3f2497780950a842ad2e0aa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retention of authority by the associated agency</header><text>The associated agency shall retain the authority to enforce the terms, stipulations, conditions, and agreements in the joint special recreation permit that apply specifically to the use occurring on the public land unit managed by the associated agency.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="idbce98408d82d4d979f3c00bdec7c1a97"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header>
<paragraph id="id316cc38258f04ba29e0ed619a5cabd80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The lead agency or an associated agency may withdraw from a joint special recreation permit at any time.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="ide280987f400f4b9d946b98c141e09f86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Issuance of separate permits</header> <subparagraph id="idb8175bbe2807408a82e059b76b99f2a4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of a withdrawal by 1 or more agencies under paragraph (1), if the holder of the joint special recreation permit is in compliance with the requirements of the joint special recreation permit, the lead agency and each associated agency shall issue to the holder of the joint special recreation permit a new, separate special recreation permit for any use occurring on the public land unit managed by the agency.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id4d4d54ad5ff94458882410073bff25c3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A special recreation permit issued under subparagraph (A) shall contain the same or substantially similar terms, conditions, and operating stipulations as the joint special recreation permit from which an agency has withdrawn under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id296b22b99f7d432aa7e93b95e471952d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No new application</header><text>The holder of a joint special recreation permit from which an agency has withdrawn under paragraph (1) shall not be required to submit a new application for a separate special recreation permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="idf9aa9b0208ec4cf881bbc49c8e9d7568"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Treatment of public land units charging entrance fees</header><text>For any trip that originates on, or outside of, but passes through, a public land unit that charges entrance fees, entrance fees may be collected in addition to the special recreation permit fees collected under subsection (h)(2) of section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6802">16 U.S.C. 6802</external-xref>). </text></subsection></section> <section id="idec3778e75750457aa2ae60c2b43aaa13"><enum>107.</enum><header>Forest Service permit use reviews</header> <subsection id="idaf0851dadd1244b8b3e034143b46bd68"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) conducts a special recreation permit use review in renewing a special recreation permit or adjusting allocations of use in a special recreation permit, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id58efdad4d3b541bbb273c3e0c2d06f61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take into consideration the performance of the special recreation permit holder during the reviewed period; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="idb34e0d70e0964ac2a5d14e323ea818b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the special recreation permit holder receives a satisfactory performance review, allocate to the special recreation permit holder the highest level of actual annual use during the period under review plus 25 percent of that use, not to exceed the level allocated to the special recreation permit holder on the date on which the special recreation permit was issued.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="id4334de98dffc43bd9c7064dfcbdad538"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional capacity</header>
<paragraph id="id9759e2b870e04208996dcf8014c0e7df"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If additional use capacity is available, the Secretary may, at any time, assign the remaining use to 1 or more qualified recreation service providers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="idb0a7b132bedd41f782e1f8333adf922d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assignment not subject to cap on use</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), in assigning additional use capacity under paragraph (1), the Secretary may assign additional use capacity to an existing special recreation permit holder even if that assignment would exceed the amount of use allocated to the special recreation permit holder on the date on which the special recreation permit was issued.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="idbbc8a304580e4c49b7ad435d145e436b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive a special recreation permit use review for any period during which use of the assigned capacity for the special recreation permit has been prevented by a circumstance beyond the control of the special recreation permit holder, such as—</text> <paragraph id="idb09b32d38c0b4d28b4e07f50e0accd1f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>unfavorable weather;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id40bd9e8e02974265a8e830403ef8be58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fire;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id967b8145f58543c9b53725e3aa81258d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>natural disaster;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id4f7852a3a07c4c58b5f369c93603f098"><enum>(4)</enum><text>wildlife displacement;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id930d9fe418a14ecca9316e7e29ab5f54"><enum>(5)</enum><text>business interruption;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ide5bf215e80d04e09a5184426081f81b1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>insufficient availability of hunting and fishing licenses; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="ida7dce4165a964d2482001bb1ef152947"><enum>(7)</enum><text>significant seasonal variability or off-peak periods within the allocated period of use.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="id2ab91f5546a64eae95a36b0f9edbf3b2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval of non-Use</header>
<paragraph id="idc4707dc815844d19afb9db362da64fb7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In any circumstance for which the holder of a special recreation permit would qualify for a waiver under subsection (c), on request of the holder of the special recreation permit, the Secretary may approve non-use by the holder of the special recreation permit without reducing the number of service days assigned to the special recreation permit.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id2e7d4e7bad104fef8c153f5423736a23"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Temporary reassignment of use</header><text>The Secretary may assign any period of non-use approved under paragraph (1) to another qualified recreation service provider. </text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="idf90ab7f7a69d44a891edb9f88b73ca15"><enum>108.</enum><header>Liability</header>
<subsection id="id60065a3f8c7744b1869502b3dd043e0f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exculpatory agreements</header>
<paragraph id="id4e8f55d3060f468fad727af69adca9b0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Federal land management agency shall not implement, administer, or enforce any regulation, guidance, or policy relating to the use of an exculpatory agreement between the holder of a special recreation permit and a customer of the holder of the special recreation permit relating to services provided under a special recreation permit.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="idd347660653a74a08b25ac9bd167757db"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this subsection preempts, displaces, modifies, or eliminates any State law (including common law) relating to exculpatory agreements.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="id0749b15529bb4da8b1aa79a2c2116177"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indemnification by government entities</header><text>The Secretary concerned may not require a recreation service provider to indemnify the United States as a condition for issuing a special recreation permit for a public land unit under section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6802">16 U.S.C. 6802(h)</external-xref>) if—</text> <paragraph id="id328671a56173430a99427fdff4fba037"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the recreation service provider is prohibited by State or local law from providing indemnification to the United States; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id5996f4c9e2834d79819fcae440e79677"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the recreation service provider—</text> <subparagraph id="id8f6b2114ad144999a3eb4bb6a6ddf40c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carries the minimum amount of liability insurance coverage required by the issuing agency for the activities conducted under the special recreation permit; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id0c668a6f49a342beb6a8195553128a3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is self-insured for the same amount.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="id1784c313320346b3b2acee55152030b1"><enum>109.</enum><header>Cost recovery reform</header> <subsection id="ide803d0d930634f7fb18bf054a7acce08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revision of regulations</header> <paragraph id="id6a7ffa69cd8248cfb9c482e27f843e58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 251.58 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, and the Secretary of the Interior shall revise section 2932.31 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, to be consistent with this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="idf432f85ff1e04f8bbffc429c3fc1a5ca"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall not include anything in the revised regulations that would limit the authority of the Secretaries to issue or renew special recreation permits.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="idc51bdd98e754462e937f7eec28921218"><enum>(b)</enum><header>De minimis exemption from cost recovery</header> <paragraph id="idf61a830f4fad413dabd6a24ce9131936"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any regulation promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to establish fees to recover the costs of processing an application for a special recreation permit or monitoring an authorization under a special recreation permit shall include an exemption providing that fees may not be recovered for not less than the first 50 hours of work necessary in any 1 year to process the application or monitor the authorization.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="idebf72aaff38f4e038e10b917233073c3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multiple applications</header><text>In situations involving multiple applications for special recreation permits for similar services in the same public land unit or area that, in the aggregate, require more hours to process than are exempt under the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall, regardless of whether the applications are solicited or unsolicited and whether there is competitive interest—</text> <subparagraph id="idbf3269bf45044a7d8c3e7e9a19061453"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the share of the aggregate quantity of hours to be allocated to each application on an equal or prorated basis, as appropriate; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id29ffa1f0ac804020955eaf31277278d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each application, apply a separate exemption as specified in the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) to the share of the aggregate hours allocated to the application.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="id542c13915e5d4494898204b996395725"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost reduction</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary concerned processing an application for a special recreation permit shall use existing studies and analysis to reduce the quantity of work and costs necessary to process the application.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="ide40ca31603484777b27b4cd2ab650ba3"><enum>110.</enum><header>Extension of special recreation permits</header>
<subsection id="id3fe80ef57d8a4d498ce9b93e4bdb202f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), if the holder of a long-term special recreation permit makes a timely and sufficient request for renewal of the long-term special recreation permit, the expiration of the permit shall be tolled in accordance with the undesignated matter following section 558(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, until such time as the request for renewal has been finally determined by the Secretary concerned.</text></subsection> <subsection id="id3bb97061f7e8416a8ccadc32839fc03f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Any tolling under subsection (a) shall be for a period of not more than 5 years.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="id9b64e34622a949ffb208d9c9fb3adbfd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibility of the secretary concerned</header><text>Before allowing the expiration of a permit to be tolled under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned, to the maximum extent practicable, shall complete the renewal process.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H2D154F37082241ABB37B4A43654ACB9D"><enum>111.</enum><header>Availability of Federal and State recreation passes</header> <subsection id="H15CCD719171A4CEEAAB847D75D553302"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act is amended by inserting after section 805 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6804">16 U.S.C. 6804</external-xref>) the following:</text>
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<section id="H4CA7600F099D4DBEBAEAFD4925B02F14"><enum>805A.</enum><header>Availability of Federal and State recreation passes</header>
<subsection id="H196478B953E54B8C95BDDA28D31178D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header>
<paragraph id="H95CE2E39DD1940CEA8463428A70C8267"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To improve the availability of Federal and State outdoor recreation passes, the Secretaries are encouraged to consult with States to coordinate the availability of Federal and State recreation passes to allow a purchaser to buy a Federal recreation pass and a State recreation pass in the same transaction.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8A64D433E3A6485DA92ED070CECB784B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included passes</header><text>Passes covered by the program established under paragraph (1) include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1EC71519EA043079477E58FD67F7FCF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass under section 805; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H35CE886B313D4313A1CAA93600602802"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any pass covering any fees charged by participating States and localities for entrance and recreational use of parks and public land in the participating States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H34900BADB0FE4F46A6CEE14D1E8BA750"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements with States</header>
<paragraph id="H1E34FE97E989478694E10A4D051E9F17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries, after consultation with the States, may enter into agreements with States to coordinate the availability of passes as described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8462DCA6D3B4DEE873A98262EA2EADC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revenue from pass sales</header><text>The agreements between the Secretaries and the States shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H882A85008E75459AB4C17D732CBDE0A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>funds from the sale of State passes are transferred to the appropriate State agency;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC663698203649B7A70CAFCDC51E30E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>funds from the sale of Federal passes are transferred to the appropriate Federal agency; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82D8496F721A4105887037A4A4B4A446"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fund transfers are completed by the end of a fiscal year for all pass sales occurring during the fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFA9BB3785E5B4AF7A0BC7D6EF37FA8F9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>In entering into an agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall publish in the Federal Register a notice describing the agreement.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H20E715701FDB4D21880409621E483EAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6801">16 U.S.C. 6801</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 805 the following:</text> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"><quote> Sec. 805A. Availability of Federal and State recreation passes.</quote>.</toc-entry></toc></subsection></section> <section id="H213E32F339504B2DA1A80766BEAE4B4C"><enum>112.</enum><header>Online purchases of America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass</header> <subsection id="H9B6AC01A80E24973B16C70B7955608B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 805(a)(6) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6804">16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(6)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H016AF0DE04F14009BF3EE26F66BAE227"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries shall sell the America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass—</text> <clause id="H851A09E96B934A07A74674DE93244EA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at all Federal recreational lands and waters at which an entrance fee or a standard amenity recreation fee is charged where feasible to do so;</text></clause>
<clause id="H0C4861316FBF4983B9F65E79CFAA612F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at such other locations as the Secretaries consider appropriate and feasible; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1F238D340F9B40788EBAFC478EA5CE40"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>through the website of each of the Federal land management agencies and the websites of the relevant units and subunits of those agencies, with—</text>
<subclause id="H23F26EF2C91A47E59F777F2F64A7C705"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a prominent link on each website; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H523D5938B5124E29962EA8F411598EC3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>information about where and when passes are needed.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H11CD817A00C6472EA66F4DDAC5D4889D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Entrance pass and amenity fees</header><text>The Secretaries shall make available for payment online, if appropriate and feasible, for each public land unit where passes and fees are required—</text> <paragraph id="HDB3E91EF616E4772907B0D9759073440"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all entrance fees under section 803(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6802">16 U.S.C. 6802(e)</external-xref>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H878D7EEFDF1241648514E5F394370B69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all standard amenity recreation fees under section 803(f) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6802">16 U.S.C. 6802(f)</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4BC481E1FB044B8A9E5095BF19AE461"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all expanded amenity recreation fees under section 803(g) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6802">16 U.S.C. 6802(g)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="idff62af82d2f243b6b71cb4a329c8380f"><enum>113.</enum><header>Effect</header>
<subsection id="id83aea8cdaf16418489ee29c97fb41d56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in this Act (including an amendment made by this Act) affects the authority or responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior to award concessions contracts for the provision of accommodations, facilities, and services, or commercial use authorizations to provide services, to visitors to units of the National Park System under subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1019">chapter 1019</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="idb98a8a47154a4e449444d119a06c7171"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a), subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 103, subsections (a) and (b) of section 104, and sections 106 and 108 shall apply to commercial use authorizations under subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1019">chapter 1019</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code. </text></subsection></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Accessing the outdoors</header>
<section id="HB93C7BE4BF4B4FB9A3BDAAB07278D86D"><enum>201.</enum><header>Access for servicemembers and veterans</header>
<subsection id="H2ED4BF47602E40A78E19339EAE105FD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries are encouraged to work with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure servicemembers and veterans have access to outdoor recreation and to outdoor-related volunteer and wellness programs as a part of the basic services provided to servicemembers and veterans.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8258F00B359A4388B6E2E3236B86FB75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of information</header><text>Each branch of the Armed Forces is encouraged to include information regarding outdoor recreation and outdoors-based careers in the materials and counseling services focused on resilience and career readiness provided in transition programs, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C1F5FF98B2448618078FEA2A65FD59A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the benefits of outdoor recreation for physical and mental health;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H94E69198A7FA478EA0025B7129499697"><enum>(2)</enum><text>resources to access guided outdoor trips and other outdoor programs connected to the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CB22A5A72E1433FB65E9381186535DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information regarding programs and jobs focused on continuing national service such as the Public Land Corps, AmeriCorps, or a conservation corps program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD1CA3A088C2B4DDE96F5B7EB1E8E0D70"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Outdoor recreation program attendance</header><text>Each branch of the Armed Forces is encouraged to permit members of the Armed Forces on active duty status, at the discretion of the commander of the member, to use not more than 7 days of a permissive temporary duty assignment or terminal leave allotted to the member to participate in a program related to environmental stewardship or guided outdoor recreation following deployment.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H37E13F696DF442A4A1075D3F5626F49B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Veteran hiring</header><text>The Secretaries are strongly encouraged to hire veterans in all positions related to the management of Federal recreational lands and waters.</text></subsection></section> <enum>III</enum><header>Making recreation a priority</header> <section id="HDEB9E0DF712442E7B1D5D91533A2D2D4"><enum>301.</enum><header>Extension of seasonal recreation opportunities</header> <subsection id="HE13636A7837A4B49BBEED88441A88AD8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="HF8A7062A50834ABBA85FC9B1027926CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of Recreational Season</header><text>The relevant unit managers of Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service may—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1C1E9448C30400EAF4936BE8C1CBE8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify areas of Federal recreational lands and waters in which recreation use is highly seasonal;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE5300335F7DE4B87BCDAEBA3D85A3D15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>where appropriate, extend the recreation season or increase recreation use in a sustainable manner during the offseason; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H95378D3A51584F479E1AEAE8C751E87C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make information about extended season schedules and related recreational opportunities available to the public and local communities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6AAF0AB27EB44348E8E9F4CCDCE822C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>Nothing in this subsection precludes the Secretaries from providing for additional recreational opportunities and uses at times other than those referred to in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC2483262A2A540B891C75B4F93F64354"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>An extension under subsection (a)(1) may include—</text> <paragraph id="H1D3FB3E502E24AD79B2D29A6F77BA850"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the addition of facilities that would increase recreation use during the offseason; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F3A7604DA01498FA1A6850501246CB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improvement of access to the area to extend the season.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE3373C942AB94A8DB8D1CBC9747CC4A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>An extension under subsection (a)(1) shall be compatible with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies, including land use plans.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HACE962F3870E4964B53C2F5786D4694C"><enum>302.</enum><header>Recreation performance metrics</header>
<subsection id="HA543EA56BFA347BEA03B0CEFEA19EFD9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall evaluate land managers under their jurisdiction based on the achievement of applicable agency recreational and tourism metrics as described in applicable land management plans.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2BA4480ECAE745F294302F50E67F607A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Metrics</header> <paragraph id="H3B651FBE23E84B4ABF91FC71186A4067"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The metrics used to evaluate recreation and tourism outcomes shall ensure—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD8CF82E01664D7681F86F613F6816A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the advancement of recreation and tourism goals; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H80B924AB5AC942E985DE54C5F8707F91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ability of the land manager to enhance the outdoor experience of the visitor.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26F8485B49CD4B36889BA1D69FE1D202"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The metrics referred to paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HD3A80A5FF4CB4E48B6C70B1EA656B0AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent of positive economic impacts;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6AEDB0A3E37489F948EA592BE3F88B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>visitation by families;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H84BCF93D2F7549C5BD06720AF494D811"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of visiting school and youth groups;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4310F9CA5B0643C697ED19511C30B9D0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of available recreational opportunities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H12F0A6A8CF734A12A37D2A3360A695F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the quality of visitor experience;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4156F43003DA4571A31A358354BC5B5F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the number of recreational and environmental educational programs offered;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB9FEFF47D8AA413CAE893A7B100BE7C4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>visitor satisfaction; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8823E6FB1C64DC9BBE2EC394E0677A0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the maintenance and expansion of existing recreation infrastructure.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H4FDF0A79946B4B28B08ECD16C0FC0384"><enum>303.</enum><header>Recreation mission</header> <subsection id="H61A2AD73B53842589B79A1322C671532"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of Federal agency</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>Federal agency</quote> means each of—</text>
<paragraph id="HD5323F013B044DC3BB964F582B0AC67B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Corps of Engineers;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5428E74466064E63AB009F09EF9ED75C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Bureau of Reclamation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D1737FC21FC44A8AA1010C77C46E6E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DD2824B603A4118B2A4FCF1479F3D9B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Department of Transportation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H23D00B166CEC4938BF71788265C50777"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>With respect to the mission of the Federal agency, each Federal agency shall consider how land and water management decisions can enhance recreation opportunities and the recreation economy.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HCA5F380CFA6E48798234697A377DC085"><enum>304.</enum><header>National Recreation Area System</header> <subsection id="H1A7414119E2643C2AA6F6E8D9F65F9FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Declaration of policy</header><text>It is the policy of the United States that certain Federal land possesses remarkable recreational values and should be managed for—</text>
<paragraph id="H599DF02134E9422BB2459A674BEA8244"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sustainable outdoor recreational uses by the people of the United States;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9FE1CB48F3F04A36AEC4092A0E026E49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the recreational, social, and health benefits people receive from the Federal land through outdoor recreation; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BEAB13E94FA4B23B1F1062DF05D5F4D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the specific and meaningful experiences made possible by unique and varied landscapes.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H586FCF63E14245D586505E55C097EFE2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HBE4356211A6647E8AFB0D6B512D293B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Natural feature</header><text>The term <quote>natural feature</quote> means an ecological, geological, hydrological, or scenic attribute of a specific area.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="id93b895ab7a1d4bfdbd4b128a145aba8c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Remarkable recreational attribute</header><text>The term <term>remarkable recreational attribute</term> means, with respect to an area—</text>
<subparagraph id="id01501cd9671e408189dbe2b7a95551d3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a natural feature that supports high-quality outdoor recreation opportunities and experiences;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="iddf591f826bd34120bdb1fedbb6749657"><enum>(B)</enum><text>having a high value in terms of providing recreation opportunities to underserved communities; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idb42075f57e554cbba424668c9f95e704"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a unique cultural or historic feature or attribute that supports high-quality recreation opportunities and experiences;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id90f9977abc364c9fa0c90f32853ee0a8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the offering of outstanding existing or prospective recreation opportunities and uses;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id8fc581376dd04dc582d7a93039d6c8fc"><enum>(E)</enum><text>having an important role in, and contributing significantly, to the outdoor recreation economy; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id7451287bc5c64e9790a957546f7c8e0c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>having high fish and wildlife values.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6EB2F88AE2C45C6A4214D15C0DD7915"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HE63545C75DB74C26AAC143ACC48B9ECD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management with respect to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6E0BDC2FEE14CBABC09CA29D1F8E990"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFC37089E8B6439F923B3B7A8A74F35E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>System</header><text>The term <quote>System</quote> means the National Recreation Area System established by subsection (c).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2BDCA7C6FA0487FAD537BE4C61DD46F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>System unit</header><text>The term <quote>System unit</quote> means a System unit designated pursuant to subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8EEBE61650A443468CAACCC79FE5E9F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>There is established a National Recreation Area System, to be comprised of—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1E55350643248B0AF7EE572508999A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>existing National Recreation Areas under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service described in subsection (g); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF373565FF7634A579CDA249070F7A03E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>new System units designated by Congress on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H33E47332A0F14027B25C4C7E03A224B9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="H7C0822E107994CFE8ABA19315AA40E55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall manage each System unit in a manner that—</text> <subparagraph id="HD3AC3EEBF65E43D7A9ED1CE79B1F8A09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prioritizes the sustainable enjoyment, conservation, and enhancement of the remarkable recreational attributes, natural features, and uses of the System unit consistent with subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C7B5D5E57494C12BDB4F24C4462E02D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protects the System unit for a variety of recreational uses (including outfitting and guiding, motorized recreation, hunting and fishing, horseback riding, and biking ) in locations where those uses are appropriate and are conducted in accordance with the applicable land management plan and all applicable Federal and State laws (including regulations).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H75176B305C13471195AC45E3747A1D9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grazing</header><text>Livestock grazing within System units, where established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be permitted if the grazing complies with all applicable laws (including regulations).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63A0A6D845704882A5C56F2EE69C5307"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State, tribal, and local involvement</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with States, political subdivisions of States, affected Indian Tribes, adjacent landowners, and the public in the administration of System units.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD98B802BEA83499B802B7424E609AD62"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fish and wildlife</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of a State with respect to fish and wildlife in a System unit in the State.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0786A5C457A469E858A42ADA1DBBFB4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Water rights</header><text>Nothing in this section affects any valid or vested water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE14CF913222E4CAC84FE598C85329E87"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Ski area land</header><text>This section shall not apply to ski area land, including ski area special use permit boundaries, master development plan boundaries, and any acres allocated for resort development in a forest plan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7E1780C0C25C4669BCA1B42E37D48EA8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Components of national recreation area system</header>
<paragraph id="H226CC51C2F8240EDBB5231B8E23F7E6D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Map; legal description</header>
<subparagraph id="HBF8A938FE69C4D39BE308C6D4E6C68FC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For System units designated by an Act of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act, as soon as practicable after the date of designation of a System unit, the Secretary shall prepare a map and legal description of the System unit.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H28AFD14B6471460FA832A6BD7AB14B04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Force of law</header><text>The map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the map and legal description.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB3E157979204EBFA15F01528DA167C4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H811D701C147B4FB69F0D9AA055B393E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comprehensive management plan</header> <subparagraph id="H2B629E3091684660A698BCDCD818EE45"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For System units designated by an Act of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary with jurisdiction over the System unit shall prepare a comprehensive management plan for the unit that fulfills the requirements of subsection (d)(1) and subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEFBF2E63EFAA45D593CA0438C9368BCB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header>
<clause id="HB843747A6F1F4FDD9F03C9C09500CCF4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The comprehensive management plan described in subparagraph (A) shall be completed as part of the regular land use management planning process of the applicable agency on which the System unit is located.</text></clause> <clause id="HA8D74AB8702F460E813A6881B479D09B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Delay in plan revision</header><text>If the planning cycle of the applicable agency does not coincide with the designation of the System unit, the initial plan for the unit shall be completed not later than 3 years after the date of designation of the System unit.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3361CB4DDB494F2CB4272B1077E6FC70"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A comprehensive management plan prepared under subparagraph (A) shall—</text> <clause id="H5EA0F808026B48A7ABE5F6050EB9DF0F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify the existing, and to the extent practicable, prospective remarkable recreational attributes of the System unit;</text></clause>
<clause id="H3B83E25213A746A08E5F3274399F596F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure the System unit is managed to protect and enhance the purposes for which the System unit was established;</text></clause> <clause id="H455C67054AC84905B72059B48DC3F128"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensure the System unit is managed to protect and enhance the resources that make the area suitable for designation under subsection (c)(2) in accordance with subsection (a);</text></clause>
<clause id="H97E5E4AF25DC478E87D832C91A000965"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describe the circumstances and locations in which the activities described in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) of subsection (d) are permitted on the System unit;</text></clause> <clause id="H80498A0DFC874E0EA152C4E46EF0434D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>be coordinated with resource management planning for affected adjacent Federal land, if applicable;</text></clause>
<clause id="H34B29651A2F347548B2A967D1C2D4257"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>be prepared—</text> <subclause id="H79FE798A68FF4025A856F3DEFF6008D5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in accordance with—</text>
<item id="id102C2DFC8A4148E0A28E4A5A4DC3C142"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>as applicable, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> et seq.) or section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1604">16 U.S.C. 1604</external-xref>); and</text></item> <item id="id0393D9D38E5840F39991ECF0B351E1F3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any other applicable laws (including regulations); and</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H1384FE2E799F496CB3E31138210D3F0E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in consultation with States, political subdivisions of States, affected Indian Tribes, adjacent landowners, and the public; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H3A9B6E188193423D8F5B6E00201789DC"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>designate a sustainable road and trail network, consistent with subsection (a) and the purposes for which the System unit was established, in accordance with all applicable laws (including regulations).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H57BF153CC1A649989FCE60016DCB40AD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Review</header><text>A comprehensive management plan described in subparagraph (A) shall be regularly reviewed and updated as part of the regular land management planning process of the applicable agency.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="id245ec0e31cbb4c60b8b56fc928c998f1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Management by secretary</header> <clause id="id6d4494a32298462bbfa3f082d8ff7b13"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall manage a National Recreation Area described in subsection (g) in accordance with the management plan for the National Recreation Area in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, until the date on which the plan is revised or superseded by a new comprehensive management plan issued in accordance with this paragraph.</text></clause>
<clause id="id4141a4e152834bf59a3edf67623150d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Plan revision</header><text>If 1 or more components of an existing management plan referred to in clause (i) conflict with this section, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the plan to make the plan consistent with this section.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD68E29578CC343A787C0EFDDAD8391C7"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the completion and availability of a plan prepared under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7B74BF13CAEC47F293D9BC3E35841F82"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Potential additions to national recreation area system</header>
<paragraph id="HC4340284AEBC493DB27AAC90E383CF77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible area</header><text>An area eligible for inclusion in the System is an area that possesses 1 or more remarkable recreational attributes.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF16425190BD94BAEBBF7488F77456F63"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Potential additions</header><text>In carrying out the land management planning process, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9987C10F6819490C8C40CF3E91D454A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify eligible areas that possess 1 or more remarkable recreational attributes;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H94E7A6FEA53A47C689C66B4794B39962"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop and maintain a list of eligible areas as potential additions to the System;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D9E1C41604C4282A6B60A27443B9A6C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider input from the Governor of, political subdivisions of, and affected Indian Tribes located in, the State in which the eligible areas are located; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H656E896D17D54E92B57661A2AB6AFCE8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>transmit to Congress lists of eligible areas for consideration; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idf57a31c0959d47f0a4aad6dd903649bb"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ensure that management plans for eligible areas maintain the recreational attributes supporting eligibility. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0770B9BA06E4467BBF7C45C7F2CF1191"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Existing national recreation areas</header><text>Each National Recreation Area established before the date of enactment of this Act that is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H5D09F52DE41542248B2EAA608BE48CD8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>deemed to be a unit of the System; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7D9E152A35848EDA2D6234C4A19B41D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notwithstanding subsection (d), administered under the law pertaining to the applicable System unit.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCCEBB95B0A994AB7B34E1F21967ACBD4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Standard fees</header><text>In accordance with sections 803 through 808 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6802">16 U.S.C. 6802–6807</external-xref>), the Secretary may establish a standard amenity fee at each National Recreation Area designated after the date of enactment of this Act, if—</text> <paragraph id="H599877DA663E4BD4BF3D74B2C32E603D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the purpose of the fee is to enhance visitor services and stewardship of the recreation area; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85F1129AD76A43068ED7E5AA3EEC58F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the establishment of a fee is not prohibited by other Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H286EEED23EC3476198F119385C1872A6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Compliance with existing laws</header><text>Nothing in this section modifies any obligation—</text>
<paragraph id="HBFDA2603255348879FF9DE7D83D284C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>of the Secretary to prepare or implement a land use plan in accordance with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>) or section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1604">16 U.S.C. 1604</external-xref>);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F27F4ECE3684BFDA4E10BCC88B961AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF43C1B8E96644F32AE6BD177AAB44D2C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251</external-xref> et seq.); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1E981B4829A470C8DFD4FFDD7B9321A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>under any other applicable law.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H038FA493103342388706B08AAE625B90"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Applicability of other land management designations</header><text>Nothing in this section affects—</text> <paragraph id="H3E3D7B2A379341FE83BCE55B4563B6A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any other land or water management designation under any other provision of law; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB562E1266134E6487619555C5BA6943"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any obligation to comply with a requirement applicable to such a designation.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCC3EB3179BD94A38B1FC13509DEB847C"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Native American treaty rights</header><text>Nothing in this section alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe, including any off-reservation reserved rights.</text></subsection></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Maintenance of public land</header>
<subtitle id="H7601537FFADE4B4A999CCE8986228E33"><enum>A</enum><header>Volunteers</header>
<section id="H3E08ABD484ED47C9ADDF71051294D3BC"><enum>401.</enum><header>Private-sector volunteer enhancement program</header>
<subsection id="HBFF70336F61842738B19C89F9EC6C9CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to promote private-sector volunteer programs within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to enhance stewardship, recreation access, and sustainability of the resources, values, and facilities of the Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the Federal land management agencies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE111A9BB7C7B478A9E84CC8DB587E756"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H1F608C45F4984C949BDE1EF4101878B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary concerned</quote> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H6F2B49991BB6437587910AFFFD11E1EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to National Forest System land; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64D68BD5610E44BB8E3A8028253CB12E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB47A7FC63CD4955A2B0DBA24FB33871"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Volunteer</header><text>The term <quote>volunteer</quote> means any individual who performs volunteer services under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H866A2D8E10A34E13A92628BEFB9A2A3F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall carry out a program under which the Secretary concerned shall—</text> <paragraph id="id1549D86FABFE4B96B442B08F44CBF9E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enhance private-sector volunteer programs;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id744A1F6510B8443893D371388DDBD568"><enum>(2)</enum><text>actively promote private-sector volunteer opportunities; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="idC3A1828471E64A7B977108765E558185"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide outreach to, and coordinate with, the private sector for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA93C11CA95674C22B36BCD583CB95A26"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements for stewardship of Federal land</header>
<paragraph id="H1804ED5D85FE43078E4A65832E8C3AD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to enter into agreements</header><text>The Secretary concerned may enter into cooperative agreements (in accordance with section 6305 of title 31, United States Code) with private agencies, organizations, institutions, corporations, individuals, or other entities to carry out 1 or more projects or programs with a Federal land management agency in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFCB8D5830D34BE3A898631B22DF6C3B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project and program instructions</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall include in the cooperative agreement the desired outcomes of the project or program and the guidelines for the volunteers to follow, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H529D5AC372994646A3DE75A4BFAFE90C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the physical boundaries of the project or program;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3CD513B22D664E72887378910A8AA111"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the equipment the volunteers are authorized to use to complete the project or program;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H27C75D197F764358943E592D46DFF0C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the training the volunteers are required to complete, including agency consideration and incorporation of training offered by qualified nongovernmental organizations and volunteer partner organizations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE057F40F53CE493D8E761E95B6DBB659"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the actions the volunteers are authorized to take to complete the project or program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A01E94F2741417A99C88CA37D7E2452"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other information that the Secretary concerned determines necessary for the volunteer group to complete the project or program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF0ABB60D716438CB26F41B5527D556C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorized projects and programs</header><text>Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary concerned may use a cooperative agreement to carry out projects and programs for Federal land that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52AF5E018FF944C0B2A9C368DD6A5258"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promote the stewardship of resources of Federal land by volunteers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H00D3A1ECAC974DD5B766A9614BCC1042"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support maintaining the resources, trails, and facilities on Federal land in a sustainable manner;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39FA74946E6F4759A96B49F4EA145564"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increase awareness, understanding, and stewardship of Federal land through the development, publication, or distribution of educational materials and products; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H034366C58E404E9B84A7BAA377EE10CD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote the use of Federal land as outdoor classrooms.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A3829EA9DFC42338DFA3554DE0199B6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conditions on use of authority</header><text>The Secretary concerned may use a cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) to carry out a project or program for the Federal land only if the project or program—</text> <subparagraph id="H2EEBD99AE64E4C8091F2E9A722B7E520"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complies with all Federal laws (including regulations) and policies;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2527C57712C947C4BFD28623BBA59EC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is consistent with an applicable management plan for any Federal recreational lands and waters involved;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC3300801DCC48A4A31B4D3BB19EAED1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is monitored by the relevant Federal land management agency during the project and after project completion to determine compliance with the instructions under paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1EE903B43F0546F887EAFDF666E43F21"><enum>(D)</enum><text>satisfies such other terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H12C0D9DB470C45F1A15E57551F008C8F"><enum>B</enum><header>Priority trail maintenance</header> <section id="H29F3907F2B0646F79311172B23966F68"><enum>411.</enum><header>Interagency trail management</header> <subsection id="HB26151D796694AD1826A04C01E71A3E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries shall establish an interagency trail management plan to manage and maintain in a uniform manner trails that cross jurisdictional boundaries between Federal land management agencies.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H519B6054A57646E5B00FC0CAEF00C021"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The plan established under subsection (a) shall ensure compliance with all Federal laws.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>