[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 136 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S11375]
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            LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT AMENDMENTS

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1333) to amend the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to allow national park units 
that cannot charge entrance or admission fee to retain other fees and 
charges, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. USE OF CERTAIN RECREATIONAL FEES.

       Section 4(i)(1) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
     of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(C) Units at which entrance fees or admissions fees 
     cannot be collected.--
       ``(i) Withholding of amounts.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (A), section 315(c) of section 101(c) of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Recessions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-6a note; Public Law 104-134), or section 107 of 
     the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1998 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a note; Public Law 
     105-83), the Secretary of the Interior shall withhold from 
     the special account under subparagraph (A) 100 percent of the 
     fees and charges collected in connection with any unit of the 
     National Park System at which entrance fees or admission fees 
     cannot be collected by reason of deed restrictions.
       ``(ii) Use of Amounts.--Amounts withheld under clause (i) 
     shall be retained by the Secretary and shall be available, 
     without further Act of appropriation, for expenditure by the 
     Secretary for the unit with respect to which the amounts were 
     collected for the purposes of enhancing the quality of the 
     visitor experience, protection of resources, repair and 
     maintenance, interpretation, signage, habitat or facility 
     enhancement, resource preservation, annual operation 
     (including fee collection), maintenance, and law 
     enforcement.''
  The Committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1333), as amended, was considered read the third time 
and passed.

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