[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 142 (Saturday, October 10, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   AMENDING LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT REGARDING FEES AND 
                                CHARGES

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Resources be discharged from further consideration of the Senate 
bill (S. 1333) to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 to allow national park units that cannot charge an entrance or 
admission fee to retain other fees and charges, and ask for its 
immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Utah?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the Senate bill, as follows:

                                S. 1333

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

     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 Senate bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read a third 
time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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