[105th Congress Public Law 327]
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Public Law 105-327
105th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   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. <<NOTE: Oct. 30, 1998 -  [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,

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                      interpretation, signage, habitat or facility 
                      enhancement, resource preservation, annual 
                      operation (including fee collection), maintenance, 
                      and law enforcement.''.

    Approved October 30, 1998.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1333:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-311 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998):
            Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate.
            Oct. 10, considered and passed House.

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