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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4362 

To increase parking opportunities for persons recreating at Federal 

recreational lands and waters, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2024 

Mr. HICKENLOOPER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To increase parking opportunities for persons recreating at 

Federal recreational lands and waters, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘More Parking, More 

5 Hiking Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS AND

9 WATERS.—The term ‘‘Federal recreational lands and 

10 waters’’ has the meaning given the term in section 


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1 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 

2 Act (16 U.S.C. 6801). 

3 (2) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

4 means each of— 

5 (A) the Secretary of the Interior; and 

6 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture. 

7 SEC. 3. PARKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL REC8 REATIONAL LANDS AND WATERS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall seek to in10 crease parking opportunities for persons recreating on 

11 Federal recreational lands and waters— 

12 (1) in accordance with existing laws and appli13 cable land use plans; 

14 (2) in a manner that minimizes any increase in 

15 maintenance obligations on Federal recreational 

16 lands and waters; and 

17 (3) in a manner that does not impact wildlife 

18 habitat that is critical to the mission of a Federal 

19 agency responsible for managing units of Federal 

20 recreational lands and waters. 

21 (b) AUTHORITY.—To supplement the quantity of 

22 parking spaces available at units of Federal recreational 

23 lands and waters on the date of enactment of this Act, 

24 the Secretaries may— 


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1 (1) enter into a public-private partnership to 

2 provide parking opportunities on non-Federal land; 

3 (2) enter into partnerships or agreements with 

4 State and local governments to provide parking op5 portunities and transportation systems using non6 Federal land and resources; 

7 (3) lease non-Federal land for parking opportu8 nities; or 

9 (4) provide alternative transportation systems 

10 for a unit of Federal recreational lands and waters. 

11 (c) TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS.—To the maximum 

12 extent practicable, the Secretaries shall investigate the use 

13 of, and incorporate, as the Secretaries determine appro14 priate, technologies to better manage parking availability, 

15 access, and information at units of Federal recreational 

16 lands and water, including— 

17 (1) the installation and use of trailhead cam18 eras and monitors to determine parking availability 

19 at trailheads, the information from which shall be 

20 made available online and via mobile notifications; 

21 and 

22 (2) the use of data collection technology to esti23 mate visitation volumes for use in future planning 


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1 for parking opportunities at units of Federal rec2 reational lands and waters. 

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