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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4362 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.

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                   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

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                                 A BILL

 
  To increase parking opportunities for persons recreating at Federal 
         recreational lands and waters, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``More Parking, More Hiking Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Federal recreational lands and waters.--The 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).
            (2) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means each of--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Interior; and
                    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. PARKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS AND 
              WATERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries shall seek to increase parking 
opportunities for persons recreating on Federal recreational lands and 
waters--
            (1) in accordance with existing laws and applicable land 
        use plans;
            (2) in a manner that minimizes any increase in maintenance 
        obligations on Federal recreational lands and waters; and
            (3) in a manner that does not impact wildlife habitat that 
        is critical to the mission of a Federal agency responsible for 
        managing units of Federal recreational lands and waters.
    (b) Authority.--To supplement the quantity of parking spaces 
available at units of Federal recreational lands and waters on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries may--
            (1) enter into a public-private partnership to provide 
        parking opportunities on non-Federal land;
            (2) enter into partnerships or agreements with State and 
        local governments to provide parking opportunities and 
        transportation systems using non-Federal land and resources;
            (3) lease non-Federal land for parking opportunities; or
            (4) provide alternative transportation systems for a unit 
        of Federal recreational lands and waters.
    (c) Technological Solutions.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
the Secretaries shall investigate the use of, and incorporate, as the 
Secretaries determine appropriate, technologies to better manage 
parking availability, access, and information at units of Federal 
recreational lands and water, including--
            (1) the installation and use of trailhead cameras and 
        monitors to determine parking availability at trailheads, the 
        information from which shall be made available online and via 
        mobile notifications; and
            (2) the use of data collection technology to estimate 
        visitation volumes for use in future planning for parking 
        opportunities at units of Federal recreational lands and 
        waters.
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