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Sec. 156. Outdoor recreation legacy partnership program. 
Sec. 157. American battlefield protection program enhancement. 
TITLE II—ACCESS AMERICA 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Access for People With Disabilities 
Sec. 211. Accessible recreation inventory. 
Sec. 212. Trail inventory. 
Sec. 213. Trail pilot program. 
Sec. 214. Accessible trails. 
Sec. 215. Accessible recreation opportunities. 
Sec. 216. Assistive technology. 
Sec. 217. Savings clause. 
Subtitle B—Military and Veterans in Parks 
Sec. 221. Promotion of outdoor recreation for military servicemembers and vet-
erans. 
Sec. 222. Military Veterans Outdoor Recreation Liaisons. 
Sec. 223. Partnerships to promote military and veteran recreation. 
Sec. 224. National strategy for military and veteran recreation. 
Sec. 225. Recreation resource advisory committees. 
Sec. 226. Career and volunteer opportunities for veterans. 
Subtitle C—Youth Access 
Sec. 231. Increasing youth recreation visits to Federal land. 
Sec. 232. Every Kid Outdoors Act extension. 
TITLE III—SIMPLIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR RECREATION 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Modernizing Recreation Permitting 
Sec. 311. Special recreation permit and fee. 
Sec. 312. Permitting process improvements. 
Sec. 313. Permit flexibility. 
Sec. 314. Permit administration. 
Sec. 315. Service First Initiative; Permits for multijurisdictional trips. 
Sec. 316. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management temporary special recre-
ation permits for outfitting and guiding. 
Sec. 317. Reviews for long-term permits. 
Sec. 318. Adjustment of allocated visitor-use days. 
Sec. 319. Liability. 
Sec. 320. Cost recovery reform. 
Sec. 321. Availability of Federal, State, and local recreation passes. 
Sec. 322. Online purchases and establishment of a digital version of America the 
Beautiful—The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes. 
Sec. 323. Savings provision. 
Subtitle B—Making Recreation a Priority 
Sec. 331. Extension of seasonal recreation opportunities. 
Subtitle C—Maintenance of Public Land 
Sec. 341. Volunteers in the National Forests and Public Lands Act. 
Sec. 342. Reference. 
Subtitle D—Recreation Not Red Tape 
Sec. 351. Good neighbor authority for recreation. 
Sec. 352. Permit relief for picnic areas. 
Sec. 353. Interagency report on special recreation permits for underserved commu-
nities. 
Sec. 354. Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act amendments. 
Sec. 355. Savings provision. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral land management agency’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhance-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 6801).
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(2) 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). 
(3) GATEWAY COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘gateway community’’ 
means a community that serves as an entry point, or is adja-
cent, to a recreation destination on Federal recreational lands 
and waters or non-Federal land at which there is consistently 
high, in the determination of the Secretaries, seasonal or year- 
round visitation. 
(4) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) LAND USE PLAN.—The term ‘‘land use plan’’ means— 
(A) a land use plan prepared by the Secretary pursuant 
to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); and 
(B) a land management plan prepared by the Forest 
Service for a unit of the National Forest Service pursuant 
to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(6) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means each of— 
(A) the Secretary; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(8) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary, with respect to land under the juris-
diction of the Secretary; or 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land 
managed by the Forest Service. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the 
United States. 
TITLE I—OUTDOOR RECREATION AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Outdoor Recreation Policy 
SEC. 111. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
Congress declares that it is the policy of the Federal Govern-
ment to foster and encourage recreation on Federal recreational 
lands and waters, to the extent consistent with the laws applicable 
to specific areas of Federal recreational lands and waters, including 
multiple-use mandates and land management planning require-
ments. 
SEC. 112. IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION. 
(a) INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall— 
(A) conduct an inventory and assessment of recreation 
resources for Federal recreational lands and waters;
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(B) develop the inventory and assessment with support 
from public comment; and 
(C) update the inventory and assessment as the Sec-
retary concerned determines appropriate. 
(2) UNIQUE RECREATION VALUES.—An inventory and assess-
ment conducted under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) recognize— 
(i) any unique recreation values and recreation 
opportunities; and 
(ii) areas of concentrated recreational use; and 
(B) identify, list, and map recreation resources by— 
(i) type of recreation opportunity and type of nat-
ural or artificial recreation infrastructure; 
(ii) to the extent available, the level of use of 
the recreation resource as of the date of the inventory; 
and 
(iii) identifying, to the extent practicable, any trend 
relating to recreation opportunities or use at a recre-
ation resource identified under subparagraph (A). 
(3) ASSESSMENTS.—For any recreation resource inventoried 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall assess— 
(A) the maintenance needs of, and expenses necessary 
to administer, the recreation resource; 
(B) the suitability for developing, expanding, or 
enhancing the recreation resource; and 
(C) the adequacy of the current management of the 
recreation resource. 
(b) EXISTING EFFORTS.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
concerned shall use or incorporate existing applicable research and 
planning decisions and processes in carrying out this section. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 200103 of title 54, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) 
as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively. 
SEC. 113. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON OUTDOOR RECRE-
ATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 200102 of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
(4) and (5) respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
the following: 
‘‘(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘Council’ means the Federal Inter-
agency Council on Outdoor Recreation established under section 
200104. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘Federal land and water management agency’ means 
the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, Corps of Engi-
neers, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(3) 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
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Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801) and also includes Federal 
lands and waters managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Corps of Engineers, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCIL.—Section 200104 of title 54, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 200104. Federal interagency council on outdoor recreation 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish an inter-
agency council, to be known as the ‘Federal Interagency Council 
on Outdoor Recreation’. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be composed of rep-
resentatives of each of the following agencies, to be appointed 
by the head of the respective agency: 
‘‘(A) The National Park Service. 
‘‘(B) The Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(C) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
‘‘(D) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
‘‘(E) The Bureau of Reclamation. 
‘‘(F) The Forest Service. 
‘‘(G) The Army Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(H) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS.—In addition to the mem-
bers of the Council appointed under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may invite participation in the Council’s meetings or 
other activities from representatives of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Council on Environmental Quality. 
‘‘(B) The Natural Resources Conservation Service. 
‘‘(C) Rural development programs of the Department 
of Agriculture. 
‘‘(D) The National Center for Chronic Disease Preven-
tion and Health Promotion. 
‘‘(E) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(F) The Department of Transportation, including the 
Federal Highway Administration. 
‘‘(G) The Tennessee Valley Authority. 
‘‘(H) The Department of Commerce, including— 
‘‘(i) the Bureau of Economic Analysis; 
‘‘(ii) the National Travel and Tourism Office; and 
‘‘(iii) the Economic Development Administration. 
‘‘(I) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
‘‘(J) An applicable State agency or office. 
‘‘(K) An applicable agency or office of a local govern-
ment. 
‘‘(L) Other organizations or interests, as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) STATE
COORDINATION.—In determining additional 
participants under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek 
to ensure that States are invited and represented in the Coun-
cil’s meetings or other activities. 
‘‘(4) LEADERSHIP.—The leadership of the Council shall 
rotate every 2 years among the Council members appointed 
under paragraph (1), or as otherwise determined by the Sec-
retary in consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture, 
Defense, and Commerce.
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‘‘(5) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding section 708 of title VII 
of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 
(Public Law 117–328), the Council members appointed under 
paragraph (1) may enter into agreements to share the manage-
ment and operational costs of the Council. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The Council shall meet as frequently as 
appropriate for the purposes of coordinating on issues related to 
outdoor recreation, including— 
‘‘(1) recreation programs and management policies across 
Federal land and water management agencies, including activi-
ties associated with the implementation of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.), as appro-
priate; 
‘‘(2) the response by Federal land and water management 
agencies to public health emergencies or other emergencies, 
including those that result in disruptions to, or closures of, 
Federal recreational lands and waters; 
‘‘(3) investments relating to outdoor recreation on Federal 
recreational lands and waters, including funds made available 
under section 40804(b)(7) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592a(b)(7)); 
‘‘(4) management of emerging technologies on Federal rec-
reational lands and waters; 
‘‘(5) research activities, including quantifying the economic 
impacts of recreation; 
‘‘(6) dissemination to the public of recreation-related 
information, in a manner that ensures the recreation-related 
information is easily accessible with modern communication 
devices; 
‘‘(7) the improvement of access to Federal recreational lands 
and waters; and 
‘‘(8) the identification and engagement of partners outside 
the Federal Government— 
‘‘(A) to promote outdoor recreation; 
‘‘(B) to facilitate collaborative management of outdoor 
recreation; and 
‘‘(C) to provide additional resources relating to 
enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities; and 
‘‘(9) any other outdoor recreation-related issues that the 
Council determines necessary. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the authorities, 
regulations, or policies of any Federal agency described in paragraph 
(1) or (2) of subsection (b).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
2001 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 200104 and inserting the following: 
‘‘200104. Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation’’. 
SEC. 114. RECREATION BUDGET CROSSCUT. 
Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, begin-
ning with fiscal year 2025, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall submit to Congress and make public online a 
report that describes and itemizes the total amount of funding 
relating to outdoor recreation that was obligated in the preceding 
fiscal year in accounts in the Treasury for the Department of 
the Interior and the Department of Agriculture.
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Subtitle B—Public Recreation on Federal 
Recreational Lands and Waters 
SEC. 121. BIKING ON LONG-DISTANCE TRAILS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF LONG-DISTANCE TRAILS.—Not later than 
18 months after the date of the enactment of this title, the Secre-
taries shall identify— 
(1) not fewer than 10 long-distance bike trails that make 
use of trails and roads in existence on the date of the enactment 
of this title; and 
(2) not fewer than 10 areas in which there is an opportunity 
to develop or complete a trail that would qualify as a long- 
distance bike trail. 
(b) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretaries shall— 
(1) develop a process to allow members of the public to 
comment regarding the identification of trails and areas under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) consider the identification, development, and completion 
of long-distance bike trails in a geographically equitable 
manner. 
(c) MAPS, SIGNAGE, AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS.—For any 
long-distance bike trail identified under subsection (a), the Secretary 
concerned may— 
(1) publish and distribute maps, install signage, and issue 
promotional materials; and 
(2) coordinate with stakeholders to leverage any non-Fed-
eral resources necessary for the stewardship, development, or 
completion of trails. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this title, the Secretaries, in partnership with 
interested organizations, shall prepare and publish a report that 
lists the trails identified under subsection (a), including a summary 
of public comments received in accordance with the process devel-
oped under subsection (b). 
(e) CONFLICT AVOIDANCE WITH OTHER USES.—Before identi-
fying a long-distance bike trail under subsection (a), the Secretary 
concerned shall ensure the long-distance bike trail— 
(1) minimizes conflict with— 
(A) the uses, before the date of the enactment of this 
title, of any trail or road that is part of that long-distance 
bike trail; 
(B) multiple-use areas where biking, hiking, horseback 
riding, or use by pack and saddle stock are existing uses 
on the date of the enactment of this title; 
(C) the purposes for which any trail was or is estab-
lished under the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1241 et seq.); and 
(D) any area managed under the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 
(2) complies with land use and management plans of the 
Federal recreational lands and waters that are part of that 
long-distance bike trail. 
(f) EMINENT DOMAIN OR CONDEMNATION.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretaries may not use eminent domain or condemna-
tion. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) LONG-DISTANCE BIKE TRAIL.—The term ‘‘long-distance 
bike trail’’ means a continuous route, consisting of 1 or more 
trails or rights-of-way, that— 
(A) is not less than 80 miles in length; 
(B) primarily makes use of dirt or natural surface 
trails; 
(C) may require connections along paved or other 
improved roads; 
(D) does not include Federal recreational lands where 
mountain biking or related activities are not consistent 
with management requirements for those Federal rec-
reational lands; and 
(E) to the maximum extent practicable, makes use 
of trails and roads that were on Federal recreational lands 
on or before the date of the enactment of this title. 
(2) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
jointly. 
SEC. 122. PROTECTING AMERICA’S ROCK CLIMBING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this title, each Secretary concerned shall issue 
guidance for recreational climbing activities on covered Federal 
land. 
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—The guidance issued under subsection 
(a) shall ensure that recreational climbing activities comply with 
the laws (including regulations) applicable to the covered Federal 
land. 
(c) WILDERNESS AREAS.—The guidance issued under subsection 
(a) shall recognize that recreational climbing (including the use, 
placement, and maintenance of fixed anchors) is an appropriate 
use within a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System, if undertaken— 
(1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.) and other applicable laws (including regulations); and 
(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined by 
the Secretary concerned to be appropriate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—The guidance issued under subsection (a) 
shall describe the requirements, if any, for the placement and 
maintenance of fixed anchors for recreational climbing in a compo-
nent of the National Wilderness Preservation System, including 
any terms and conditions determined by the Secretary concerned 
to be appropriate, which may be issued programmatically or on 
a case-by-case basis. 
(e) EXISTING ROUTES.—The guidance issued under subsection 
(a) shall include direction providing for the continued use and 
maintenance of recreational climbing routes (including fixed anchors 
along the routes) in existence as of the date of the enactment 
of this title, in accordance with this Act. 
(f) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Before finalizing the guidance issued 
under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall provide 
opportunities for public comment with respect to the guidance. 
(g) COVERED FEDERAL LAND DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered Federal land’’— 
(1) means the lands described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of paragraph (2); and
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(2) includes components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System. 
SEC. 123. RANGE ACCESS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF TARGET SHOOTING RANGE.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘target shooting range’’ means a developed and managed 
area that is authorized or operated by the Forest Service, a conces-
sioner of the Forest Service, or the Bureau of Land Management 
(or their lessee) specifically for the purposeful discharge by the 
public of legal firearms, firearms training, archery, or other associ-
ated activities. 
(b) ASSESSMENT; IDENTIFICATION OF TARGET SHOOTING RANGE 
LOCATIONS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall 
make available to the public a list that— 
(A) identifies each National Forest and each Bureau 
of Land Management district that has a target shooting 
range that meets the requirements described in paragraph 
(3)(B); 
(B) identifies each National Forest and each Bureau 
of Land Management district that does not have a target 
shooting range that meets the requirements described in 
paragraph (3)(B); and 
(C) for each National Forest and each Bureau of Land 
Management district identified under subparagraph (B), 
provides a determination of whether applicable law or the 
applicable land use plan prevents the establishment of 
a target shooting range that meets the requirements 
described in paragraph (3)(B). 
(2) IDENTIFICATION
OF
TARGET
SHOOTING
RANGE
LOCA-
TIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall iden-
tify at least 1 suitable location for a target shooting range 
that meets the requirements described in paragraph (3)(B) 
within each National Forest and each Bureau of Land 
Management district with respect to which the Secretary 
concerned has determined under paragraph (1)(C) that the 
establishment of a target shooting range is not prevented 
by applicable law or the applicable land use plan. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries, in consultation 
with the entities described in subsection (d), shall, for 
purposes of identifying a suitable location for a target 
shooting range under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) consider the proximity of areas frequently used 
by recreational shooters; 
(ii) ensure that the target shooting range would 
not adversely impact a shooting range operated on 
non-Federal land; and 
(iii) consider other nearby recreational uses, 
including proximity to units of the National Park 
System, to minimize potential conflict and prioritize 
visitor safety. 
(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW TARGET SHOOTING RANGES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this title, at 1 or more suitable 
locations identified on each eligible National Forest and
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Bureau of Land Management district under paragraph 
(2)(A), the Secretary concerned shall— 
(i) subject to the availability of appropriations for 
such purpose, construct a target shooting range that 
meets the requirements described in subparagraph (B) 
or modify an existing target shooting range to meet 
the requirements described in subparagraph (B); or 
(ii) enter into an agreement with an entity 
described in subsection (d)(1), under which the entity 
shall establish or maintain a target shooting range 
that meets the requirements described in subpara-
graph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A target shooting range estab-
lished under this paragraph— 
(i)(I) shall be able to accommodate rifles and pis-
tols; 
(II) may include skeet, trap, or sporting clay infra-
structure; and 
(III) may accommodate archery; 
(ii) shall include appropriate public safety designs 
and features, including— 
(I) significantly modified landscapes, including 
berms, buffer distances, or other public safety 
designs or features; and 
(II) a designated firing line; and 
(iii) may include— 
(I) shade structures; 
(II) trash containers; 
(III) restrooms; 
(IV) benches; and 
(V) any other features that the Secretary con-
cerned determines to be necessary. 
(C) RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned may 
consider a target shooting range that is located on land 
transferred or leased pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1926 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), 
as a target shooting range that meets the requirements 
described in subparagraph (B). 
(c) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—The management of a target shooting 
range shall be subject to such conditions as the Secretary 
concerned determines are necessary for the safe, responsible 
use of— 
(A) the target shooting range; and 
(B) the adjacent land and resources. 
(2) CLOSURES.—Except in emergency situations, the Sec-
retary concerned shall seek to ensure that a target shooting 
range that meets the requirements described in subsection 
(b)(3)(B), or an equivalent shooting range adjacent to a National 
Forest or Bureau of Land Management district, is available 
to the public prior to closing Federal recreational lands and 
waters administered by the Chief of the Forest Service or 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to recreational 
shooting, in accordance with section 4103 of the John D. Dingell,
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Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 
7913). 
(d) COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Secre-
taries shall coordinate with— 
(A) State, Tribal, and local governments; 
(B) 
nonprofit 
or 
nongovernmental 
organizations, 
including organizations that are signatories to the memo-
randum of understanding entitled ‘‘Federal Lands Hunting, 
Fishing, and Shooting Sports Roundtable Memorandum of 
Understanding’’ and signed by the Forest Service and the 
Bureau of Land Management on August 17, 2006; 
(C) shooting clubs; 
(D) Federal advisory councils relating to hunting and 
shooting sports; and 
(E) individuals or entities with authorized leases or 
permits in an area under consideration for a target shooting 
range. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretaries may— 
(A) coordinate with an entity described in paragraph 
(1) to assist with the construction, modification, operation, 
or maintenance of a target shooting range; and 
(B) explore opportunities to leverage funding to maxi-
mize non-Federal investment in the construction, modifica-
tion, operation, or maintenance of a target shooting range. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title and annually thereafter through 
fiscal year 2033, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the progress made with respect to the implementation 
of this section. 
(f) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects the 
authority of the Secretary concerned to administer a target shooting 
range that is in addition to the target shooting ranges that meet 
the requirements described in subsection (b)(3)(B) on Federal rec-
reational lands and waters administered by the Secretary con-
cerned. 
SEC. 124. RESTORATION OF OVERNIGHT CAMPSITES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation Area’’ means 
the recreation area and grounds associated with the recreation 
area on the map entitled ‘‘Ouachita National Forest Camping 
Restoration’’ and dated November 30, 2023, on file with the 
Forest Service. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this title, identify 54 areas within the Recreation Area that 
may be suitable for overnight camping; and 
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this title— 
(A) review each area identified under paragraph (1); 
and
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(B) from the areas so identified, select and establish 
at least 27 campsites and related facilities within the Recre-
ation Area for public use. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CAMPSITES AND RELATED FACILI-
TIES.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that at least 27 campsites are available under 
subsection (b), of which not less than 8 shall have electric 
and water hookups; and 
(2) ensure that each campsite and related facility identified 
or established under subsection (b) is located outside of the 
1 percent annual exceedance probability flood elevation. 
(d) REOPENING OF CERTAIN SITES.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall 
open each campsite within the Recreation Area that— 
(1) exists on the date of the enactment of this title; 
(2) is located outside of the 1 percent annual exceedance 
probability flood elevation; 
(3) was in operation on June 1, 2010; and 
(4) would not interfere with any current (as of the date 
of the enactment of this title) day use areas. 
(e) DAY USE AREAS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall take such actions 
as are necessary to rehabilitate and make publicly accessible the 
areas in the Recreation Area identified for year-round day use, 
including the following: 
(1) Loop A. 
(2) Loop B. 
(3) The covered, large-group picnic pavilion in Loop D. 
(4) The parking lot in Loop D. 
SEC. 125. FEDERAL INTERIOR LAND MEDIA. 
(a) FILMING IN NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1009 of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended by striking section 100905 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘§ 100905. Filming and still photography in System units 
‘‘(a) FILMING AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that a filming 
or still photography activity or similar project in a System 
unit (referred to in this section as a ‘filming or still photography 
activity’) and the authorizing or permitting of a filming or 
still photography activity are carried out consistent with— 
‘‘(A) the laws and policies applicable to the Service; 
and 
‘‘(B) an applicable general management plan. 
‘‘(2) NO
PERMITS
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall not 
require an authorization or a permit or assess a fee, if a 
fee for a filming or still photography activity is not otherwise 
required by law, for a filming or still photography activity 
that— 
‘‘(A)(i) involves fewer than 6 individuals; and 
‘‘(ii) meets each of the requirements described in para-
graph (5); or 
‘‘(B) is merely incidental to, or documenting, an activity 
or event that is allowed or authorized at the System unit, 
regardless of—
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‘‘(i) the number of individuals participating in the 
allowed or authorized activity or event; or 
‘‘(ii) whether any individual receives compensation 
for any products of the filming or still photography 
activity. 
‘‘(3) FILMING AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR 
DE MINIMIS USE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a de 
minimis use authorization for certain filming or still 
photography activities that meets the requirements 
described in subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(B) POLICY.—For a filming or still photography 
activity that meets the requirements described in subpara-
graph (F), the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) may require a de minimis use authorization; 
and 
‘‘(ii) shall not require a permit. 
‘‘(C) NO FEE.—The Secretary shall not charge a fee 
for a de minimis use authorization under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall enable members of 
the public to apply for and obtain a de minimis use 
authorization under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) through the website of the Service; and 
‘‘(ii) in person at the field office of the applicable 
System unit. 
‘‘(E) ISSUANCES.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) establish a procedure— 
‘‘(I) to automate the approval of an application 
submitted through the website of the Service under 
subparagraph (D)(i); and 
‘‘(II) to issue a de minimis use authorization 
under this paragraph immediately on receipt of 
an application that is submitted in person at the 
field office of the applicable System unit under 
subparagraph (D)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) if an application submitted under subpara-
graph (D) meets the requirements of this paragraph, 
immediately on receipt of the application issue a de 
minimis use authorization for the filming or still 
photography activity. 
‘‘(F) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall only issue 
a de minimis use authorization under this paragraph if 
the filming or still photography activity— 
‘‘(i) involves a group of not fewer than 6 individuals 
and not more than 8 individuals; 
‘‘(ii) meets each of the requirements described in 
paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(iii) is consistent with subsection (c). 
‘‘(G) CONTENTS.—A de minimis use authorization 
issued under this paragraph shall list the requirements 
described in subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(4) REQUIRED PERMITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(2)(B), the Secretary may require a permit application and, 
if a permit is issued, assess a reasonable fee, as described 
in subsection (b)(1), for a filming or still photography 
activity that—
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‘‘(i) involves more than 8 individuals; or 
‘‘(ii) does not meet each of the requirements 
described in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(B) WILDERNESS ACT CLARIFICATION.—No provision of 
this subsection is intended to or shall be construed to 
conflict with the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS FOR FILMING OR STILL PHOTOGRAPHY 
ACTIVITY.—The 
requirements 
referred 
to 
in 
paragraphs 
(2)(A)(ii), (3)(F)(ii), (4)(B), and (7)(C) are as follows: 
‘‘(A) A person conducts the filming or still photography 
activity in a manner that— 
‘‘(i) does not impede or intrude on the experience 
of other visitors to the applicable System unit; 
‘‘(ii) except as otherwise authorized, does not dis-
turb or negatively impact— 
‘‘(I) a natural or cultural resource; or 
‘‘(II) an environmental or scenic value; and 
‘‘(iii) allows for equitable allocation or use of facili-
ties of the applicable System unit. 
‘‘(B) The person conducts the filming or still photog-
raphy activity at a location in which the public is allowed. 
‘‘(C) The person conducting the filming or still photog-
raphy activity does not require the exclusive use of a site 
or area. 
‘‘(D) The person does not conduct the filming or still 
photography activity in a localized area that receives a 
very high volume of visitation. 
‘‘(E) The person conducting the filming or still photog-
raphy activity does not use a set or staging equipment, 
subject to the limitation that handheld equipment (such 
as a tripod, monopod, and handheld lighting equipment) 
shall not be considered staging equipment for the purposes 
of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(F) The person conducting the filming or still photog-
raphy activity complies with and adheres to visitor use 
policies, practices, and regulations applicable to the 
applicable System unit. 
‘‘(G) The filming or still photography activity is not 
likely to result in additional administrative costs being 
incurred by the Secretary with respect to the filming or 
still photography activity, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(H) The person conducting the filming or still photog-
raphy activity complies with other applicable Federal, State 
(as such term is defined in section 3 of the EXPLORE 
Act), and local laws (including regulations), including laws 
relating to the use of unmanned aerial equipment. 
‘‘(6) CONTENT CREATION.—Regardless of distribution plat-
form, any video, still photograph, or audio recording for 
commercial or noncommercial content creation in a System 
unit shall be considered to be a filming or still photography 
activity under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) EFFECT.— 
‘‘(A) PERMITS REQUESTED THOUGH NOT REQUIRED.—On 
the request of a person intending to carry out a filming 
or still photography activity, the Secretary may issue a 
permit for the filming or still photography activity, even
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if a permit for the filming or still photography activity 
is not required under this section. 
‘‘(B) 
NO
ADDITIONAL
PERMITS, 
COMMERCIAL
USE 
AUTHORIZATIONS, OR FEES FOR FILMING AND STILL PHOTOG-
RAPHY AT AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—A filming or still photog-
raphy activity at an activity or event that is allowed or 
authorized, including a wedding, engagement party, family 
reunion, or celebration of a graduate, shall be considered 
merely incidental for the purposes of paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(C) MONETARY COMPENSATION.—The receipt of mone-
tary compensation by the person conducting the filming 
or still photography activity shall not affect the permissi-
bility of the filming or still photography activity. 
‘‘(b) FEES AND RECOVERY COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) FEES.—The reasonable fees referred to in subsection 
(a)(4) shall meet each of the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The reasonable fee shall provide a fair return 
to the United States. 
‘‘(B) The reasonable fee shall be based on the following 
criteria: 
‘‘(i) The number of days of the filming or still 
photography activity. 
‘‘(ii) The size of the film or still photography crew 
present in the System unit. 
‘‘(iii) The quantity and type of film or still photog-
raphy equipment present in the System unit. 
‘‘(iv) Any other factors that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary. 
‘‘(2) RECOVERY OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall collect from the 
applicant for the applicable permit any costs incurred by 
the Secretary related to a filming or still photography 
activity subject to a permit under subsection (a)(4), 
including— 
‘‘(i) the costs of the review or issuance of the 
permit; and 
‘‘(ii) related administrative and personnel costs. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT ON FEES COLLECTED.—All costs recovered 
under subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to the fee 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) USE OF PROCEEDS.— 
‘‘(A) FEES.—All fees collected under this section shall— 
‘‘(i) be available for expenditure by the Secretary, 
without further appropriation; and 
‘‘(ii) remain available until expended. 
‘‘(B) COSTS.—All costs recovered under paragraph 
(2)(A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be available for expenditure by the Secretary, 
without further appropriation, at the System unit at 
which the costs are collected; and 
‘‘(ii) remain available until expended. 
‘‘(c) PROTECTION OF RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall not allow 
a person to undertake a filming or still photography activity if 
the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(1) there is a likelihood that the person would cause 
resource damage at the System unit, except as otherwise 
authorized;
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‘‘(2) the person would create an unreasonable disruption 
of the use and enjoyment by the public of the System unit; 
or 
‘‘(3) the filming or still photography activity poses a health 
or safety risk to the public. 
‘‘(d) PROCESSING OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a process 
to ensure that the Secretary responds in a timely manner 
to an application for a permit for a filming or still photography 
activity required under subsection (a)(4). 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—If a permit is required under this 
section for 2 or more Federal agencies or System units, the 
Secretary and the head of any other applicable Federal agency, 
as applicable, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordi-
nate permit processing procedures, including through the use 
of identifying a lead agency or lead System unit— 
‘‘(A) to review the application for the permit; 
‘‘(B) to issue the permit; and 
‘‘(C) to collect any required fees.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 1009 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 100905 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘100905. Filming and still photography in System units.’’. 
(b) FILMING ON OTHER FEDERAL LAND.—Public Law 106–206 
(16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended by striking section 1 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1. FILMING AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY. 
‘‘(a) FILMING AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall ensure 
that a filming or still photography activity or similar project 
at a Federal land management unit (referred to in this section 
as a ‘filming or still photography activity’) and the authorizing 
or permitting of a filming or still photography activity are 
carried out consistent with— 
‘‘(A) the laws and policies applicable to the Secretary 
concerned; and 
‘‘(B) an applicable general management plan. 
‘‘(2) NO PERMITS REQUIRED.—The Secretary concerned shall 
not require an authorization or a permit or assess a fee, if 
a fee for a filming or still photography activity is not otherwise 
required by law, for a filming or still photography activity 
that— 
‘‘(A)(i) involves fewer than 6 individuals; and 
‘‘(ii) meets each of the requirements described in para-
graph (5); or 
‘‘(B) is merely incidental to, or documenting, an activity 
or event that is allowed or authorized at the Federal land 
management unit, regardless of— 
‘‘(i) the number of individuals participating in the 
allowed or authorized activity or event; or 
‘‘(ii) whether any individual receives compensation 
for any products of the filming or still photography 
activity. 
‘‘(3) FILMING AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AUTHORIZATIONS FOR 
DE MINIMIS USE.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall 
establish a de minimis use authorization for certain filming 
or still photography activities that meets the requirements 
described in subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(B) POLICY.—For a filming or still photography 
activity that meets the requirements described in subpara-
graph (F), the Secretary concerned— 
‘‘(i) may require a de minimis use authorization; 
and 
‘‘(ii) shall not require a permit. 
‘‘(C) NO
FEE.—The Secretary concerned shall not 
charge a fee for a de minimis use authorization under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) ACCESS.—The Secretary concerned shall enable 
members of the public to apply for and obtain a de minimis 
use authorization under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) through the website of the Department of the 
Interior or the Forest Service, as applicable; and 
‘‘(ii) in person at the field office for the Federal 
land management unit. 
‘‘(E) ISSUANCES.—The Secretary concerned shall— 
‘‘(i) establish a procedure— 
‘‘(I) to automate the approval of an application 
submitted through the website of the Department 
of the Interior or the Forest Service, as applicable, 
under subparagraph (D)(i); and 
‘‘(II) to issue a de minimis use authorization 
under this paragraph immediately on receipt of 
an application that is submitted in person at the 
field office for the Federal land management unit 
under subparagraph (D)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) if an application submitted under subpara-
graph (D) meets the requirements of this paragraph, 
immediately on receipt of the application issue a de 
minimis use authorization for the filming or still 
photography activity. 
‘‘(F) TERMS.—The Secretary concerned shall only issue 
a de minimis use authorization under this paragraph if 
the filming or still photography activity— 
‘‘(i) involves a group of not fewer than 6 individuals 
and not more than 8 individuals; 
‘‘(ii) meets each of the requirements described in 
paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(iii) is consistent with subsection (c). 
‘‘(G) CONTENTS.—A de minimis use authorization 
issued under this paragraph shall list the requirements 
described in subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(4) REQUIRED PERMITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(2)(B), the Secretary concerned may require a permit 
application and, if a permit is issued, assess a reasonable 
fee, as described in subsection (b)(1), for a filming or still 
photography activity that— 
‘‘(i) involves more than 8 individuals; or 
‘‘(ii) does not meet each of the requirements 
described in paragraph (5).
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‘‘(B) WILDERNESS ACT CLARIFICATION.—No provision of 
this subsection is intended to or shall be construed to 
conflict with the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS FOR FILMING OR STILL PHOTOGRAPHY 
ACTIVITY.—The 
requirements 
referred 
to 
in 
paragraphs 
(2)(A)(ii), (3)(F)(ii), (4)(B), and (7)(C) are as follows: 
‘‘(A) A person conducts the filming or still photography 
activity in a manner that— 
‘‘(i) does not impede or intrude on the experience 
of other visitors to the Federal land management unit; 
‘‘(ii) except as otherwise authorized, does not dis-
turb or negatively impact— 
‘‘(I) a natural or cultural resource; or 
‘‘(II) an environmental or scenic value; and 
‘‘(iii) allows for equitable allocation or use of facili-
ties of the Federal land management unit. 
‘‘(B) The person conducts the filming or still photog-
raphy activity at a location in which the public is allowed. 
‘‘(C) The person conducting the filming or still photog-
raphy activity does not require the exclusive use of a site 
or area. 
‘‘(D) The person does not conduct the filming or still 
photography activity in a localized area that receives a 
very high volume of visitation. 
‘‘(E) The person conducting the filming or still photog-
raphy activity does not use a set or staging equipment, 
subject to the limitation that handheld equipment (such 
as a tripod, monopod, and handheld lighting equipment) 
shall not be considered staging equipment for the purposes 
of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(F) The person conducting the filming or still photog-
raphy activity complies with and adheres to visitor use 
policies, practices, and regulations applicable to the Federal 
land management unit. 
‘‘(G) The filming or still photography activity is not 
likely to result in additional administrative costs being 
incurred by the Secretary concerned with respect to the 
filming or still photography activity, as determined by the 
Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(H) The person conducting the filming or still photog-
raphy activity complies with other applicable Federal, State 
(as such term is defined in section 3 of the EXPLORE 
Act), and local laws (including regulations), including laws 
relating to the use of unmanned aerial equipment. 
‘‘(6) CONTENT CREATION.—Regardless of distribution plat-
form, any video, still photograph, or audio recording for 
commercial or noncommercial content creation at a Federal 
land management unit shall be considered to be a filming 
or still photography activity under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) EFFECT.— 
‘‘(A) PERMITS REQUESTED THOUGH NOT REQUIRED.—On 
the request of a person intending to carry out a filming 
or still photography activity, the Secretary concerned may 
issue a permit for the filming or still photography activity, 
even if a permit for the filming or still photography activity 
is not required under this section.
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‘‘(B) 
NO
ADDITIONAL
PERMITS, 
COMMERCIAL
USE 
AUTHORIZATIONS, OR FEES FOR FILMING AND STILL PHOTOG-
RAPHY AT AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—A filming or still photog-
raphy activity at an activity or event that is allowed or 
authorized, including a wedding, engagement party, family 
reunion, or celebration of a graduate, shall be considered 
merely incidental for the purposes of paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(C) MONETARY COMPENSATION.—The receipt of mone-
tary compensation by the person engaged in the filming 
or still photography activity shall not affect the permissi-
bility of the filming or still photography activity. 
‘‘(b) FEES AND RECOVERY COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) FEES.—The reasonable fees referred to in subsection 
(a)(4) shall meet each of the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The reasonable fee shall provide a fair return 
to the United States. 
‘‘(B) The reasonable fee shall be based on the following 
criteria: 
‘‘(i) The number of days of the filming or still 
photography activity. 
‘‘(ii) The size of the film or still photography crew 
present at the Federal land management unit. 
‘‘(iii) The quantity and type of film or still photog-
raphy equipment present at the Federal land manage-
ment unit. 
‘‘(iv) Any other factors that the Secretary con-
cerned determines to be necessary. 
‘‘(2) RECOVERY OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall col-
lect from the applicant for the applicable permit any costs 
incurred by the Secretary concerned related to a filming 
or still photography activity subject to a permit under 
subsection (a)(4), including— 
‘‘(i) the costs of the review or issuance of the 
permit; and 
‘‘(ii) related administrative and personnel costs. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT ON FEES COLLECTED.—All costs recovered 
under subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to the fee 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) USE OF PROCEEDS.— 
‘‘(A) FEES.—All fees collected under this section shall— 
‘‘(i) be available for expenditure by the Secretary 
concerned, without further appropriation; and 
‘‘(ii) remain available until expended. 
‘‘(B) COSTS.—All costs recovered under paragraph 
(2)(A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be available for expenditure by the Secretary 
concerned, without further appropriation, at the Fed-
eral land management unit at which the costs are 
collected; and 
‘‘(ii) remain available until expended. 
‘‘(c) PROTECTION OF RESOURCES.—The Secretary concerned shall 
not allow a person to undertake a filming or still photography 
activity if the Secretary concerned determines that— 
‘‘(1) there is a likelihood that the person would cause 
resource damage at the Federal land management unit, except 
as otherwise authorized;
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‘‘(2) the person would create an unreasonable disruption 
of the use and enjoyment by the public of the Federal land 
management unit; or 
‘‘(3) the filming or still photography activity poses a health 
or safety risk to the public. 
‘‘(d) PROCESSING OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall establish 
a process to ensure that the Secretary concerned responds 
in a timely manner to an application for a permit for a filming 
or still photography activity required under subsection (a)(4). 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—If a permit is required under this 
section for 2 or more Federal agencies or Federal land manage-
ment units, the Secretary concerned and the head of any other 
applicable Federal agency, as applicable, shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, coordinate permit processing procedures, 
including through the use of identifying a lead agency or lead 
Federal land management unit— 
‘‘(A) to review the application for the permit; 
‘‘(B) to issue the permit; and 
‘‘(C) to collect any required fees. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT UNIT.—The term ‘Federal 
land management unit’ means— 
‘‘(A) Federal land (other than National Park System 
land) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; 
and 
‘‘(B) National Forest System land. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘Secretary con-
cerned’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land 
described in paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land 
described in paragraph (1)(B).’’. 
SEC. 126. CAPE AND ANTLER PRESERVATION ENHANCEMENT. 
Section 104909(c) of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘meat from’’ and inserting ‘‘meat and any other part 
of an animal removed pursuant to’’. 
SEC. 127. MOTORIZED AND NONMOTORIZED ACCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall seek to have, 
not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
title, in a printed and publicly available format that is compliant 
with the format for geographic information systems— 
(1) for each district administered by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management, a ground transportation linear 
feature map authorized for public use or administrative use; 
and 
(2) for each unit of the National Forest System, a motor 
vehicle use map, in accordance with existing law. 
(b) OVER-SNOW VEHICLE-USE MAPS.—The Secretary concerned 
shall seek to have, not later than 10 years after the date of the 
enactment of this title, in a printed and publicly available format 
that is compliant with the format for geographic information sys-
tems, an over-snow vehicle-use map for each unit of Federal rec-
reational lands and waters administered by the Chief of the Forest 
Service or Director of the Bureau of Land Management on which 
over-snow vehicle-use occurs, in accordance with existing law.
H. R. 6492—21 
(c) OUT-OF-DATE MAPS.—Not later than 20 years after the 
date on which the Secretary concerned adopted or reviewed, through 
public notice and comment, a map described in subsection (a) or 
(b), the Secretary concerned shall seek to review, through public 
notice and comment, and update, as necessary, the applicable map. 
(d) MOTORIZED AND NONMOTORIZED ACCESS.—The Secretaries 
shall seek to create additional opportunities, as appropriate, and 
in accordance with existing law, for motorized and nonmotorized 
access and opportunities on Federal recreational lands and waters 
administered by the Chief of the Forest Service or the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section prohibits a lawful 
use, including authorized motorized or nonmotorized uses, on Fed-
eral recreational lands and waters administered by the Chief of 
the Forest Service or the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, if the Secretary concerned fails to meet a timeline established 
under this section. 
SEC. 128. AQUATIC RESOURCE ACTIVITIES ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AQUATIC
NUISANCE
SPECIES
TASK
FORCE.—The term 
‘‘Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force’’ means the Aquatic Nui-
sance Species Task Force established by section 1201(a) of 
the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control 
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(a)). 
(2) 
DECONTAMINATION.—The 
term 
‘‘decontamination’’ 
means actions to remove aquatic nuisance species to prevent 
introduction or spread into new aquatic ecosystems. 
(3) FEDERAL LAND AND WATER.—The term ‘‘Federal land 
and water’’ means Federal land and water operated and main-
tained by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Forest 
Service, or the National Park Service, as applicable. 
(4) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) INSPECTION.—The term ‘‘inspection’’ means actions to 
find aquatic nuisance species to prevent introduction or spread 
into new aquatic ecosystems. 
(6) PARTNER.—The term ‘‘partner’’ means— 
(A) a Reclamation State; 
(B) an Indian Tribe in a Reclamation State; 
(C) an applicable nonprofit organization in a Reclama-
tion State; 
(D) a unit of local government in a Reclamation State; 
or 
(E) a private entity. 
(7) RECLAMATION STATE.—The term ‘‘Reclamation State’’ 
includes any of the following States: 
(A) Alaska. 
(B) Arizona. 
(C) California. 
(D) Colorado. 
(E) Idaho. 
(F) Kansas. 
(G) Montana. 
(H) Nebraska.
H. R. 6492—22 
(I) Nevada. 
(J) New Mexico. 
(K) North Dakota. 
(L) Oklahoma. 
(M) Oregon. 
(N) South Dakota. 
(O) Texas. 
(P) Utah. 
(Q) Washington. 
(R) Wyoming. 
(8) RECLAMATION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘reclamation project’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 2803(3) of the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 
(16 U.S.C. 460l-32(3)). 
(9) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means each of 
the following: 
(A) The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management, the Commissioner of Rec-
lamation, and the Director of the National Park Service. 
(B) The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
(10) VESSEL.—The term ‘‘vessel’’ means any watercraft or 
other contrivance used or designed for transportation or naviga-
tion on, under, or immediately above, water. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, BUREAU 
OF RECLAMATION, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND FOREST SERVICE 
WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AQUATIC RESOURCE ACTIVITIES ON FED-
ERAL LAND AND WATERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal land manage-
ment agency is authorized to carry out inspections and decon-
tamination of vessels entering or leaving Federal land and 
waters under the jurisdiction of the respective Federal land 
management agency. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries shall— 
(A) in carrying out an inspection and decontamination 
under paragraph (1), coordinate with 1 or more partners; 
(B) consult with the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 
Force to identify potential improvements and efficiencies 
in the detection and management of aquatic nuisance spe-
cies on Federal land and water; and 
(C) to the maximum extent practicable, inspect and 
decontaminate vessels in a manner that minimizes disrup-
tions to public access for boating and recreation in non-
contaminated vessels. 
(3) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretaries may enter into a part-
nership to lead, collaborate with, or provide technical assistance 
to a partner— 
(A) to carry out an inspection or decontamination of 
vessels; or 
(B) to establish an inspection and decontamination sta-
tion for vessels. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The Secretaries shall not prohibit access 
to vessels due solely to the absence of a Federal, State, or 
partner’s inspection program or station. 
(5) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) AUTHORITY TO REGULATE VESSELS.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to limit the authority of the
H. R. 6492—23 
Commandant of the Coast Guard to regulate vessels pro-
vided under any other provision of law. 
(B) APPLICABILITY.—Authorities granted in this sub-
section shall not apply at locations where inspection or 
decontamination activities would duplicate efforts by the 
Coast Guard. 
(6) DATA SHARING.—The Secretaries shall make available 
to a Reclamation State any relevant data gathered related 
to inspections or decontaminations carried out under this sub-
section in such State. 
(c) GRANT PROGRAM
FOR RECLAMATION STATES
FOR VESSEL 
INSPECTION AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS.— 
(1) VESSELS INSPECTIONS IN RECLAMATION STATES.—Subject 
to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting 
through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall establish a 
competitive grant program to provide financial assistance to 
partners to conduct inspections and decontamination of vessels 
operating in Reclamation projects, including to purchase, estab-
lish, operate, or maintain a vessel inspection and decontamina-
tion station. 
(2) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of a grant 
under paragraph (1), including personnel costs, shall not exceed 
75 percent. 
(3) STANDARDS.—Before awarding a grant under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall determine that the project is technically 
and financially feasible. 
(4) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this subsection, the 
Secretary shall coordinate with— 
(A) each of the Reclamation States; 
(B) affected Indian Tribes; and 
(C) the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. 
Subtitle C—Supporting Gateway Commu-
nities 
and 
Addressing 
Park 
Over-
crowding 
SEC. 131. GATEWAY COMMUNITIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS AND NEEDS IN GATEWAY COMMU-
NITIES.—The Secretaries— 
(1) shall collaborate with State and local governments, 
Indian Tribes, housing authorities, applicable trade associa-
tions, nonprofit organizations, private entities, and other rel-
evant stakeholders to identify needs and economic impacts 
in gateway communities, including— 
(A) housing shortages; 
(B) demands on existing municipal infrastructure; 
(C) accommodation and management of sustainable 
visitation; and 
(D) the expansion and diversification of visitor experi-
ences by bolstering the visitation at— 
(i) existing developed locations that are underuti-
lized on nearby Federal recreational lands and waters 
that are suitable for developing, expanding, or 
enhancing recreation use, as identified by the Secre-
taries; or
H. R. 6492—24 
(ii) existing developed and suitable lesser-known 
recreation sites, as identified under section 5(b)(1)(B), 
on nearby land managed by a State agency or a local 
agency; and 
(2) may address a need identified under paragraph (1) 
by— 
(A) providing financial or technical assistance to a 
gateway community under an existing program; 
(B) entering into an agreement, right-of-way, or ease-
ment, in accordance with applicable laws; or 
(C) issuing an entity referred to in paragraph (1) a 
special use permit (other than a special recreation permit 
(as defined in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801)), in accordance with 
applicable laws. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESSES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Administrator of the Rural Business-Cooperative 
Service), in coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary 
of Commerce, shall provide to businesses in gateway commu-
nities the assistance described in paragraph (2) to establish, 
operate, or expand infrastructure to accommodate and manage 
sustainable visitation, including hotels, campgrounds, and res-
taurants. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Agriculture may provide 
assistance under paragraph (1) through the use of existing, 
or the establishment of new, entrepreneur and vocational 
training programs, technical assistance programs, low-interest 
business loan programs, and loan guarantee programs. 
(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out this section, the Secretaries 
may, in accordance with applicable laws, enter into a public-private 
partnership, cooperative agreement, memorandum of under-
standing, or similar agreement with a gateway community or a 
business in a gateway community. 
SEC. 132. IMPROVED RECREATION VISITATION DATA. 
(a) CONSISTENT VISITATION DATA.— 
(1) ANNUAL VISITATION DATA.—The Secretaries shall estab-
lish a single visitation data reporting system to report accurate 
annual visitation data, in a consistent manner, for— 
(A) each unit of Federal recreational lands and waters; 
and 
(B) land held in trust for an Indian Tribe, on request 
of the Indian Tribe. 
(2) CATEGORIES
OF
USE.—Within the visitation data 
reporting system established under paragraph (1), the Secre-
taries shall— 
(A) establish multiple categories of different recreation 
activities that are reported consistently across agencies; 
and 
(B) provide an estimate of the number of visitors for 
each applicable category established under subparagraph 
(A) for each unit of Federal recreational lands and waters. 
(b) REAL-TIME DATA PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title, using existing funds available
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to the Secretaries, the Secretaries shall carry out a pilot pro-
gram, to be known as the ‘‘Real-Time Data Pilot Program’’ 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Pilot Program’’), to make 
available to the public, for each unit of Federal recreational 
lands and waters selected for participation in the Pilot Program 
under paragraph (2)— 
(A) real-time or predictive data on visitation (including 
data and resources publicly available from existing non-
governmental platforms) at— 
(i) the unit of Federal recreational lands and 
waters; 
(ii) to the extent practicable, areas within the unit 
of Federal recreational lands and waters; and 
(iii) to the extent practicable, recreation sites man-
aged by any other Federal agency, a State agency, 
or a local agency that are located near the unit of 
Federal recreational lands and waters; and 
(B) through multiple media platforms, information 
about lesser-known recreation sites located near the unit 
of Federal recreational lands and waters (including recre-
ation sites managed by any other Federal agency, a State 
agency, or a local agency), in an effort to encourage visita-
tion among recreational sites. 
(2) LOCATIONS.— 
(A) INITIAL NUMBER OF UNITS.—On establishment of 
the Pilot Program, the Secretaries shall select for participa-
tion in the Pilot Program— 
(i) 10 units of Federal recreational lands and 
waters managed by the Secretary; 
(ii) 5 units of Federal recreational lands and waters 
managed by the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service); 
(iii) 1 unit of Federal recreational lands and waters 
managed by the Secretary of Commerce (acting through 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration); and 
(iv) 1 unit of Federal recreational lands and waters 
managed by the Assistant Secretary of Army for Civil 
Works. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 6 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretaries shall submit 
a report to Congress regarding the implementation of the 
pilot program, including policy recommendations to expand 
the pilot program to additional units managed by the Secre-
taries. 
(C) FEEDBACK; SUPPORT OF GATEWAY COMMUNITIES.— 
The Secretaries shall— 
(i) solicit feedback regarding participation in the 
Pilot Program from communities adjacent to units of 
Federal recreational lands and waters and the public; 
and 
(ii) in carrying out subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
select a unit of Federal recreation lands and waters 
to participate in the Pilot Program only if the commu-
nity adjacent to the unit of Federal recreational lands 
and waters is supportive of the participation of the
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unit of Federal recreational lands and waters in the 
Pilot Program. 
(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretaries may 
disseminate the information described in paragraph (1) directly 
or through an entity or organization referred to in subsection 
(c). 
(4) INCLUSION OF CURRENT ASSESSMENTS.—In carrying out 
the Pilot Program, the Secretaries may, to the extent prac-
ticable, rely on assessments completed or data gathered prior 
to the date of enactment of this title. 
(c) COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS.—For 
purposes of carrying out this section, the Secretary concerned may— 
(1) coordinate and partner with— 
(A) communities adjacent to units of Federal rec-
reational lands and waters; 
(B) State and local outdoor recreation and tourism 
offices; 
(C) local governments; 
(D) Indian Tribes; 
(E) trade associations; 
(F) local outdoor recreation marketing organizations; 
(G) permitted facilitated recreation providers; or 
(H) other relevant stakeholders; and 
(2) coordinate or enter into agreements, as appropriate, 
with private sector and nonprofit partners, including— 
(A) technology companies; 
(B) geospatial data companies; 
(C) experts in data science, analytics, and operations 
research; or 
(D) data companies. 
(d) EXISTING PROGRAMS.—The Secretaries may use existing 
programs or products of the Secretaries to carry out this section. 
(e) PRIVACY
CLAUSES.—Nothing in this section provides 
authority to the Secretaries— 
(1) to monitor or record the movements of a visitor to 
a unit of Federal recreational lands and waters; 
(2) to restrict, interfere with, or monitor a private commu-
nication of a visitor to a unit of Federal recreational lands 
and waters; or 
(3) to collect— 
(A) information from owners of land adjacent to a 
unit of Federal recreational lands and waters; or 
(B) information on non-Federal land. 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this title, and annually thereafter, the Secretaries shall 
publish on a website of the Secretaries a report that describes 
the annual visitation of each unit of Federal recreational lands 
and waters, including, to the maximum extent practicable, visitation 
categorized by recreational activity. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS AND WATERS.—The term 
‘‘Federal recreational lands and waters’’— 
(A) has the meaning given the term in section 802 
of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6801); and
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(B) includes Federal lands and waters managed by 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 
(2) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary, with respect to lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary; 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to lands under 
the jurisdiction of the Forest Service; 
(C) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, with respect to Federal waters under the 
jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; and 
(D) the Assistant Secretary of Army for Civil Works, 
with respect to lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction 
of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 
SEC. 133. MONITORING FOR IMPROVED RECREATION DECISION 
MAKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall seek to capture com-
prehensive recreation use data to better understand and inform 
decision making by the Secretaries. 
(b) PILOT PROTOCOLS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this title, and after public notice and comment, 
the Secretaries shall establish pilot protocols at not fewer than 
10 land management units under the jurisdiction of each of the 
Secretaries to model recreation use patterns (including low-use 
recreation activities and dispersed recreation activities) that may 
not be effectively measured by existing general and opportunistic 
survey and monitoring protocols. 
(c) SECRETARIES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Secre-
taries’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary, with respect to lands under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary; 
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service, with respect to lands under the jurisdic-
tion of the Forest Service; 
(3) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
with respect to Federal waters under the jurisdiction of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and 
(4) the Assistant Secretary of Army for Civil Works, with 
respect to lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 
Subtitle D—Broadband Connectivity on 
Federal Recreational Lands and Waters 
SEC. 141. CONNECT OUR PARKS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate;
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(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) BROADBAND
INTERNET
ACCESS
SERVICE.—The term 
‘‘broadband internet access service’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or a successor regulation). 
(3) CELLULAR SERVICE.—The term ‘‘cellular service’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 22.99 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 
(4) NATIONAL PARK.—The term ‘‘National Park’’ means a 
unit of the National Park System. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
Park Service. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall complete 
an assessment of National Parks to identify— 
(A) locations in National Parks in which there is the 
greatest need for broadband internet access service, based 
on the considerations described in paragraph (2)(A); and 
(B) areas in National Parks in which there is the 
greatest need for cellular service, based on the consider-
ations described in paragraph (2)(B). 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.— 
(A) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.—For pur-
poses of identifying locations in National Parks under para-
graph (1)(A), the Secretary shall consider, with respect 
to each National Park, the availability of broadband inter-
net access service in— 
(i) housing; 
(ii) administrative facilities and related structures; 
(iii) lodging; 
(iv) developed campgrounds; and 
(v) any other location within the National Park 
in which broadband internet access service is deter-
mined to be necessary by the superintendent of the 
National Park. 
(B) CELLULAR SERVICE.—For purposes of identifying 
areas in National Parks under paragraph (1)(B), the Sec-
retary shall consider, with respect to each National Park, 
the availability of cellular service in any developed area 
within the National Park that would increase— 
(i) the access of the public to emergency services 
and traveler information technologies; or 
(ii) the communications capabilities of National 
Park Service employees. 
(3) REPORT.—On completion of the assessment under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress, and make available on the website of the 
Department of the Interior, a report describing the results 
of the assessment. 
(c) PLAN.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall develop a 
plan, based on the results of the assessment completed under 
subsection (b) and subject to paragraph (4)— 
(A) to install broadband internet access service infra-
structure in certain locations in National Parks; and 
(B) to install cellular service equipment and infrastruc-
ture in certain areas of National Parks. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall consult with— 
(A) affected Indian Tribes; and 
(B) local stakeholders that the superintendent of the 
applicable National Park determines to be appropriate. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan developed under paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) provide for avoiding or minimizing impacts to— 
(i) National Park viewsheds; 
(ii) cultural and natural resources; 
(iii) the visitor experience; 
(iv) historic properties and the viewsheds of his-
toric properties; and 
(v) other resources or values of the National Park. 
(B) provide for infrastructure providing broadband 
internet access service or cellular service to be located 
in— 
(i) previously disturbed or developed areas; or 
(ii) areas zoned for uses that would support the 
infrastructure; 
(C) provide for the use of public-private partnerships— 
(i) to install broadband internet access service or 
cellular service equipment; and 
(ii) to provide broadband internet access service 
or cellular service; 
(D) be technology neutral; and 
(E) in the case of broadband internet access service, 
provide for broadband internet access service of at least— 
(i) a 100–Mbps downstream transmission capacity; 
and 
(ii) a 20–Mbps upstream transmission capacity. 
(4) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a plan 
developed under that paragraph shall not be required to address 
broadband internet access service or cellular service in any 
National Park with respect to which the superintendent of 
the National Park determines that there is adequate access 
to broadband internet access service or cellular service, as 
applicable. 
SEC. 142. BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AT DEVELOPED 
RECREATION SITES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Chief of the Forest 
Service shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Com-
merce to foster the installation or construction of broadband internet 
infrastructure at developed recreation sites on Federal recreational 
lands and waters to establish broadband internet connectivity— 
(1) subject to the availability of appropriations; and 
(2) in accordance with applicable law.
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(b) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title, and annually thereafter through 
fiscal year 2031, the Secretary and the Chief of the Forest Service, 
in coordination with States and local communities, shall make 
publicly available— 
(1) a list of the highest priority developed recreation sites, 
as determined under subsection (c), on Federal recreational 
lands and waters that lack broadband internet; 
(2) to the extent practicable, an estimate of— 
(A) the cost to equip each of those sites with broadband 
internet infrastructure; and 
(B) the annual cost to operate that infrastructure; and 
(3) a list of potential— 
(A) barriers to operating the infrastructure described 
in paragraph (2)(A); and 
(B) methods to recover the costs of that operation. 
(c) PRIORITIES.—In selecting developed recreation sites for the 
list described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary and the Chief 
of the Forest Service shall give priority to developed recreation 
sites— 
(1) at which broadband internet infrastructure has not 
been constructed due to— 
(A) geographic challenges; or 
(B) the location having an insufficient number of 
nearby permanent residents, despite high seasonal or daily 
visitation levels; or 
(2) that are located in an economically distressed county 
that could benefit significantly from developing the outdoor 
recreation economy of the county. 
SEC. 143. PUBLIC LANDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS. 
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements 
to carry out activities related to communications sites on lands 
managed by Federal land management agencies, including— 
(1) administering communications use authorizations; 
(2) preparing needs assessments or other programmatic 
analyses necessary to establish communications sites and 
authorize communications uses on or adjacent to Federal rec-
reational lands and waters managed by a Federal land manage-
ment agency; 
(3) developing management plans for communications sites 
on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters man-
aged by a Federal land management agency on a competitively 
neutral, technology neutral, nondiscriminatory basis; 
(4) training for management of communications sites on 
or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters managed 
by a Federal land management agency; 
(5) obtaining, improving access to, or establishing commu-
nications sites on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands 
and waters managed by a Federal land management agency; 
and 
(6) any combination of purposes described in subparagraphs 
(1) through (5).
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(b) CLARIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
THE FOREST SERVICE.—Section 8705(f) of the Agriculture Improve-
ment Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 1761a(f)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(6) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations made in advance for such pur-
poses, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements 
to carry out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (4).’’. 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF RENTAL FEE RETENTION AUTHORITY.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this title, 
the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive assessment to evaluate 
the potential benefits of rental fee retention whereby any fee col-
lected for the occupancy and use of Federal lands and waters 
authorized by a communications use authorization would be depos-
ited into a special account and used solely for activities related 
to communications sites on lands and waters managed by the 
Secretary. 
Subtitle E—Public–Private Parks 
Partnerships 
SEC. 151. AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINIS-
TRATIVE SITES. 
Section 8623 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (16 
U.S.C. 580d note; Public Law 115–334) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(D), by striking ‘‘dwelling;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘dwelling or multiunit dwelling;’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ in the middle 
of the sentence and inserting ‘‘Chief of the Forest Service, 
or their designee’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘such as housing,’’ 
after ‘‘improvements,’’; 
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end 
and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(IV) services occurring off the administrative 
site that— 
‘‘(aa) occur at another administrative site 
in the same unit in which the administrative 
site is located or a different unit of the 
National Forest System; 
‘‘(bb) benefit the National Forest System; 
and 
‘‘(cc) support activities occurring within 
the unit of the National Forest System in 
which the administrative site is located; or’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) LEASE TERM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a lease of an adminis-
trative site under this section shall be not more than 100 
years.
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‘‘(B) REAUTHORIZATION OF USE.—A lease of an adminis-
trative site under this section shall include a provision 
for reauthorization of the use if the— 
‘‘(i) use of the administrative site, at the time 
of reauthorization, is still being used for the purposes 
authorized; 
‘‘(ii) use to be authorized under the new lease 
is consistent with the applicable land management 
plan; and 
‘‘(iii) lessee is in compliance with all the terms 
of the existing lease.’’ 
‘‘(C) SAVINGS.—A reauthorization of use under subpara-
graph (B) may include new terms in the use, as determined 
by the Chief of the Forest Service, or their designee.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g), by— 
(A) striking ‘‘to a leaseholder’’ after ‘‘payments’’; and 
(B) inserting ‘‘or constructed’’ after ‘‘improved’’; and 
(5) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
SEC. 152. PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS CREATING TANGIBLE SAVINGS. 
Section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 101703. Cooperative management agreements 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the administration of the 
System, the Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary considers advisable, may enter into an agreement with 
an eligible entity managing lands and waters located near a System 
unit to provide for cooperative management of either a System 
unit or the lands and waters located near a System unit to promote 
more effective and efficient management of a System unit. The 
Secretary may not transfer administration responsibilities for any 
System unit under this paragraph. 
‘‘(b) PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under a cooperative management agree-
ment, the Secretary may acquire by purchase, donation, or 
exchange from and provide to an eligible entity on a reimburs-
able basis goods and services to be used by the Secretary 
or the eligible entity in the cooperative management of land 
and waters. 
‘‘(2) RETENTION
OF
FUNDS.—Reimbursements received 
under this section may be credited to the appropriation current 
at the time reimbursements are received. 
‘‘(c) CO-LOCATION.—Under the cooperative management agree-
ment, the Secretary and an eligible entity may co-locate in offices 
and facilities owned or leased by either party. 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) ASSIGNMENT
OF
EMPLOYEE.—The Secretary may 
arrange an assignment under section 3372 of title 5 of a Federal 
employee or an employee of an eligible entity as mutually 
agreed upon, for work on any Federal, State, local, or Tribal 
land. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION OF ASSIGNMENT.—The assignment provided 
in paragraph (1) may be extended for any period of time deter-
mined by the Secretary and the eligible entity to be mutually 
beneficial.
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‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means a 
State or local entity or any political subdivision thereof, or 
an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304(e)). 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the 
United States. 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Tribal organization’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4(l) of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304(1)).’’. 
SEC. 153. PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS TO MODERNIZE FEDERALLY 
OWNED CAMPGROUNDS, RESORTS, CABINS, AND VISITOR 
CENTERS 
ON 
FEDERAL 
RECREATIONAL 
LANDS 
AND 
WATERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘covered activity’’ 
means— 
(A) a capital improvement, including the construction, 
reconstruction, and nonroutine maintenance of any struc-
ture, infrastructure, or improvement, relating to the oper-
ation of, or access to, a covered recreation facility; and 
(B) any activity necessary to operate or maintain a 
covered recreation facility. 
(2) COVERED
RECREATION
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
recreation facility’’ means a federally owned campground, 
resort, cabin, or visitor center that is— 
(A) in existence on the date of the enactment of this 
title; and 
(B) located on Federal recreational lands and waters 
administered by— 
(i) the Chief of the Forest Service; or 
(ii) the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a unit of State, Tribal, or local government; 
(B) a nonprofit organization; and 
(C) a private entity. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretaries shall establish a pilot 
program under which the Secretary concerned may enter into an 
agreement with, or issue or amend a land use authorization to, 
an eligible entity to allow the eligible entity to carry out covered 
activities relating to a covered recreation facility, subject to the 
requirements of this section and the terms of any relevant land 
use authorization, regardless of whether the eligible entity holds, 
on the date of the enactment of this title, an authorization to 
be a concessionaire for the covered recreation facility. 
(c) MINIMUM
NUMBER
OF
AGREEMENTS
OR
LAND
USE 
AUTHORIZATIONS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall enter into 
at least 1 agreement or land use authorization under subsection 
(b) in—
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(1) a unit of the National Forest System in each region 
of the National Forest System; and 
(2) Federal recreational lands and waters administered 
by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management in not 
fewer than 5 States in which the Bureau of Land Management 
administers Federal recreational lands and waters. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT PLANS.—Before entering into an agree-
ment or issuing a land use authorization under subsection 
(b), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary concerned 
a development plan that— 
(A) describes investments in the covered recreation 
facility to be made by the eligible entity during the first 
3 years of the agreement or land use authorization; 
(B) describes annual maintenance spending to be made 
by the eligible entity for each year of the agreement or 
land use authorization; and 
(C) includes any other terms and conditions determined 
to be necessary or appropriate by the Secretary concerned. 
(2) AGREEMENTS
AND
LAND
USE
AUTHORIZATIONS.—An 
agreement or land use authorization under subsection (b) 
shall— 
(A) be for a term of not more than 30 years, commensu-
rate with the level of investment; 
(B) require that, not later than 3 years after the date 
on which the Secretary concerned enters into the agreement 
or issues or amends the land use authorization, the 
applicable eligible entity shall expend, place in an escrow 
account for the eligible entity to expend, or deposit in 
a special account in the Treasury for expenditure by the 
Secretary concerned, without further appropriation, for cov-
ered activities relating to the applicable covered recreation 
facility, an amount or specified percentage, as determined 
by the Secretary concerned, which shall be equal to not 
less than $500,000, of the anticipated receipts for the term 
of the agreement or land use authorization; 
(C) require the eligible entity to operate and maintain 
the covered recreation facility and any associated infra-
structure designated by the Secretary concerned in a 
manner acceptable to the Secretary concerned and the 
eligible entity; 
(D) include any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
concerned determines to be necessary for a special use 
permit issued under section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Granger-Thye Act’’) (64 Stat. 
84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d), including the payment 
described in subparagraph (E) or the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
as applicable; 
(E) provide for payment to the Federal Government 
of a fee or a sharing of revenue— 
(i) consistent with— 
(I) the land use fee for a special use permit 
authorized under section 7 of the Act of April 
24, 1950 (commonly known as the ‘‘Granger-Thye 
Act’’) (64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d); 
or
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(II) the value to the eligible entity of the rights 
provided by the agreement or land use authoriza-
tion, taking into account the capital invested by, 
and obligations of, the eligible entity under the 
agreement or land use authorization; and 
(ii) all or part of which may be offset by the work 
to be performed at the expense of the eligible entity 
that is separate from the routine costs of operating 
and maintaining the applicable covered recreation 
facility and any associated infrastructure designated 
by the Secretary concerned, as determined to be appro-
priate by the Secretary concerned; 
(F) include provisions stating that— 
(i) the eligible entity shall obtain no property 
interest in the covered recreation facility pursuant to 
the expenditures of the eligible entity, as required 
by the agreement or land use authorization; 
(ii) all structures and other improvements con-
structed, reconstructed, or nonroutinely maintained by 
that entity under the agreement or land use authoriza-
tion on land owned by the United States shall be 
the property of the United States; and 
(iii) the eligible entity shall be solely responsible 
for any cost associated with the decommissioning or 
removal of a capital improvement, if needed, at the 
conclusion of the agreement or land use authorization; 
and 
(G) be subject to any other terms and conditions deter-
mined to be necessary or appropriate by the Secretary 
concerned. 
(e) LAND USE FEE RETENTION.—A land use fee paid or revenue 
shared with the Secretary concerned under an agreement or land 
use authorization under this section shall be available for expendi-
ture by the Secretary concerned for recreation-related purposes 
on the unit or area of Federal recreational lands and waters at 
which the land use fee or revenue is collected, without further 
appropriation. 
SEC. 154. PARKING AND RESTROOM OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL 
RECREATIONAL LANDS AND WATERS. 
(a) PARKING OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall seek to increase 
and improve parking opportunities for persons recreating on 
Federal recreational lands and waters— 
(A) in accordance with existing laws and applicable 
land use plans; 
(B) in a manner that minimizes any increase in mainte-
nance obligations on Federal recreational lands and waters; 
and 
(C) in a manner that does not impact wildlife habitat 
that is critical to the mission of a Federal agency respon-
sible for managing Federal recreational lands and waters. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—To supplement the quantity of parking 
spaces available at units of Federal recreational lands and 
waters on the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretaries 
may—
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(A) enter into a public-private partnership for parking 
opportunities on non-Federal land; 
(B) enter into contracts or agreements with State, 
Tribal, or local governments for parking opportunities using 
non-Federal lands and resources; or 
(C) provide alternative transportation systems for a 
unit of Federal recreational lands and waters. 
(b) RESTROOM OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall seek to increase 
and improve the function, cleanliness, and availability of rest-
room facilities for persons recreating on Federal recreational 
lands and waters, including by entering into partnerships with 
non-Federal partners, including State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments and volunteer organizations. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit a report to 
Congress that identifies— 
(A) challenges to maintaining or improving the func-
tion, cleanliness, and availability of restroom facilities on 
Federal recreational lands and waters; 
(B) the current state of restroom facilities on Federal 
recreational lands and waters and the effect restroom facili-
ties have on visitor experiences; and 
(C) policy recommendations that suggest innovative 
new models or partnerships to increase or improve the 
function, cleanliness, and availability of restroom facilities 
for persons recreating on Federal recreational lands and 
waters. 
SEC. 155. PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INDEPENDENT
EVALUATOR.—The term ‘‘independent 
evaluator’’ means an individual or entity, including an institu-
tion of higher education, that is selected by the pay-for-perform-
ance 
beneficiary 
and 
pay-for-performance 
investor, 
as 
applicable, or by the pay-for-performance project developer, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to make the 
determinations and prepare the reports required under sub-
section (e). 
(2) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.—The term ‘‘National 
Forest System land’’ means land in the National Forest System 
(as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))). 
(3) PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘pay- 
for-performance agreement’’ means a mutual benefit agreement 
(excluding a procurement contract, grant agreement, or coopera-
tive agreement described in chapter 63 of title 31, United 
States Code) for a pay-for-performance project— 
(A) with a term of— 
(i) not less than 1 year; and 
(ii) not more than 20 years; and 
(B) that is executed, in accordance with applicable 
law, by— 
(i) the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(ii) a pay-for-performance beneficiary or pay-for- 
performance project developer.
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(4) PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘‘pay- 
for-performance beneficiary’’ means a State or local government, 
an Indian Tribe, or a nonprofit or for-profit organization that— 
(A) repays capital loaned upfront by a pay-for-perform-
ance investor, based on a project outcome specified in a 
pay-for-performance agreement; or 
(B) provides capital directly for costs associated with 
a pay-for-performance project. 
(5) PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE INVESTOR.—The term ‘‘pay-for- 
performance investor’’ means a State or local government, an 
Indian Tribe, or a nonprofit or for-profit organization that pro-
vides upfront loaned capital for a pay-for-performance project 
with the expectation of a financial return dependent on a project 
outcome. 
(6) PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘pay-for- 
performance project’’ means a project that— 
(A) would provide or enhance a recreational oppor-
tunity; 
(B) is conducted on— 
(i) National Forest System land; or 
(ii) other land, if the activities would benefit 
National Forest System land (including a recreational 
use of National Forest System land); and 
(C) would use an innovative funding or financing model 
that leverages— 
(i) loaned capital from a pay-for-performance 
investor to cover upfront costs associated with a pay- 
for-performance project, with the loaned capital repaid 
by a pay-for-performance beneficiary at a rate of return 
dependent on a project outcome, as measured by an 
independent evaluator; or 
(ii) capital directly from a pay-for-performance 
beneficiary to support costs associated with a pay- 
for-performance project in an amount based on an 
anticipated project outcome. 
(7) PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROJECT DEVELOPER.—The term 
‘‘pay-for-performance project developer’’ means a nonprofit or 
for-profit organization that serves as an intermediary to assist 
in developing or implementing a pay-for-performance agree-
ment or a pay-for-performance project. 
(8) PROJECT OUTCOME.—The term ‘‘project outcome’’ means 
a measurable, beneficial result (whether economic, environ-
mental, or social) that is attributable to a pay-for-performance 
project and described in a pay-for-performance agreement. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish a pilot program in accordance with this 
section to carry out 1 or more pay-for-performance projects. 
(c) PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds made available through a 
pay-for-performance agreement or appropriations, all or any 
portion of a pay-for-performance project may be implemented 
by— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; or 
(B) a pay-for-performance project developer or a third 
party, subject to the conditions that—
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(i) the Secretary of Agriculture shall approve the 
implementation by the pay-for-performance project 
developer or third party; and 
(ii) the implementation is in accordance with 
applicable law. 
(2) RELATION
TO
LAND
MANAGEMENT
PLANS.—A pay-for- 
performance project carried out under this section shall be 
consistent with any applicable land management plan devel-
oped under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(3) OWNERSHIP.— 
(A) NEW
IMPROVEMENTS.—The United States shall 
have title to any improvements installed on National Forest 
System land as part of a pay-for-performance project. 
(B) 
EXISTING
IMPROVEMENTS.—Investing 
in, 
con-
ducting, or completing a pay-for-performance project on 
National Forest System land shall not affect the title of 
the United States to— 
(i) any federally owned improvements involved in 
the pay-for-performance project; or 
(ii) the underlying land. 
(4) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The carrying out of any action for 
a pay-for-performance project does not provide any right to 
any party to a pay-for-performance agreement. 
(5) POTENTIAL
CONFLICTS.—Before approving a pay-for- 
performance project under this section, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall consider and seek to avoid potential conflicts 
(including economic competition) with any existing written 
authorized use. 
(d) PROJECT AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Act of June 30, 1914 
(38 Stat. 430, chapter 131; 16 U.S.C. 498), or subtitle C of 
title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397n et seq.), 
in carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may enter into a pay-for-performance 
agreement under which a pay-for-performance beneficiary, pay- 
for-performance investor, or pay-for-performance project devel-
oper agrees to pay for or finance all or part of a pay-for- 
performance project. 
(2) SIZE LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture may 
not enter into a pay-for-performance agreement under the pilot 
program under this section for a pay-for-performance project 
valued at more than $15,000,000. 
(3) FINANCING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A pay-for-performance agreement 
shall specify the amounts that a pay-for-performance bene-
ficiary or a pay-for-performance project developer agrees 
to pay to a pay-for-performance investor or a pay-for- 
performance project developer, as appropriate, in the event 
of an independent evaluator determining pursuant to sub-
section (e) the degree to which a project outcome has been 
achieved. 
(B) ELIGIBLE
PAYMENTS.—An amount described in 
subparagraph (A) shall be— 
(i) based on— 
(I) the respective contributions of the parties 
under the pay-for-performance agreement; and
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(II) the economic, environmental, or social 
benefits derived from the project outcomes; and 
(ii)(I) a percentage of the estimated value of a 
project outcome; 
(II) a percentage of the estimated cost savings 
to the pay-for-performance beneficiary or the Secretary 
of Agriculture derived from a project outcome; 
(III) a percentage of the enhanced revenue to the 
pay-for-performance beneficiary or the Secretary of 
Agriculture derived from a project outcome; or 
(IV) a percentage of the cost of the pay-for-perform-
ance project. 
(C) FOREST SERVICE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Subject 
to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Agri-
culture may contribute funding for a pay-for-performance 
project only if— 
(i) the Secretary of Agriculture demonstrates 
that— 
(I) the pay-for-performance project would pro-
vide a cost savings to the United States; 
(II) the funding would accelerate the pace of 
implementation of an activity previously planned 
to be completed by the Secretary of Agriculture; 
or 
(III) the funding would accelerate the scale 
of implementation of an activity previously 
planned to be completed by the Secretary of Agri-
culture; and 
(ii) the contribution of the Secretary of Agriculture 
has a value that is not more than 50 percent of the 
total cost of the pay-for-performance project. 
(D) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—Any funds received by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) shall be retained in a separate fund in the 
Treasury to be used solely for pay-for-performance 
projects; and 
(ii) shall remain available until expended and with-
out further appropriation. 
(4) MAINTENANCE
AND
DECOMMISSIONING
OF
PAY-FOR- 
PERFORMANCE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS.—A pay-for-performance 
agreement shall— 
(A) include a plan for maintaining any capital improve-
ment constructed as part of a pay-for-performance project 
after the date on which the pay-for-performance project 
is completed; and 
(B) specify the party that will be responsible for 
decommissioning the improvements associated with the 
pay-for-performance project— 
(i) at the end of the useful life of the improvements; 
(ii) if the improvements no longer serve the pur-
pose for which the improvements were developed; or 
(iii) if the pay-for-performance project fails. 
(5) TERMINATION OF PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROJECT AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture may unilaterally termi-
nate a pay-for-performance agreement, in whole or in part, 
for any program year beginning after the program year during
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which the Secretary of Agriculture provides to each party to 
the pay-for-performance agreement a notice of the termination. 
(e) INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRESS REPORTS.—An independent evaluator shall 
submit to the Secretary of Agriculture and each party to the 
applicable pay-for-performance agreement— 
(A) by not later than 2 years after the date on which 
the pay-for-performance agreement is executed, and at least 
once every 2 years thereafter, a written report that summa-
rizes the progress that has been made in achieving each 
project outcome; and 
(B) before the first scheduled date for a payment 
described in subsection (d)(3)(A), and each subsequent date 
for payment, a written report that— 
(i) summarizes the results of the evaluation con-
ducted by the independent evaluator to determine 
whether a payment should be made pursuant to the 
pay-for-performance agreement; and 
(ii) analyzes the reasons why a project outcome 
was achieved or was not achieved. 
(2) FINAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which a pay-for-performance project is completed, the 
independent evaluator shall submit to the Secretary of Agri-
culture and each party to the pay-for-performance agreement 
a written report that includes, with respect to the period cov-
ered by the report— 
(A) an evaluation of the effects of the pay-for-perform-
ance project with respect to each project outcome; 
(B) a determination of whether the pay-for-performance 
project has met each project outcome; and 
(C) the amount of the payments made for the pay- 
for-performance project pursuant to subsection (d)(3)(A). 
(f) ADDITIONAL FOREST SERVICE-PROVIDED ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
may provide technical assistance to facilitate pay-for-perform-
ance project development, such as planning, permitting, site 
preparation, and design work. 
(2) CONSULTANTS.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the Secretary of Agriculture may hire a contractor— 
(A) to conduct a feasibility analysis of a proposed pay- 
for-performance project; 
(B) to assist in the development, implementation, or 
evaluation of a proposed pay-for-performance project or 
a pay-for-performance agreement; or 
(C) to assist with an environmental analysis of a pro-
posed pay-for-performance project. 
(g) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
approve a record of decision, decision notice, or decision memo 
for any activities to be carried out on National Forest System 
land as part of a pay-for-performance project before the Secretary 
of Agriculture may enter into a pay-for-performance agreement 
involving the applicable pay-for-performance project. 
(h) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into a pay-for-perform-
ance agreement under this section terminates on the date that 
is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this title.
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(2) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in paragraph (1) affects any 
pay-for-performance project agreement entered into by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under this section before the date 
described in that paragraph. 
SEC. 156. OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an 
entity or combination of entities that represents or otherwise 
serves a qualifying area. 
(2) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘eligible 
nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that is described 
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
(3) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) a political subdivision of a State, including— 
(i) a city; 
(ii) a county; or 
(iii) a special purpose district that manages open 
space, including a park district; and 
(C) an Indian Tribe, urban Indian organization, or 
Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian community or organiza-
tion. 
(4) 
LOW-INCOME
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘‘low-income 
community’’ has the same meaning given that term in 26 U.S.C. 
45D(e)(1). 
(5) OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program’’ 
means the program codified under subsection (b)(1). 
(6) QUALIFYING AREA.—The term ‘‘qualifying area’’ means— 
(A) an urbanized area or urban cluster that has a 
population of 25,000 or more in the most recent census; 
(B) 2 or more adjacent urban clusters with a combined 
population of 25,000 or more in the most recent census; 
or 
(C) an area administered by an Indian Tribe or an 
Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian community organiza-
tion. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) CODIFICATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established an existing pro-
gram, to be known as the ‘‘Outdoor Recreation Legacy 
Partnership Program’’, under which the Secretary may 
award grants to eligible entities for projects— 
(i) to acquire land and water for parks and other 
outdoor recreation purposes in qualifying areas; and 
(ii) to develop new or renovate existing outdoor 
recreation facilities that provide outdoor recreation 
opportunities to the public in qualifying areas. 
(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants to eligible entities 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority 
to projects that— 
(i) create or significantly enhance access to park 
and recreational opportunities in a qualifying area; 
(ii) engage and empower low-income communities 
and youth;
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(iii) provide employment or job training opportuni-
ties for youth or low-income communities; 
(iv) establish or expand public-private partner-
ships, with a focus on leveraging resources; and 
(v) take advantage of coordination among various 
levels of government. 
(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a grant 
under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall provide 
matching funds in the form of cash or an in-kind contribu-
tion in an amount equal to not less than 100 percent 
of the amounts made available under the grant. 
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more than 7 per-
cent of funds provided to an eligible entity under a grant 
awarded under paragraph (1) may be used for administra-
tive expenses. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants to eligible enti-
ties under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the extent 
to which a project would— 
(A) provide recreation opportunities in low-income 
communities in which access to parks is not adequate to 
meet local needs; 
(B) provide opportunities for outdoor recreation and 
public land volunteerism; 
(C) support innovative or cost-effective ways to enhance 
parks and other recreation— 
(i) opportunities; or 
(ii) delivery of services; 
(D) support park and recreation programming provided 
by local governments, including cooperative agreements 
with community-based eligible nonprofit organizations; 
(E) develop Native American event sites and cultural 
gathering spaces; 
(F) provide benefits such as community resilience, 
reduction of urban heat islands, enhanced water or air 
quality, or habitat for fish or wildlife; and 
(G) facilitate any combination of purposes listed in 
subparagraphs (A) through (F). 
(4) ELIGIBLE USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), an 
eligible entity may use a grant awarded under paragraph 
(1) for a project described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
that paragraph. 
(B) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—An eligible entity may not 
use grant funds for— 
(i) incidental costs related to land acquisition, 
including appraisal and titling; 
(ii) operation and maintenance activities; 
(iii) facilities that support semiprofessional or 
professional athletics; 
(iv) indoor facilities, such as recreation centers 
or facilities that support primarily nonoutdoor pur-
poses; or 
(v) acquisition of land or interests in land that 
restrict public access. 
(C) CONVERSION
TO
OTHER
THAN
PUBLIC
OUTDOOR 
RECREATION USE.—
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(i) IN GENERAL.—No property acquired or devel-
oped with assistance under this section shall, without 
the approval of the Secretary, be converted to other 
than public outdoor recreation use. 
(ii) CONDITION FOR APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall 
approve a conversion only if the Secretary finds it 
to be in accordance with the then-existing comprehen-
sive Statewide outdoor recreation plan and only on 
such conditions as the Secretary considers necessary 
to ensure the substitution of other recreation properties 
of at least equal fair market value and of reasonably 
equivalent usefulness and location. 
(iii) WETLAND AREAS AND INTERESTS THEREIN.— 
Wetland areas and interests therein as identified in 
the wetlands provisions of the comprehensive plan and 
proposed to be acquired as suitable replacement prop-
erty within the same State that is otherwise acceptable 
to the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service, shall be deemed to be of reason-
ably equivalent usefulness with the property proposed 
for conversion. 
(c) REVIEW AND EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) conduct an initial screening and technical review of 
applications received; 
(2) evaluate and score all qualifying applications; and 
(3) 
provide 
culturally 
and 
linguistically 
appropriate 
information to eligible entities (including low-income commu-
nities and eligible entities serving low-income communities) 
on— 
(A) the opportunity to apply for grants under this 
section; 
(B) the application procedures by which eligible entities 
may apply for grants under this section; and 
(C) eligible uses for grants under this section. 
(d) REPORTING.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after the 
last day of each report period, each State-lead agency that 
receives a grant under this section shall annually submit to 
the Secretary performance and financial reports that— 
(A) summarize project activities conducted during the 
report period; and 
(B) provide the status of the project. 
(2) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the earlier 
of the date of expiration of a project period or the completion 
of a project, each State-lead agency that receives a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary a final report con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
SEC. 157. AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM ENHANCE-
MENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 308101 of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 308101. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter:
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‘‘(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Sec-
retary, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) BATTLEFIELD REPORTS.—The term ‘Battlefield Reports’ 
means, collectively— 
‘‘(A) the document entitled ‘Report on the Nation’s 
Civil War Battlefields’, prepared by the Civil War Sites 
Advisory Commission, and dated July 1993; and 
‘‘(B) the document entitled ‘Report to Congress on the 
Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 
1812 Sites in the United States’, prepared by the National 
Park Service, and dated September 2007.’’. 
(b) PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE.—Section 308102(a) of title 54, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal agencies, 
States, Tribes, local governments, other public entities, educational 
institutions, and nonprofit organizations’’. 
(c) BATTLEFIELD LAND ACQUISITION GRANTS IMPROVEMENTS.— 
Section 308103 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE SITE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘eligible 
site’— 
‘‘(1) means a site that— 
‘‘(A) is not within the exterior boundaries of a unit 
of the National Park System; and 
‘‘(B) is identified in the Battlefield Reports as a battle-
field; and 
‘‘(2) excludes sites identified in the Battlefield Reports as 
associated historic sites.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘State and local govern-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘States, Tribes, local governments, and 
nonprofit organizations’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘State or local government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘State, Tribe, or local government’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘under this section’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under this section, including by States, Tribes, local 
governments, and nonprofit organizations,’’. 
(d) BATTLEFIELD RESTORATION GRANTS IMPROVEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 308105 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a battle-
field restoration grant program (referred to in this section as the 
‘program’) under which the Secretary may provide grants to States, 
Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for projects 
that restore day-of-battle conditions on— 
‘‘(1) land preserved and protected under the battlefield 
acquisition grant program established under section 308103(b); 
or 
‘‘(2) battlefield land that is— 
‘‘(A) owned by a State, Tribe, local government, or 
nonprofit organization; and 
‘‘(B) referred to in the Battlefield Reports.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE SITES.—The Secretary may make grants under 
this section for Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War 
battlefield sites—
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‘‘(1) eligible for assistance under the battlefield acquisition 
grant program established under section 308103(b); or 
‘‘(2) on battlefield land that is— 
‘‘(A) owned by a State, Tribe, local government, or 
nonprofit organization; and 
‘‘(B) referred to in battlefield reports.’’. 
(e) UPDATES AND IMPROVEMENTS.—Chapter 3081 of title 54, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 308106. Updates and improvements to Battlefield Reports 
‘‘Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this section, and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report that updates the Battlefield Reports 
to reflect— 
‘‘(1) preservation activities carried out at the battlefields 
in the period since the publication of the most recent Battlefield 
Reports update; 
‘‘(2) changes in the condition, including core and study 
areas, of the battlefields during that period; and 
‘‘(3) any other relevant developments relating to the battle-
fields during that period.’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
3081 of title 54, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) By amending the item relating to section 308101 to 
read as follows: ‘‘308101. Definitions.’’. 
(2) By adding at the end the following: ‘‘308106. Updates 
and improvements to Battlefield Reports.’’. 
TITLE II—ACCESS AMERICA 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ACCESSIBLE TRAIL.—The term ‘‘accessible trail’’ means 
a trail that meets the requirements for a trail under the 
Architectural Barriers Act accessibility guidelines. 
(2) ARCHITECTURAL
BARRIERS
ACT
ACCESSIBILITY
GUIDE-
LINES.—The term ‘‘Architectural Barriers Act accessibility 
guidelines’’ means the accessibility guidelines set forth in 
appendices C and D to part 1191 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(3) ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘assistive tech-
nology’’ means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, 
whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that 
is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities 
of individuals with disabilities, particularly with participating 
in outdoor recreation activities. 
(4) GOLD
STAR
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term ‘‘Gold Star 
Family member’’ means an individual described in section 3.3 
of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36. 
(5) OUTDOOR CONSTRUCTED FEATURE.—The term ‘‘outdoor 
constructed feature’’ has the meaning given such term in 
appendix C to part 1191 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations). 
(6) 
VETERANS
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term 
‘‘veterans 
organization’’ means a service provider with outdoor recreation
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experience that serves members of the Armed Forces, veterans, 
or Gold Star Family members. 
Subtitle A—Access for People With 
Disabilities 
SEC. 211. ACCESSIBLE RECREATION INVENTORY. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 5 years after the date of 
the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall— 
(1) carry out a comprehensive assessment of outdoor recre-
ation facilities on Federal recreational lands and waters under 
the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary concerned to deter-
mine the accessibility of such outdoor recreation facilities, con-
sistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4151 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 
U.S.C. 794), including— 
(A) camp shelters, camping facilities, and camping 
units; 
(B) boat launch ramps; 
(C) hunting, fishing, shooting, or archery ranges or 
locations; 
(D) outdoor constructed features; 
(E) picnic facilities and picnic units; and 
(F) any other outdoor recreation facilities, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned; and 
(2) make information about such opportunities available 
(including through the use of prominently displayed links) on 
public websites of— 
(A) each of the Federal land management agencies; 
and 
(B) each relevant unit and subunit of the Federal land 
management agencies. 
(b) INCLUSION OF CURRENT ASSESSMENTS.—As part of the com-
prehensive assessment required under subsection (a)(1), to the 
extent practicable, the Secretary concerned may rely on assessments 
completed or data gathered prior to the date of the enactment 
of this title. 
(c) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—Not later than 7 years after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall 
identify opportunities to create, update, or replace signage and 
other publicly available information, including web page informa-
tion, related to accessibility and consistent with the Architectural 
Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794) at outdoor recreation 
facilities covered by the assessment required under subsection (a)(1). 
SEC. 212. TRAIL INVENTORY. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 7 years after the date of 
the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall— 
(1) conduct a comprehensive assessment of high-priority 
trails, in accordance with subsection (b), on Federal recreational 
lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the respective Sec-
retary concerned, including measuring each trail’s— 
(A) average and minimum tread width; 
(B) average and maximum running slope; 
(C) average and maximum cross slope;
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(D) tread type; and 
(E) length; and 
(2) make information about such high-priority trails avail-
able (including through the use of prominently displayed links) 
on public websites of— 
(A) each of the Federal land management agencies; 
and 
(B) each relevant unit and subunit of the Federal land 
management agencies. 
(b) SELECTION.—The Secretary concerned shall select high-pri-
ority trails to be assessed under subsection (a)(1)— 
(1) in consultation with stakeholders, including veterans 
organizations and organizations with expertise or experience 
providing outdoor recreation opportunities to individuals with 
disabilities; 
(2) in a geographically equitable manner; and 
(3) in no fewer than 15 units or subunits managed by 
the Secretary concerned. 
(c) INCLUSION
OF CURRENT ASSESSMENTS.—As part of the 
assessment required under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary con-
cerned may, to the extent practicable, rely on assessments com-
pleted or data gathered prior to the date of the enactment of 
this title. 
(d) PUBLIC INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall 
identify opportunities to replace signage and other publicly 
available information, including web page information, related 
to such high-priority trails and consistent with the Architec-
tural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794) at high-priority 
trails covered by the assessment required under subsection 
(a)(1). 
(2) TREAD OBSTACLES.—As part of the assessment required 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may, to the extent prac-
ticable, include photographs or descriptions of tread obstacles 
and barriers. 
(e) ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY
SPECIFICATION.—In publishing 
information about each trail under this subsection, the Secretary 
concerned shall make public information about trails that do not 
meet the Architectural Barriers Act accessibility guidelines but 
could otherwise provide outdoor recreation opportunities to individ-
uals with disabilities through the use of certain assistive technology. 
SEC. 213. TRAIL PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall carry 
out a pilot program to enter into partnerships with eligible entities 
to— 
(1) measure high-priority trails as part of the assessment 
required under section 212; 
(2) develop accessible trails under section 214; and 
(3) make minor modifications to existing trails to enhance 
recreational experiences for individuals with disabilities using 
assistive technology—
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(A) in compliance with all applicable land use and 
management plans of the Federal recreational lands and 
waters on which the accessible trail is located; and 
(B) in consultation with stakeholders, including vet-
erans organizations and organizations with expertise or 
experience providing outdoor recreation opportunities to 
individuals with disabilities. 
(b) LOCATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall select no 
fewer than 5 units or subunits under the jurisdiction of the 
respective Secretary concerned to carry out the pilot program 
established under subsection (a). 
(2) SPECIAL RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
OF THE INTERIOR.—In selecting the locations of the pilot pro-
gram, the Secretary shall ensure that the pilot program is 
carried out in at least one unit managed by the— 
(A) National Park Service; 
(B) Bureau of Land Management; and 
(C) United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(c) SUNSET.—The pilot program established under this sub-
section shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title. 
SEC. 214. ACCESSIBLE TRAILS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall select a loca-
tion or locations to develop at least 3 new accessible trails— 
(1) on National Forest System lands in each region of 
the Forest Service; 
(2) on land managed by the National Park Service in each 
region of the National Park Service; 
(3) on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management 
in each region of the Bureau of Land Management; and 
(4) on land managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service in each region of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing an accessible trail under sub-
section (a), the Secretary concerned— 
(1) may— 
(A) create a new accessible trail; 
(B) modify an existing trail into an accessible trail; 
or 
(C) create an accessible trail from a combination of 
new and existing trails; and 
(2) shall— 
(A) consult with stakeholders with respect to the feasi-
bility and resources necessary for completing the accessible 
trail; 
(B) ensure the accessible trail complies with the 
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) 
and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794); 
and 
(C) to the extent practicable, ensure that outdoor con-
structed features supporting the accessible trail, including 
trail bridges, parking spaces, and restroom facilities, meet 
the requirements of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
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(42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilita-
tion Act (29 U.S.C. 794). 
(c) COMPLETION.—Not later than 7 years after the date of 
the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned, in coordination 
with stakeholders described under subsection (b)(2), shall complete 
each accessible trail developed under subsection (a). 
(d) MAPS, SIGNAGE, AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS.—For each 
accessible trail developed under subsection (a), the Secretary con-
cerned shall— 
(1) publish and distribute maps and install signage, con-
sistent with Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 accessibility 
guidelines and section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 
794d); and 
(2) coordinate with stakeholders to leverage any non-Fed-
eral resources necessary for the development, stewardship, 
completion, or promotion of the accessible trail. 
(e) CONFLICT AVOIDANCE WITH OTHER USES.—In developing 
each accessible trail under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned 
shall ensure that the accessible trail— 
(1) minimizes conflict with— 
(A) the uses in effect before the date of the enactment 
of this title with respect to any trail that is part of that 
accessible trail; 
(B) multiple-use areas where biking, hiking, horseback 
riding, off-highway vehicle recreation, or use by pack and 
saddle stock are existing uses on the date of the enactment 
of this title; or 
(C) the purposes for which any trail is established 
under the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 
et seq.); and 
(2) complies with all applicable land use and management 
plans of the Federal recreational lands and waters on which 
the accessible trail is located. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned, 
in coordination with stakeholders and other interested 
organizations, shall prepare and publish an interim report that 
lists the accessible trails developed under this section during 
the previous 3 years. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 7 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned, in 
coordination with stakeholders and other interested organiza-
tions, shall prepare and publish a final report that lists the 
accessible trails developed under this section. 
SEC. 215. ACCESSIBLE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall select a loca-
tion to develop at least 2 new accessible recreation opportunities— 
(1) on National Forest System lands in each region of 
the Forest Service; 
(2) on land managed by the National Park Service in each 
region of the National Park Service; 
(3) on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management 
in each region of the Bureau of Land Management; and
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(4) on land managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service in each region of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing an accessible recreation 
opportunity under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned— 
(1) may— 
(A) create a new accessible recreation opportunity; or 
(B) modify an existing recreation opportunity into an 
accessible recreation opportunity; and 
(2) shall— 
(A) consult with stakeholders with respect to the feasi-
bility and resources necessary for completing the accessible 
recreation opportunity; 
(B) ensure the accessible recreation opportunity com-
plies with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4151 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
(29 U.S.C. 794); and 
(C) to the extent practicable, ensure that outdoor con-
structed features supporting the accessible recreation 
opportunity, including trail bridges, parking spaces and 
restroom facilities, meet the requirements of the Architec-
tural Barriers Act of 1968 and section 504 of the Rehabilita-
tion Act (29 U.S.C. 794). 
(c) ACCESSIBLE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.—The accessible 
recreation opportunities developed under subsection (a) may include 
improving accessibility or access to— 
(1) camp shelters, camping facilities, and camping units; 
(2) hunting, fishing, shooting, or archery ranges or loca-
tions; 
(3) snow activities, including skiing and snowboarding; 
(4) water activities, including kayaking, paddling, canoeing, 
and boat launch ramps; 
(5) rock climbing; 
(6) biking; 
(7) off-highway vehicle recreation; 
(8) picnic facilities and picnic units; 
(9) outdoor constructed features; and 
(10) any other new or existing recreation opportunities 
identified in consultation with stakeholders under subsection 
(b)(2) and consistent with the applicable land management 
plan. 
(d) COMPLETION.—Not later than 7 years after the date of 
the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned, in coordination 
with stakeholders consulted with under subsection (b)(2), shall com-
plete each accessible recreation opportunity developed under sub-
section (a). 
(e) MAPS, SIGNAGE, AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS.—For each 
accessible recreation opportunity developed under subsection (a), 
the Secretary concerned shall— 
(1) publish and distribute maps and install signage, con-
sistent with Architectural Barriers Act accessibility guidelines 
and section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d); 
and 
(2) coordinate with stakeholders to leverage any non-Fed-
eral resources necessary for the development, stewardship, 
completion, or promotion of the accessible trail.
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(f) CONFLICT AVOIDANCE WITH OTHER USES.—In developing 
each accessible recreation opportunity under subsection (a), the 
Secretary concerned shall ensure that the accessible recreation 
opportunity— 
(1) minimizes conflict with— 
(A) the uses in effect before the date of the enactment 
of this title with respect to any Federal recreational lands 
and waters on which the accessible recreation opportunity 
is located; or 
(B) multiple-use areas in existence on the date of the 
enactment of this title; and 
(2) complies with all applicable land use and management 
plans of the Federal recreational lands and waters on which 
the accessible recreational opportunity is located. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned, 
in coordination with stakeholders and other interested 
organizations, shall prepare and publish an interim report that 
lists the accessible recreation opportunities developed under 
this section during the previous 3 years. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 7 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned, in 
coordination with stakeholders and other interested organiza-
tions, shall prepare and publish a final report that lists the 
accessible recreation opportunities developed under this section. 
SEC. 216. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 
In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary concerned may 
enter into partnerships, contracts, or agreements with other Fed-
eral, State, Tribal, local, or private entities, including existing outfit-
ting and guiding services, to make assistive technology available 
on Federal recreational lands and waters. 
SEC. 217. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in the subtitle shall be construed to create any con-
flicting standards with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
(29 U.S.C. 794). 
Subtitle B—Military and Veterans in Parks 
SEC. 221. PROMOTION OF OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR MILITARY 
SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this title, the Secretary concerned, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
develop educational and public awareness materials to disseminate 
to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, including through 
preseparation counseling of the Transition Assistance Program 
under chapter 1142 of title 10, United States Code, on— 
(1) opportunities for members of the Armed Forces and 
veterans to access Federal recreational lands and waters free 
of charge under section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6804);
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(2) the availability and location of accessible trails, 
including new accessible trails developed and completed under 
section 214; 
(3) the availability and location of accessible recreation 
opportunities, including new accessible recreation opportunities 
developed and completed under section 215; 
(4) access to, and assistance with, assistive technology; 
(5) outdoor-related volunteer and wellness programs; 
(6) the benefits of outdoor recreation for physical and 
mental health; 
(7) resources to access guided outdoor trips and other out-
door programs connected to the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of the Interior, 
or the Department of Agriculture; and 
(8) programs and jobs focused on continuing national 
service such as Public Land Corps, AmeriCorps, and conserva-
tion corps programs. 
SEC. 222. MILITARY VETERANS OUTDOOR RECREATION LIAISONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this title, the Secretaries and the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall each establish within their Departments the 
position of Military Veterans Outdoor Recreation Liaison. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Military Veterans Outdoor Recreation Liaison 
shall— 
(1) coordinate the implementation of this subtitle; 
(2) implement recommendations identified by the Task 
Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans established under 
section 203 of the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access 
to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–214), 
including recommendations related to— 
(A) identifying new opportunities to formalize coordina-
tion between the Department of Veterans Affairs, Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, and 
partner organizations regarding the use of Federal rec-
reational lands and waters for facilitating health and 
wellness for veterans; 
(B) addressing identified barriers that exist to pro-
viding veterans with opportunities to augment the delivery 
of services for health and wellness through the use of 
outdoor recreation on Federal recreational lands and 
waters; and 
(C) facilitating the use of Federal recreational lands 
and waters for promoting wellness and facilitating the 
delivery of health care and therapeutic interventions for 
veterans; 
(3) coordinate with Military Veterans Outdoor Recreation 
Liaisons at other Federal agencies and veterans organizations; 
and 
(4) promote outdoor recreation experiences for veterans 
on Federal recreational lands and waters through new and 
innovative approaches. 
SEC. 223. PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE MILITARY AND VETERAN 
RECREATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall seek to enter 
into partnerships or agreements with State, Tribal, local, or private 
entities with expertise in outdoor recreation, volunteer, accessibility,
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and health and wellness programs for members of the Armed Forces 
or veterans. 
(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—As part of a partnership or agreement 
entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may 
host events on Federal recreational lands and waters designed 
to promote outdoor recreation among members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans. 
(c) FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Under a partner-
ship or agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary concerned may provide financial or technical assistance 
to the entity with which the respective Secretary concerned has 
entered into the partnership or agreement to assist with— 
(1) the planning, development, and execution of events, 
activities, or programs designed to promote outdoor recreation 
for members of the Armed Forces or veterans; or 
(2) the acquisition of assistive technology to facilitate 
improved outdoor recreation opportunities for members of the 
Armed Forces or veterans. 
SEC. 224. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR MILITARY AND VETERAN RECRE-
ATION. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this title, the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor 
Recreation established under section 113 shall develop and make 
public a strategy to increase visits to Federal recreational lands 
and waters by members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and Gold 
Star Family members. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A strategy developed under subsection 
(a)— 
(1) shall— 
(A) establish objectives and quantifiable targets for 
increasing visits to Federal recreational lands and waters 
by members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and Gold Star 
Family members; 
(B) include an opportunity for public notice and com-
ment; 
(C) emphasize increased recreation opportunities on 
Federal recreational lands and waters for members of the 
Armed Forces, veterans, and Gold Star Family members; 
and 
(D) provide the anticipated costs to achieve the objec-
tives and meet the targets established under subparagraph 
(A); and 
(2) shall not establish any preference between similar recre-
ation facilitated by noncommercial or commercial entities. 
(c) UPDATE TO STRATEGY.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the publication of the strategy required under subsection 
(a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Federal Interagency Council 
on Outdoor Recreation shall update the strategy and make public 
the update. 
SEC. 225. RECREATION RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 804(d) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6803(d)), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘11’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (5)(D)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Three’’ and inserting ‘‘Four’’; and
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(B) after subclause (III), by inserting the following: 
‘‘(IV) Veterans organizations, as such term is 
defined in section 201 of the EXPLORE Act.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘Eight’’ and inserting ‘‘Six’’. 
SEC. 226. CAREER AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS. 
(a) VETERAN HIRING.—The Secretaries are strongly encouraged 
to hire veterans in all positions related to the management of 
Federal recreational lands and waters. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment 
and Training and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall estab-
lish a pilot program under which veterans are employed by 
the Federal Government in positions that relate to the conserva-
tion and resource management activities of the Department 
of the Interior. 
(2) POSITIONS.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) identify vacant positions in the Department of the 
Interior that are appropriate to fill using the pilot program; 
and 
(B) to the extent practicable, fill such positions using 
the pilot program. 
(3) APPLICATION
OF
CIVIL
SERVICE
LAWS.—A veteran 
employed under the pilot program shall be treated as an 
employee as defined by section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(4) BRIEFINGS AND REPORT.— 
(A) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary and 
the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment 
and Training shall jointly provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees a briefing on the pilot program 
under this subsection, which shall include— 
(i) a description of how the pilot program will 
be carried out in a manner to reduce the unemployment 
of veterans; and 
(ii) any recommendations for legislative actions to 
improve the pilot program. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the pilot program under subsection 
(a) commences, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary 
of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall 
jointly provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
a briefing on the implementation of the pilot program. 
(C) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) termi-
nates under paragraph (5), the Secretary and the Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the pilot program that includes 
the following: 
(i) The number of veterans who applied to partici-
pate in the pilot program. 
(ii) The number of such veterans employed under 
the pilot program.
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(iii) The number of veterans identified in clause 
(ii) who transitioned to full-time positions with the 
Federal Government after participating in the pilot 
program. 
(iv) Any other information the Secretary and the 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment 
and Training determine appropriate with respect to 
measuring the effectiveness of the pilot program. 
(5) DURATION.—The authority to carry out the pilot pro-
gram under this subsection shall terminate on the date that 
is 2 years after the date on which the pilot program commences. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(d) OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAM ATTENDANCE.—Each Sec-
retary of a military department is encouraged to allow members 
of the Armed Forces on active duty status to participate in programs 
related to environmental stewardship or guided outdoor recreation. 
Subtitle C—Youth Access 
SEC. 231. INCREASING YOUTH RECREATION VISITS TO FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this title, the Secretaries, acting jointly, shall develop 
and make public a strategy to increase the number of youth recre-
ation visits to Federal recreational lands and waters. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A strategy developed under subsection 
(a)— 
(1) shall— 
(A) emphasize increased recreation opportunities on 
Federal recreational lands and waters for underserved 
youth; 
(B) establish objectives and quantifiable targets for 
increasing youth recreation visits; and 
(C) provide the anticipated costs to achieve the objec-
tives and meet the targets established under subparagraph 
(B); and 
(2) shall not establish any preference between similar recre-
ation facilitated by noncommercial or commercial entities. 
(c) UPDATE TO STRATEGY.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the publication of the strategy required under subsection 
(a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretaries shall update 
the strategy and make public the update. 
(d) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretaries may enter into contracts 
or cost-share agreements (including contracts or agreements for 
the acquisition of vehicles) to carry out this section. 
SEC. 232. EVERY KID OUTDOORS ACT EXTENSION. 
Section 9001(b) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 
Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116–9) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘during the period 
beginning on September 1 and ending on August 31 of the
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following year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a 12-month period that begins 
on a date determined by the Secretaries’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the date that is 7 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2031’’. 
TITLE III—SIMPLIFYING OUTDOOR 
ACCESS FOR RECREATION 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COMMERCIAL USE AUTHORIZATION.—The term ‘‘commer-
cial use authorization’’ means a commercial use authorization 
to provide services to visitors to units of the National Park 
System under subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(2) MULTIJURISDICTIONAL
TRIP.—The term ‘‘multijuris-
dictional trip’’ means a trip that— 
(A) uses 2 or more units of Federal recreational lands 
and waters; and 
(B) is under the jurisdiction of 2 or more Federal 
land management agencies. 
(3) RECREATION SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘recreation 
service provider’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by section 311). 
(4) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT.—The term ‘‘special recre-
ation permit’’ has the meaning given the term in section 802 
of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
6801) (as amended by section 311). 
(5) VISITOR-USE DAY.—The term ‘‘visitor-use day’’ means 
a visitor-use day, user day, launch, or other metric used by 
the Secretary concerned for purposes of authorizing use under 
a special recreation permit. 
Subtitle A—Modernizing Recreation 
Permitting 
SEC. 311. SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT AND FEE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 3(f)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 803(f)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 3(g)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 803(g)’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘section 5’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 805’’; 
(5) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘section 5’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 805’’; 
(6) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘section 7’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 807’’;
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(7) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘section 3(h)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 803(h)(2)’’; 
(8) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), 
(8), (9), (10), (11), and (13) as paragraphs (15), (1), (3), (4), 
(5), (6), (7), (8), (11), (10), and (14), respectively, and arranging 
the paragraphs (as so redesignated) to appear in numerical 
order; 
(9) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so redesignated) 
the following: 
‘‘(9) RECREATION SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘recreation 
service provider’ means a person that provides recreational 
services to the public under a special recreation permit under 
clause (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (13)(A).’’; 
(10) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following: 
‘‘(13) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘special recreation permit’ 
means a permit issued by a Federal land management 
agency for the use of Federal recreational lands and 
waters— 
‘‘(i) for a specialized recreational use not described 
in clause (ii), (iii), or (iv), such as— 
‘‘(I) an organizational camp; 
‘‘(II) a single event that does not require an 
entry or participation fee that is not strictly a 
sharing of expenses for the purposes of the event; 
and 
‘‘(III) participation by the public in a recreation 
activity or recreation use of a specific area of Fed-
eral recreational lands and waters in which use 
by the public is allocated; 
‘‘(ii) for a large-group activity or event of 75 partici-
pants or more; 
‘‘(iii) for— 
‘‘(I) at the discretion of the Secretary, a single 
organized group recreation activity or event 
(including an activity or event in which motorized 
recreational vehicles are used or in which outfit-
ting and guiding services are used) that— 
‘‘(aa) is a structured or scheduled event 
or activity; 
‘‘(bb) is not competitive and is for fewer 
than 75 participants; 
‘‘(cc) may charge an entry or participation 
fee; 
‘‘(dd) involves fewer than 200 visitor-use 
days; and 
‘‘(ee) is undertaken or provided by the 
recreation service provider at the same site 
not more frequently than 3 times a year; 
‘‘(II) a single competitive event; or 
‘‘(III) at the discretion of the Secretary, a 
recurring organized group recreation activity 
(including an outfitting and guiding activity) 
that— 
‘‘(aa) is a structured or scheduled activity; 
‘‘(bb) is not competitive; 
‘‘(cc) may charge a participation fee;
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‘‘(dd) occurs in a group size of fewer than 
7 participants; 
‘‘(ee) involves fewer than 40 visitor-use 
days; and 
‘‘(ff) is undertaken or provided by the 
recreation service provider for a term of not 
more than 180 days; or 
‘‘(iv) for— 
‘‘(I) a recurring outfitting, guiding, or, at the 
discretion of the Secretary, other recreation 
service, the authorization for which is for a term 
of not more than 10 years; or 
‘‘(II) a recurring outfitting, guiding, or, at the 
discretion of the Secretary, other recreation 
service, that occurs under a temporary special 
recreation permit authorized under section 316 of 
the EXPLORE Act. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘special recreation permit’ 
does not include— 
‘‘(i) a concession contract for the provision of accom-
modations, facilities, or services; 
‘‘(ii) a commercial use authorization issued under 
section 101925 of title 54, United States Code; or 
‘‘(iii) any other type of permit, including a special 
use permit administered by the National Park 
Service.’’; and 
(11) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the 
United States.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMITS AND FEES.—Section 803 of 
the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘this title’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘section 4(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 804(d)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(h) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMITS AND FEES.— 
‘‘(1) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMITS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(i) may develop and make available to the public 
an application to obtain a special recreation permit 
described in clause (i) of section 802(13)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) shall develop and make available to the public 
an application to obtain a special recreation permit 
described in each of clauses (ii) through (iv) of section 
802(13)(A). 
‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.—On review of a completed 
application 
developed 
under 
subparagraph 
(A), 
as 
applicable, and a determination by the Secretary that the 
applicant is eligible for the special recreation permit, the 
Secretary may issue to the applicant a special recreation 
permit, subject to any terms and conditions that are deter-
mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) INCIDENTAL SALES.—A special recreation permit 
issued under this paragraph may include an authorization
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for sales that are incidental in nature to the permitted 
use of the Federal recreational lands and waters, except 
where otherwise prohibited by law. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may charge a special 
recreation permit fee for the issuance of a special recreation 
permit in accordance with this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) PREDETERMINED
SPECIAL
RECREATION
PERMIT 
FEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subparagraphs 
(D) and (E) of this paragraph, the Secretary shall estab-
lish and may charge a predetermined fee, described 
in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, for a special recre-
ation permit described in clause (iii) or (iv) of section 
802(13)(A) for a specific type of use on a unit of Federal 
recreational lands and waters, consistent with the cri-
teria set forth in clause (iii) of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) TYPE OF FEE.—A predetermined fee described 
in clause (i) shall be— 
‘‘(I) a fixed fee that is assessed per special 
recreation permit, including a fee with an associ-
ated size limitation or other criteria as determined 
to be appropriate by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(II) an amount assessed per visitor-use day. 
‘‘(iii) CRITERIA.—A predetermined fee under clause 
(i) shall— 
‘‘(I) have been established before the date of 
the enactment of the EXPLORE Act; 
‘‘(II) be established after the date of the enact-
ment of the EXPLORE Act, in accordance with 
subsection (b); 
‘‘(III)(aa) be established after the date of the 
enactment of the EXPLORE Act; and 
‘‘(bb) be comparable to an amount described 
in subparagraph (D)(ii) or (E)(ii), as applicable; 
or 
‘‘(IV) beginning on the date that is 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of the EXPLORE 
Act, be $6 per visitor-use day in instances in which 
the Secretary has not established a predetermined 
fee under subclause (I), (II), or (III). 
‘‘(C) CALCULATION
OF
FEES
FOR
SPECIALIZED
REC-
REATIONAL USES AND LARGE-GROUP ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS.— 
The Secretary may, at the discretion of the Secretary, 
establish and charge a fee for a special recreation permit 
described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 802(13)(A). 
‘‘(D) CALCULATION
OF
FEES
FOR
SINGLE
ORGANIZED 
GROUP
RECREATION
ACTIVITIES
OR
EVENTS, COMPETITIVE 
EVENTS, AND CERTAIN RECURRING ORGANIZED GROUP RECRE-
ATION ACTIVITIES.—If the Secretary elects to charge a fee 
for a special recreation permit described in section 
802(13)(A)(iii), the Secretary shall charge the recreation 
service provider, based on the election of the recreation 
service provider— 
‘‘(i) the applicable predetermined fee established 
under subparagraph (B); or
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‘‘(ii) an amount equal to a percentage of, to be 
determined by the Secretary, but to not to exceed 5 
percent of, adjusted gross receipts calculated under 
subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(E) CALCULATION OF FEES FOR TEMPORARY PERMITS 
AND
LONG-TERM
PERMITS.—Subject to subparagraph (G), 
if the Secretary elects to charge a fee for a special recreation 
permit described in section 802(13)(A)(iv), the Secretary 
shall charge the recreation service provider, based on the 
election of the recreation service provider— 
‘‘(i) the applicable predetermined fee established 
under subparagraph (B); or 
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to a percentage of, to be 
determined by the Secretary, but not to exceed 3 per-
cent of, adjusted gross receipts calculated under 
subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(F) ADJUSTED GROSS RECEIPTS.—For the purposes of 
subparagraphs (D)(ii) and (E)(ii), the Secretary shall cal-
culate the adjusted gross receipts collected for each trip 
or event authorized under a special recreation permit, using 
either of the following calculations, based on the election 
of the recreation service provider: 
‘‘(i) The sum of— 
‘‘(I) the product obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(aa) the general amount paid by partici-
pants of the trip or event to the recreation 
service provider for the applicable trip or event 
(excluding amounts related to goods, sou-
venirs, merchandise, gear, and additional food 
provided or sold by the recreation service pro-
vider); and 
‘‘(bb) the quotient obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(AA) the number of days of the trip 
or event that occurred on Federal rec-
reational lands and waters covered by the 
special recreation permit, rounded to the 
nearest whole day; by 
‘‘(BB) the total number of days of the 
trip or event; and 
‘‘(II) the amount of any additional revenue 
received by the recreation service provider for an 
add-on activity or an optional excursion that 
occurred on the Federal recreational lands and 
waters covered by the special recreation permit. 
‘‘(ii) The difference between— 
‘‘(I) the total cost paid by the participants of 
the trip or event for the trip or event to the recre-
ation service provider, including any additional 
revenue received by the recreation service provider 
for an add-on activity or an optional excursion 
that occurred on the Federal recreational lands 
and waters covered by the special recreation 
permit; and 
‘‘(II) the sum of— 
‘‘(aa) the amount of any revenues from 
goods, souvenirs, merchandise, gear, and addi-
tional food provided or sold by the recreation
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service provider to the participants of the 
applicable trip or event; 
‘‘(bb) the amount of any costs or revenues 
from services and activities provided or sold 
by the recreation service provider to the 
participants of the trip or event that occurred 
in a location other than the Federal rec-
reational lands and waters covered by the spe-
cial recreation permit (including costs for 
travel and lodging outside the Federal rec-
reational lands and waters covered by the spe-
cial recreation permit); and 
‘‘(cc) the amount of any revenues from 
any service provided by a recreation service 
provider for an activity on Federal recreational 
lands and waters that is not covered by the 
special recreation permit. 
‘‘(G) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (E), 
the Secretary may charge a recreation service provider 
a minimum annual fee for a special recreation permit 
described in section 802(13)(A)(iv). 
‘‘(H) SAVINGS CLAUSES.— 
‘‘(i) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph affects 
any fee for— 
‘‘(I) a concession contract administered by the 
National Park Service or the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service for the provision of accom-
modations, facilities, or services; or 
‘‘(II) a commercial use authorization or special 
use permit for use of Federal recreational lands 
and waters managed by the National Park Service. 
‘‘(ii) COST RECOVERY.—Nothing in this paragraph 
affects the ability of the Secretary to recover any 
administrative 
costs 
under 
section 
320 
of 
the 
EXPLORE Act. 
‘‘(iii) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT FEES AND OTHER 
RECREATION FEES.—The collection of a special recre-
ation permit fee under this paragraph shall not affect 
the authority of the Secretary to collect an entrance 
fee, a standard amenity recreation fee, or an expanded 
amenity recreation fee authorized under subsections 
(e), (f), and (g). 
‘‘(i) DISCLOSURE OF RECREATION FEES AND USE OF RECREATION 
FEES.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE OF ENTRANCE FEES, STANDARD AMENITY RECRE-
ATION FEES, EXPANDED AMENITY RECREATION FEES, AND AVAIL-
ABLE RECREATION PASSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall post clear notice 
of any entrance fee, standard amenity recreation fee, 
expanded amenity recreation fee, and available recreation 
passes— 
‘‘(i) at appropriate locations in each unit or area 
of Federal recreational land and waters at which an 
entrance fee, standard amenity recreation fee, or 
expanded amenity recreation fee is charged; and 
‘‘(ii) on the appropriate website for such unit or 
area.
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‘‘(B) PUBLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall include in 
publications distributed at a unit or area or described in 
subparagraph (A) the notice described in that subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF USES OF RECREATION FEES.—Beginning on 
January 1, 2026, the Secretary shall annually post, at the 
location at which a recreation fee described in paragraph (1)(A) 
is collected, clear notice of— 
‘‘(A) the total recreation fees collected during each of 
the 2 preceding fiscal years at the respective unit or area 
of the Federal land management agency; and 
‘‘(B) each use during the preceding fiscal year of the 
applicable recreation fee or recreation pass revenues col-
lected under this section. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE OF RECREATION FEE PROJECTS.—To the extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall post clear notice at the location 
at which work is performed using recreation fee and recreation 
pass revenues collected under this section. 
‘‘(4) CENTRALIZED REPORTING ON AGENCY WEBSITES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2025, 
and not later than 60 days after the beginning of each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall post on the 
website of the applicable Federal land management agency 
a searchable list of each use during the preceding fiscal 
year of the recreation fee or recreation pass revenues col-
lected under this section. 
‘‘(B) LIST
COMPONENTS.—The list required under 
subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each use 
described in that subparagraph— 
‘‘(i) a title and description of the overall project; 
‘‘(ii) a title and description for each component 
of the project; 
‘‘(iii) the location of the project; and 
‘‘(iv) the amount obligated for the project. 
‘‘(5) NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS.—A recreation service provider 
may inform a customer of the recreation service provider of 
any fee charged by the Secretary under this section.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 804 of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6803) is amended 
by striking subsection (e). 
(d) USE OF SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT REVENUE.—Section 
808 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
6807) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘this title’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘6(a) or a visitor 
reservation service.’’ and inserting ‘‘806(a) or a visitor res-
ervation service;’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) the processing of special recreation permit applica-
tions and administration of special recreation permits; and 
‘‘(H) the improvement of the operation of the special 
recreation permit program under section 803(h).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 5(a)(7)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 805(a)(7)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 5(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 805(d)’’. 
(e) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by striking 
‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 312. PERMITTING PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To simplify the process of the issuance and 
or reissuance of special recreation permits and reduce the cost 
of administering special recreation permits under section 803(h) 
of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) 
(as amended by this title), the Secretaries shall each— 
(1) during the period beginning on January 1, 2021, and 
ending on January 1, 2025— 
(A) evaluate the process for issuing special recreation 
permits; and 
(B) based on the evaluation under subparagraph (A), 
identify opportunities to— 
(i) eliminate duplicative processes with respect to 
issuing special recreation permits; 
(ii) reduce costs for the issuance of special recre-
ation permits; 
(iii) decrease processing times for special recreation 
permits; and 
(iv) issue simplified special recreation permits, 
including special recreation permits for an organized 
group recreation activity or event under subsection 
(e); and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
Secretaries complete their respective evaluation and identifica-
tion processes under paragraph (1), revise, as necessary, rel-
evant agency regulations and guidance documents, including 
regulations and guidance documents relating to the environ-
mental review process, for special recreation permits to imple-
ment the improvements identified under paragraph (1)(B). 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, utilize available tools, including 
tiering to existing programmatic reviews, as appropriate, to 
facilitate an effective and efficient environmental review process 
for activities undertaken by the Secretary concerned relating 
to the issuance of special recreation permits. 
(2) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned 
shall— 
(A) evaluate whether existing categorical exclusions 
available to the Secretary concerned on the date of the 
enactment of this title are consistent with the provisions 
of this title; 
(B) evaluate whether a modification of an existing cat-
egorical exclusion or the establishment of 1 or more new 
categorical exclusions developed in compliance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) is necessary to undertake an activity described
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in paragraph (1) in a manner consistent with the authori-
ties and requirements in this title; and 
(C) revise relevant agency regulations and policy state-
ments and guidance documents, as necessary, to modify 
existing categorical exclusions or incorporate new categor-
ical exclusions based on evaluations conducted under this 
paragraph. 
(c) NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.—Except as required under subsection 
(c) or (d) of section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133), 
the Secretary concerned shall not conduct a needs assessment as 
a condition of issuing a special recreation permit under section 
803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
6802) (as amended by this title). 
(d) ONLINE APPLICATIONS.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Secretaries shall make 
the application for a special recreation permit under section 803(h) 
of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) 
(as amended by this title), including a reissuance of a special 
recreation permit under that section, available for completion and 
submission— 
(1) online; 
(2) by mail or electronic mail; and 
(3) in person at the field office for the applicable Federal 
recreational lands and waters. 
(e) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMITS FOR AN ORGANIZED GROUP 
RECREATION ACTIVITY OR EVENT.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT FOR AN ORGANIZED 
GROUP RECREATION ACTIVITY OR EVENT.—The term ‘‘special 
recreation permit for an organized group recreation activity 
or event’’ means a special recreation permit described in 
subclause (I) or (III) of paragraph (13)(A)(iii) of section 
802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by this title). 
(B) YOUTH
GROUP.—The term ‘‘youth group’’ means 
a recreation service provider that predominantly serves 
individuals not older than 25 years of age. 
(2) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN ALLOCATIONS OF USE.—If the 
Secretary concerned allocates visitor-use days available for an 
area or activity on Federal recreational lands and waters among 
recreation service providers that hold a permit described in 
paragraph (13)(A)(iv) of section 802 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by this 
title), a special recreation permit for an organized group recre-
ation activity or event shall not be subject to that allocation 
of visitor-use days. 
(3) ISSUANCE.—In accordance with paragraphs (5) and (6), 
if use by the general public is not subject to a limited entry 
permit system and if capacity is available for the times or 
days in which the proposed activity or event would be under-
taken, on request of a recreation service provider (including 
a youth group) to conduct an organized group recreation activity 
or event described in subclause (I) or (III) of paragraph 
(13)(A)(iii) of section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by this title), 
the Secretary concerned—
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(A) shall make a nominal effects determination to 
determine whether the proposed activity or event would 
have more than nominal effects on Federal recreational 
lands and waters, resources, and programs; and 
(B)(i) shall not require a recreation service provider 
(including a youth group) to obtain a special recreation 
permit for an organized group recreation activity or event 
if the Secretary concerned determines— 
(I) the proposed activity or event to be undertaken 
would have only nominal effects on Federal rec-
reational lands and waters, resources, and programs; 
and 
(II) establishing additional terms and conditions 
for the proposed activity or event is not necessary 
to protect or avoid conflict on or with Federal rec-
reational lands and waters, resources, and programs; 
(ii) in the case of an organized group recreation activity 
or event described in section 802(13)(A)(iii)(I) of that Act, 
may issue to a recreation service provider (including a 
youth group) a special recreation permit for an organized 
group recreation activity or event, subject to any terms 
and conditions as are determined to be appropriate by 
the Secretary concerned, if the Secretary concerned deter-
mines— 
(I) the proposed activity or event to be undertaken 
would have only nominal effects on Federal rec-
reational lands and waters, resources, and programs; 
and 
(II) establishing additional terms and conditions 
for the proposed activity or event is necessary to protect 
or avoid conflict on or with Federal recreational lands 
and waters, resources, and programs; 
(iii) in the case of an organized group recreation 
activity or event described in section 802(13)(A)(iii)(III) of 
that Act, shall issue to a recreation service provider 
(including a youth group) a special recreation permit for 
an organized group recreation activity or event, subject 
to such terms and conditions determined to be appropriate 
by the Secretary concerned, if the Secretary concerned 
determines— 
(I) the proposed activity or event to be undertaken 
would have only nominal effects on Federal rec-
reational lands and waters, resources, and programs; 
and 
(II) establishing additional terms and conditions 
for the proposed activity or event is necessary to protect 
or avoid conflict on or with Federal recreational lands 
and waters, resources, and programs; and 
(iv) may issue to a recreation service provider 
(including a youth group) a special recreation permit for 
an organized group recreation activity or event, subject 
to any terms and conditions determined to be appropriate 
by the Secretary concerned, if the Secretary concerned 
determines—
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(I) the proposed activity or event to be undertaken 
may have more than nominal effects on Federal rec-
reational lands and waters, resources, and programs; 
and 
(II) establishing additional terms and conditions 
for the proposed activity or event would be necessary 
to protect or avoid conflict on or with Federal rec-
reational lands and waters, resources, and programs. 
(4) FEES.—The Secretary concerned may elect not to charge 
a fee to a recreation service provider (including a youth group) 
for a special recreation permit for an organized group recreation 
activity or event. 
(5) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this subsection prevents 
the Secretary concerned from limiting or abating the allowance 
of a proposed activity or event under paragraph (3)(B)(i) or 
the issuance of a special recreation permit for an organized 
group recreation activity or event, based on resource conditions, 
administrative burdens, or safety issues. 
(6) QUALIFICATIONS.—A special recreation permit for an 
organized group recreation activity or event issued under para-
graph (3) shall be subject to the health and safety standards 
required by the Secretary concerned for a permit issued under 
paragraph (13)(A)(iv) of section 802 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by this 
title). 
SEC. 313. PERMIT FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall establish 
guidelines to allow a holder of a special recreation permit under 
subsection (h) of section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) (as amended by this title), 
to engage in another recreational activity under the special recre-
ation permit that is substantially similar to the specific activity 
authorized under the special recreation permit. 
(b) CRITERIA.—For the purposes of this section, a recreational 
activity shall be considered to be a substantially similar recreational 
activity if the recreational activity— 
(1) is comparable in type, nature, scope, and ecological 
setting to the specific activity authorized under the special 
recreation permit; 
(2) does not result in a greater impact on natural and 
cultural resources than the impact of the authorized activity; 
(3) does not adversely affect— 
(A) any other holder of a special recreation permit 
or other permit; or 
(B) any other authorized use of the Federal recreational 
lands and waters; and 
(4) is consistent with— 
(A) any applicable laws (including regulations); and 
(B) the land management plan, resource management 
plan, or equivalent plan applicable to the Federal rec-
reational lands and waters. 
(c) SURRENDER OF UNUSED VISITOR-USE DAYS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recreation service provider holding a 
special recreation permit described in paragraph (13)(A)(iv) of 
section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by this title) may—
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(A) notify the Secretary concerned of an inability to 
use visitor-use days annually allocated to the recreation 
service provider under the special recreation permit; and 
(B) surrender to the Secretary concerned the unused 
visitor-use days for the applicable year for temporary 
reassignment under section 318(b). 
(2) DETERMINATION.—To ensure a recreation service pro-
vider described in paragraph (1) is able to make an informed 
decision before surrendering any unused visitor-use day under 
paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary concerned shall, on the request 
of the applicable recreation service provider, determine and 
notify the recreation service provider whether the unused vis-
itor-use day meets the requirement described in section 
317(b)(3)(B) before the recreation service provider surrenders 
the unused visitor-use day. 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects any authority of, 
regulation issued by, or decision of the Secretary concerned relating 
to the use of electric bicycles on Federal recreational lands and 
waters under any other Federal law. 
SEC. 314. PERMIT ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) PERMIT AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) NOTIFICATIONS OF PERMIT AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), in an area of Federal recreational lands and waters 
in which use by recreation service providers is allocated, 
if the Secretary concerned determines that visitor-use days 
are available for allocation to recreation service providers 
or holders of a commercial use authorization for outfitting 
and guiding, the Secretary concerned shall publish that 
information on the website of the agency that administers 
the applicable area of Federal recreational lands and 
waters. 
(B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph— 
(i) applies to— 
(I) the reissuance of an existing special recre-
ation permit or commercial use authorization for 
outfitting and guiding; or 
(II) the issuance of a new special recreation 
permit or new commercial use authorization for 
outfitting and guiding issued to the purchaser of— 
(aa) a recreation service provider that is 
the holder of an existing special recreation 
permit; or 
(bb) a holder of an existing commercial 
use authorization for outfitting and guiding; 
or 
(ii) creates a prerequisite to the issuance of a spe-
cial recreation permit or commercial use authorization 
for outfitting and guiding or otherwise limits the 
authority of the Secretary concerned— 
(I) to issue a new special recreation permit 
or new commercial use authorization for outfitting 
and guiding; or 
(II) to add a new or additional use to an 
existing special recreation permit or an existing
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commercial use authorization for outfitting and 
guiding. 
(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary concerned shall ensure that 
information published on the website under this subsection 
is consistently updated to provide current and correct informa-
tion to the public. 
(3) ELECTRONIC MAIL NOTIFICATIONS.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall establish a system by which potential applicants 
for special recreation permits or commercial use authorizations 
for outfitting and guiding may subscribe to receive notification 
by electronic mail of the availability of special recreation per-
mits under section 803(h)(1) of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) (as amended by this title) 
or commercial use authorizations for outfitting and guiding. 
(b) PERMIT APPLICATION
OR PROPOSAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary 
concerned receives a completed application or a complete proposal 
for a special recreation permit under section 803(h)(1) of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) (as amended 
by this title), the Secretary concerned shall— 
(1) provide to the applicant notice acknowledging receipt 
of the application or proposal; and 
(2)(A) issue a final decision with respect to the application 
or proposal; or 
(B) provide to the applicant notice of a projected date 
for a final decision on the application or proposal. 
(c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section applies to a concession 
contract issued by the National Park Service for the provision 
of accommodations, facilities, or services. 
SEC. 315. SERVICE FIRST INITIATIVE; PERMITS FOR MULTIJURIS-
DICTIONAL TRIPS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 330 of the Department of the Interior 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (43 U.S.C. 1703), 
is repealed. 
(b) COOPERATIVE ACTION AND SHARING OF RESOURCES BY THE 
SECRETARIES OF THE INTERIOR AND AGRICULTURE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2024, and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Secretaries may carry out an initiative, 
to be known as the ‘‘Service First Initiative’’, under which 
the Secretaries, or Federal land management agencies within 
their departments, may— 
(A) establish programs to conduct projects, planning, 
permitting, leasing, contracting, and other activities, either 
jointly or on behalf of one another; 
(B) co-locate in Federal offices and facilities leased 
by an agency of the Department of the Interior or the 
Department of Agriculture; and 
(C) issue rules to test the feasibility of issuing unified 
permits, applications, and leases, subject to the limitations 
in this section. 
(2) DELEGATIONS
OF
AUTHORITY.—The Secretaries may 
make reciprocal delegations of the respective authorities, duties, 
and responsibilities of the Secretaries in support of the Service 
First Initiative agency-wide to promote customer service and 
efficiency.
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(3) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section alters, expands, or 
limits the applicability of any law (including regulations) to 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 
National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
or the Forest Service or matters under the jurisdiction of any 
other bureaus or offices of the Department of the Interior 
or the Department of Agriculture, as applicable. 
(4) TRANSFERS
OF
FUNDING.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations and to facilitate the sharing of resources 
under the Service First Initiative, the Secretaries are author-
ized to mutually transfer funds between, or reimburse amounts 
expended from, appropriate accounts of either Department on 
an annual basis, including transfers and reimbursements for 
multiyear projects, except that this authority may not be used 
in a manner that circumvents requirements or limitations 
imposed on the use of any of the funds so transferred or 
reimbursed. 
(5) REPORT.—The Secretaries shall submit an annual report 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate describing the activities undertaken 
as part of the Service First Initiative in the prior year. 
(c) PILOT PROGRAM
FOR SPECIAL RECREATION PERMITS
FOR 
MULTIJURISDICTIONAL TRIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretaries shall establish 
a pilot program to offer to a person seeking an authorization 
for a multijurisdictional trip a set of separate special recreation 
permits or commercial use authorizations that authorizes the 
use of each unit of Federal recreational lands and waters on 
which the multijurisdictional trip occurs, subject to the authori-
ties that apply to the applicable unit of Federal recreational 
lands and waters. 
(2) MINIMUM NUMBER OF PERMITS.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretaries 
shall issue not fewer than 10 sets of separate special recreation 
permits described in paragraph (13)(A)(iv) of section 802 of 
the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
6801) (as amended by this title) or commercial use authoriza-
tions under the pilot program established under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) LEAD
AGENCIES.—In carrying out the pilot program 
established under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall— 
(A) designate a lead agency for issuing and admin-
istering a set of separate special recreation permits or 
commercial use authorizations; and 
(B) select not fewer than 4 offices at which a person 
shall be able to apply for a set of separate special recreation 
permits or commercial use authorizations, of which— 
(i) not fewer than 2 offices are managed by the 
Secretary; and 
(ii) not fewer than 2 offices are managed by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service. 
(4) RETENTION
OF
AUTHORITY
BY
THE
APPLICABLE
SEC-
RETARY.—Each of the Secretaries shall retain the authority 
to enforce the terms, stipulations, conditions, and agreements
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in a set of separate special recreation permits or commercial 
use authorizations issued under the pilot program established 
under paragraph (1) that apply specifically to the use occurring 
on the Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the 
applicable Secretary, under the authorities that apply to the 
applicable Federal recreational lands and waters. 
(5) OPTION TO APPLY FOR SEPARATE SPECIAL RECREATION 
PERMITS
OR
COMMERCIAL
USE
AUTHORIZATIONS.—A person 
seeking the appropriate permits or authorizations for a multi-
jurisdictional trip may apply for— 
(A) a separate special recreation permit or commercial 
use authorization for the use of each unit of Federal rec-
reational lands and waters on which the multijurisdictional 
trip occurs; or 
(B) a set of separate special recreational permits or 
commercial use authorizations made available under the 
pilot program established under paragraph (1). 
(6) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection applies to a conces-
sion contract issued by the National Park Service for the provi-
sion of accommodations, facilities, or services. 
SEC. 316. FOREST SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TEM-
PORARY SPECIAL RECREATION PERMITS FOR OUTFITTING 
AND GUIDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this title, the Secretary concerned shall establish 
and implement a program to authorize the issuance of temporary 
special recreation permits for new or additional recreational uses 
of Federal recreational land and water managed by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management. 
(b) TERM OF TEMPORARY PERMITS.—A temporary special recre-
ation permit issued under paragraph (1) shall be issued for a 
period of not more than 2 years. 
(c) CONVERSION TO LONG-TERM PERMIT.—If the Secretary con-
cerned determines that a permittee under paragraph (1) has com-
pleted 2 years of satisfactory operation under the permit proposed 
to be converted, the Secretary may provide for the conversion of 
a temporary special recreation permit issued under paragraph (1) 
to a long-term special recreation permit. 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection alters or affects the 
authority of the Secretary to issue a special recreation permit 
under subsection (h)(1) of section 803 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) (as amended by this title). 
SEC. 317. REVIEWS FOR LONG-TERM PERMITS. 
(a) MONITORING.—The Secretary concerned shall monitor each 
recreation service provider issued a special recreation permit for 
compliance with the terms of the permit— 
(1) not less than annually or as frequently as needed (as 
determined by the Secretary concerned), in the case of a tem-
porary special recreation permit for outfitting and guiding 
issued under section 316; and 
(2) not less than once every 2 years or as frequently as 
needed (as determined by the Secretary concerned), in the 
case of a special recreation permit described in paragraph 
(13)(A)(iv)(I) of section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by this title) 
that is issued for a term of not more than 10 years.
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(b) USE-OF-ALLOCATION REVIEWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, or the Secretary, as 
applicable, allocates visitor-use days among special recreation 
permits for outfitting and guiding, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall, and the 
Secretary may, review the use by the recreation service provider 
of the visitor-use days allocated under a long-term special recre-
ation permit described in paragraph (13)(A)(iv)(I) of section 
802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by this title), once every 5 years. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS OF THE REVIEW.—In conducting a review 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall determine— 
(A) the number of visitor-use days that the recreation 
service provider used each year under the special recreation 
permit, in accordance with paragraph (3); and 
(B) the year in which the recreation service provider 
used the most visitor-use days under the special recreation 
permit. 
(3) CONSIDERATION OF SURRENDERED, UNUSED VISITOR-USE 
DAYS.—For the purposes of determining the number of visitor- 
use days a recreation service provider used in a specified year 
under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary, 
as applicable, shall consider an unused visitor-use day that 
has been surrendered under section 313(c)(1)(B) as— 
(A) 1/2 of a visitor-use day used; or 
(B) 1 visitor-use day used, if the Secretary concerned 
determines the use of the allocated visitor-use day had 
been or will be prevented by a circumstance beyond the 
control of the recreation service provider. 
SEC. 318. ADJUSTMENT OF ALLOCATED VISITOR-USE DAYS. 
(a) ADJUSTMENTS FOLLOWING USE OF ALLOCATION REVIEWS.— 
On the completion of a use-of-allocation review conducted under 
section 317(b) for a special recreation permit described in paragraph 
(13)(A)(iv)(I) of section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by this title), 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service, or the Secretary, as applicable, shall adjust the number 
of visitor-use days allocated to a recreation service provider under 
the special recreation permit as follows: 
(1) If the Secretary concerned determines that the perform-
ance of the recreation service provider was satisfactory during 
the most recent review conducted under subsection (a) of section 
317, the annual number of visitor-use days allocated for each 
remaining year of the permit shall be equal to 125 percent 
of the number of visitor-use days used, as determined under 
subsection (b)(2)(A) of that section, during the year identified 
under subsection (b)(2)(B) of that section, not to exceed the 
level allocated to the recreation service provider on the date 
on which the special recreation permit was issued. 
(2) If the Secretary concerned determines the performance 
of the recreation service provider is less than satisfactory during 
the most recent performance review conducted under subsection 
(a) of section 317, the annual number of visitor-use days allo-
cated for each remaining year of the special recreation permit
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shall be equal to not more than 100 percent of the number 
of visitor-use days used, as determined under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) of that section during the year identified under sub-
section (b)(2)(B) of that section. 
(b) TEMPORARY
REASSIGNMENT
OF
UNUSED
VISITOR-USE 
DAYS.—The Secretary concerned may temporarily assign unused 
visitor-use days, made available under section 313(c)(1)(B), to— 
(1) any other existing or potential recreation service pro-
vider, notwithstanding the number of visitor-use days allocated 
to the special recreation permit holder under the special recre-
ation permit held or to be held by the recreation service pro-
vider; or 
(2) any existing or potential holder of a special recreation 
permit described in clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (13)(A) of 
section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6801) (as amended by this title), including the public. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.—If unallocated visitor-use days are 
available, the Secretary concerned may, at any time, amend a 
special recreation permit to allocate additional visitor-use days to 
a qualified recreation service provider. 
SEC. 319. LIABILITY. 
(a) INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), as 
a condition of issuing a special recreation permit under sub-
section (h)(1)(B) of section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) (as amended by this title) 
or a commercial use authorization, the Secretary concerned 
may require the holder of the special recreation permit or 
commercial use authorization to have a commercial general 
liability insurance policy that— 
(A) is commensurate with the level of risk of the activi-
ties to be conducted under the special recreation permit 
or commercial use authorization; and 
(B) includes the United States as an additional insured 
in an endorsement to the applicable policy. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary concerned shall not require 
a holder of a special recreation permit or commercial use 
authorization for low-risk activities, as determined by the Sec-
retary concerned, including commemorative ceremonies and 
participation by the public in a recreation activity or recreation 
use of a specific area of Federal recreational lands and waters 
in which use by the public is allocated, to comply with the 
requirements of paragraph (1). 
(b) INDEMNIFICATION BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall not require a State, State agency, State 
institution, or political subdivision of a State to indemnify the 
United States for tort liability as a condition for issuing a special 
recreation permit or commercial use authorization to the extent 
the State, State agency, State institution, or political subdivision 
of a State is precluded by State law from providing indemnification 
to the United States for tort liability, if the State, State agency, 
State institution, or political subdivision of the State maintains 
the minimum amount of liability insurance coverage required by 
the Federal land management agency for the activities conducted 
under the special recreation permit or commercial use authorization 
in the form of—
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(1) a commercial general liability insurance policy, which 
includes the United States as an additional insured in an 
endorsement to the policy, if the State is authorized to obtain 
commercial general liability insurance by State law; 
(2) self-insurance, which covers the United States as an 
additional insured, if authorized by State law; or 
(3) a combination of the coverage described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2). 
(c) EXCULPATORY AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
Federal land management agency shall not implement, admin-
ister, or enforce any regulation, guidance, or policy prohibiting 
the use of an exculpatory agreement between a recreation 
service provider or a holder of a commercial use authorization 
and a customer relating to services provided under a special 
recreation permit or a commercial use authorization. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any exculpatory agreement used by 
a recreation service provider or holder of a commercial use 
authorization for an activity authorized under a special recre-
ation permit or commercial use authorization— 
(A) shall shield the United States from any liability, 
if otherwise allowable under Federal law; and 
(B) shall not waive any liability of the recreation 
service provider or holder of the commercial use authoriza-
tion that may not be waived under the laws (including 
common law) of the applicable State or for gross negligence, 
recklessness, or willful misconduct. 
(3) CONSISTENCY.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this title, the Secretaries shall— 
(A) review the policies of the Secretaries pertaining 
to the use of exculpatory agreements by recreation service 
providers and holders of commercial use authorizations; 
and 
(B) revise any policy described in subparagraph (A) 
as necessary to make the policies of the Secretaries per-
taining to the use of exculpatory agreements by recreation 
service providers and holders of commercial use authoriza-
tions consistent with this subsection and across all Federal 
recreational lands and waters. 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section applies to a concession 
contract issued by the National Park Service for the provision 
of accommodations, facilities, or services. 
SEC. 320. COST RECOVERY REFORM. 
(a) COST RECOVERY
FOR SPECIAL RECREATION PERMITS.—In 
addition to a fee collected under section 803 of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) or any other author-
ized fee collected by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary con-
cerned may assess and collect a reasonable fee from an applicant 
for, or holder of, a special recreation permit to recover administra-
tive costs incurred by the Secretary concerned for— 
(1) processing a proposal or application for the special 
recreation permit; 
(2) issuing the special recreation permit; and 
(3) monitoring the special recreation permit to ensure 
compliance with the terms and conditions of the special recre-
ation permit.
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(b) DE MINIMIS EXEMPTION FROM COST RECOVERY.—If the 
administrative costs described in subsection (a) are assessed on 
an hourly basis, the Secretary concerned shall— 
(1) establish an hourly de minimis threshold that exempts 
a specified number of hours from the assessment and collection 
of administrative costs described in subsection (a); and 
(2) charge an applicant only for any hours that exceed 
the de minimis threshold. 
(c) MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS.—If the Secretary concerned collec-
tively processes multiple applications for special recreation permits 
for the same or similar services in the same unit of Federal rec-
reational lands and waters, the Secretary concerned shall, to the 
extent practicable— 
(1) assess from the applicants the fee described in sub-
section (a) on a prorated basis; and 
(2) apply the exemption described in subsection (b) to each 
applicant on an individual basis. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary concerned shall not assess or 
collect administrative costs under this section for a programmatic 
environmental review. 
(e) COST REDUCTION.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
agency processing an application for a special recreation permit 
shall use existing studies and analysis to reduce the quantity of 
work and costs necessary to process the application. 
SEC. 321. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL RECREATION 
PASSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act is amended by inserting after section 805 (16 U.S.C. 6804) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 805A. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL RECRE-
ATION PASSES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To improve the availability of Federal, 
State, and local outdoor recreation passes, the Secretaries are 
encouraged to coordinate with States and counties regarding 
the availability of Federal, State, and local recreation passes 
to allow a purchaser to buy a Federal recreation pass, State 
recreation pass, and local recreation pass in a single trans-
action. 
‘‘(2) INCLUDED
PASSES.—Passes covered by the program 
established under paragraph (1) include— 
‘‘(A) an America the Beautiful—the National Parks 
and Federal Recreational Lands Pass under section 805; 
and 
‘‘(B) any pass covering any fees charged by partici-
pating States and counties for entrance and recreational 
use of parks and public land in the participating States. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS WITH STATES AND COUNTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries, after consultation with 
the States and counties, may enter into agreements with States 
and counties to coordinate the availability of passes as described 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REVENUE FROM PASS SALES.—Agreements between the 
Secretaries, States, and counties entered into pursuant to this 
section shall ensure that—