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share from any funds available to the National Park Serv-
ice.
SEC. 7. COST RECOVERY FOR DAMAGE TO PARK RE-
SOURCES.
Any funds payable to United States as restitution on
account of damage to park resources or property shall be
paid to the Secretary. Any such funds, and any other
funds received by the Secretary as a result of forfeiture,
compromise, or settlement on account of damage to park
resources or property shall be available without appropria-
tion and may be expended by the Secretary without regard
to fiscal year limitation to improve, protect, or rehabilitate
any park resources or property which have been damaged
by the action of a permittee or any unauthorized person.
SEC. 8. CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAWS.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), to the extent
that the provisions of this Act are inconsistent with section
4 of the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 as
amended (16 U.S.C. 4601–6a) or any other provision of
law, including any provision that prohibits or limits the
charging of a reasonable recreation or other fee, the provi-
sions of this Act shall prevail.
(b) The following sections of the Land and Water
Conservation Act of 1965 as amended (16 U.S.C. 4601–
6a) will apply to this Act:
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(1) RULES
AND
REGULATIONS; ESTABLISH-
MENT; ENFORCEMENT POWERS; PENALTY FOR VIO-
LATIONS.—In accordance with the provisions of this
section, the Secretary may prescribe rules and regu-
lations for areas under his or her administration for
the collection of any fee established pursuant to this
section. Persons authorized to enforce any such rules
or regulations issued under this subsection may,
within areas under the administration or authority
of the Secretary and with or, if the offense is com-
mitted in his presence, without a warrant, arrest any
person who violates such rules and regulations. Any
person so arrested may be tried and sentenced by
the United States magistrate judge specifically des-
ignated for that purpose by the court by which he
was appointed, in the same manner and subject to
the same conditions as provided in subsections (b),
(c), (d), and (e) of section 3401 of title 18. Any vio-
lations of the rules and regulations issued under this
subsection shall be punishable by a fine of not more
than $1,000.
(2) CRITERIA, POSTING AND UNIFORMITY OF
FEES.—Clear notice that a fee has been established
pursuant to this section shall be prominently posted
at each area and at appropriate locations therein
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and shall be included in publications distributed at
such areas.
(3) CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EN-
TITIES FOR VISITOR RESERVATION SERVICES.—The
Secretary, under such terms and conditions as he
deems appropriate, may contract with any public or
private entity to provide visitor reservation services.
Any such contract may provide that the contractor
shall be permitted to deduct a commission to be
fixed by the agency head from the amount charged
the public for providing such services and to remit
the net proceeds therefrom to the contracting agen-
cy.
(4) 
FEDERAL
AND
STATE
LAWS
UNAF-
FECTED.—Nothing in this Act shall authorize Fed-
eral hunting or fishing licenses or fees or charges for
commercial or other activities not related to recre-
ation, nor shall it affect any rights or authority of
the States with respect to fish and wildlife, nor shall
it repeal or modify any provision of law that permits
States or political subdivisions to share in the reve-
nues from Federal lands or any provision of law that
provides that any fees or charges collected at par-
ticular Federal areas shall be used for or credited to
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specific purposes or special funds as authorized by
that provision of law.
(5) SELLING OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF
FEES BY VOLUNTEERS AT DESIGNATED AREAS; COL-
LECTING AGENCY DUTIES; SURETY BONDS; SELLING
OF ANNUAL ADMISSION PERMITS BY PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE
ENTITIES
UNDER
ARRANGEMENTS
WITH
COLLECTING AGENCY HEAD.—When authorized by
the Secretary, volunteers at designated areas may
sell permits and collect fees authorized or established
pursuant to this section. The Secretary shall ensure
that such volunteers have adequate training regard-
ing—
(A) the sale of permits and the collection
of fees,
(B) the purposes and resources of the
areas in which they are assigned, and
(C) the provision of assistance and infor-
mation to visitors to the designated area.
The Secretary shall require a surety bond for any
such volunteer performing services under this sub-
section. Funds available to the collecting agency may
be used to cover the cost of any such surety bond.
The head of the collecting agency may enter into ar-
rangements with qualified public or private entities
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pursuant to which such entities may well (without
cost to the United States) annual admission permits
(including Golden Eagle Passports) at any appro-
priate location.
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