of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, 
and the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(C) To recreation service providers who 
conduct recreation or competitive events, which 
may involve incidental sales on Federal rec-
reational lands and waters managed by the For-
est Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bu-
reau of Reclamation, and the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service. 
‘‘(3) REDUCTION IN FEDERAL COSTS.—To re-
duce Federal costs in administering this subsection, 
the issuance of a new special recreation permit for 
activities under paragraph (2)(B) that have been 
considered under previous analysis or that are simi-
lar to existing uses or are not inconsistent with ap-
proved uses and will not substantially increase the 
use of an area shall not constitute a major Federal 
action for the purposes of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) SINGLE
PERMITS.—The Secretary may 
issue a single permit, administered by one agency 
(including the National Park Service), to authorize 
a recreation service provider to provide services or 
for an event on lands managed by multiple agencies. 
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The authorized official in the agency issuing the per-
mit under this authority must have a delegation of 
authority for the administration of the permit from 
the other relevant agencies and must comply with 
the applicable laws of each relevant agency. Nothing 
in this subsection shall alter, expand, or limit the 
applicability of any public law or regulation to lands 
administered by the participating agencies. 
‘‘(5) GUIDELINES AND PERMIT FEE CALCULA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) GUIDELINES
AND
EXCLUSION
OF 
CERTAIN REVENUES.—The Secretary shall pub-
lish guidelines in the Federal Register for how 
recreation permit fees shall be established that 
will provide appropriate deductions for revenue 
from goods, services, or activities provided by 
the recreation service provider outside Federal 
recreational lands and waters and a deduction 
for fees to paid for other Federal lands if sepa-
rate permits are issued for a single event. 
‘‘(B) 
REVENUE
EXCLUSIONS.—Revenue 
exclusions under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude, but not be limited to, revenue from goods 
or services provided by the recreation service 
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provider outside the Federal recreational lands 
and waters, such as— 
‘‘(i) costs for transportation, lodging, 
and other services before or after a trip be-
gins; 
‘‘(ii) deductions for activities outside 
public lands or on other Federal lands if 
separate permits are issued. 
‘‘(C) FEE CONDITIONS.—The fee charged 
by the Secretary for a permit issued under 
paragraph (2)(B) shall not exceed 3 percent of 
the recreational service provider’s annual gross 
revenue for activities authorized by the permit, 
plus applicable revenue additions, minus appli-
cable revenue exclusions or a similar flat per 
person fee. The fee charged by the Secretary 
for a permit issued under paragraph (2)(C) 
shall include appropriate reductions and addi-
tions based on the direct costs incurred by the 
Secretary for management of the event. 
‘‘(6) BUREAU
OF
LAND
MANAGEMENT.—The 
Secretary may issue a recreation concession permit 
to authorize a third party to provide facilities and 
services to visitors on Federal recreational lands and 
waters managed by the Bureau of Land Manage-
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ment in support of outdoor recreational opportuni-
ties in accordance with the applicable land use plan. 
Any such permit shall provide for monetary com-
pensation to the Federal Government for the rights 
and privileges provided, with collected funds depos-
ited in the accounts established under section 807 of 
this Act, to be available without further appropria-
tion and to remain available until expended. Facili-
ties and services provided under existing recreation 
concessions and recreation lease agreements on Bu-
reau of Land Management managed public lands 
may continue pursuant to the terms and conditions 
of each agreement. 
‘‘(7) STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 
months after the date of the enactment of the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Mod-
ernization Act of 2014, the Secretary shall es-
tablish, at no fewer than 20 sites located on 
Federal recreational lands and waters adminis-
tered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of 
Land Management, a stewardship program for 
recreation service providers involving credit 
against a required special recreation permit fee 
in exchange for otherwise unreimbursed mainte-
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nance and resource protection work performed 
with the permission of the relevant Federal 
agency. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Under the steward-
ship program required by this paragraph, a 
recreation service provider shall submit to the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) the provider’s qualifications to 
adequately and safely perform the pro-
posed maintenance and resource protection 
work; 
‘‘(ii) an itemized accounting of labor 
and material costs associated with such 
maintenance and resource protection work; 
‘‘(iii) a commitment to share the costs 
of the proposed maintenance and resource 
protection work; and 
‘‘(iv) permission from the relevant 
Federal agency to perform the proposed 
maintenance and resource protection work. 
‘‘(C) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—The Sec-
retary shall review promptly a proposal sub-
mitted to participate in the stewardship pro-
gram and approve any such submission that the 
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Secretary finds adequately meets the eligibility 
criteria specified in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than three years 
after the date of the enactment of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization 
Act of 2014, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
status report on the stewardship program, in-
cluding the number of participating sites, total 
amount of the credits granted, and suggestions 
for revising the program. 
‘‘(8) DISCLOSURE OF FEES.—A holder of a spe-
cial recreation permit may inform its customers of 
the various fees charged by the Secretary under this 
title.’’. 
(h) ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS.—Section 803 (16 
U.S.C. 6802) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsections: 
‘‘(i) NOTICE OF RECREATIONAL FEES AND RECRE-
ATION PASSES.—The Secretary shall post clear notice of 
any fee and available recreation passes at appropriate lo-
cations at each site of Federal recreational lands and 
waters for which any fee is charged. The Secretary shall 
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include such notice in publications distributed at the unit 
and on agency websites. 
‘‘(j) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall use technology and automation 
to increase accountability, efficiency, and the convenience 
of paying recreation fees. 
‘‘(k) VISITOR CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary shall not enter into agreements 
for the operation of a visitor center with private for- 
profit or non-profit organizations that intend to 
charge a fee for visitors to access a visitor center or 
a basic visitor center exhibit. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in paragraph (1) 
prohibits the Secretary from— 
‘‘(A) charging a recreation fee at a visitor 
or interpretative center as otherwise provided 
for in this title; or 
‘‘(B) entering into a fee management 
agreement for the collection of the recreation 
fee. 
‘‘(l) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF CERTAIN NEW 
OR INCREASED FEES.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION
OF
LIST
OF
EXISTING 
FEES.—Within six months after the date of the en-
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actment of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhance-
ment Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) compile a comprehensive list of all 
fees (except special recreation permit fees) 
charged at Federal recreational lands and 
waters by Federal land management agencies 
as of the date of the enactment of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization 
Act of 2014; and 
‘‘(B) submit this list to the Committee on 
Natural Resources and the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON NEW FEES OR FEE IN-
CREASES.—Except as provided in paragraphs (3), 
(4), and (5), the Secretaries may not increase or im-
pose any new entrance fees, day use fees, or amenity 
fees. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED FEE SCHED-
ULE.—By June 1 of each year, the Secretaries shall 
propose a single schedule of any new or increased 
entrance fees, day use fees, or amenity fees and 
transmit this schedule to the Committee on Natural 
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Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 
No new or increased entrance fee, day use fee, or 
amenity fee may be imposed unless approved by Act 
of Congress. 
‘‘(5) EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.—If the Secre-
taries determine that recreational opportunities on 
Federal recreational lands and waters would be se-
verely curtailed or that an emergency affecting 
human health or unforeseen events exists, the Secre-
taries may transmit proposed selective new or in-
creased entrance fees, day use fees, or amenity fees 
to the Committee on Natural Resources and the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate for approval by Act of 
Congress. 
‘‘(m) GRANDFATHERING EXISTING PERMITS.—Any 
special recreation permit issued under this title before the 
date of the enactment of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Modernization Act of 2014 shall continue— 
‘‘(1) to be managed pursuant to this section, as 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
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of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Mod-
ernization Act of 2014; and 
‘‘(2) to be valid and remain in effect, under its 
terms and notwithstanding section 810, until the 
permit expires, is revoked, or is suspended according 
to the terms of the permit. 
‘‘(n) DISCOUNTED OR FREE ADMISSION DAYS OR 
USE.—The Secretary may provide free admission or use 
days of Federal recreational lands and waters. The Sec-
retary shall not establish any additional discounts except 
as provided in this title or by another provision of law.’’. 
(i) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 803(d) (16 
U.S.C. 6802(d)) is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
title’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated 
by subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘part of the 
Federal-aid System’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal-aid 
highway’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this title’’. 
SEC. 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
Section 804 (16 U.S.C. 6803) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this title’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) 
and inserting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(b) ENTRANCE FEES, DAY USE FEES, AND AMEN-
ITY FEES.—For entrance fees, day use fees and amenity 
fees, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) publish notice in the Federal Register of 
any unit newly subject to an entrance fee, day use 
fee, or amenity fee; 
‘‘(2) publish on the website recreation.gov or 
another similar interagency website, in local news-
papers, on agency websites, at proposed and estab-
lished collection points, on social media applications, 
and in publications distributed near the site for 
which the fee would be collected— 
‘‘(A) any proposed new or increased fee; 
‘‘(B) the unit and agency proposing the 
new or increased fee; 
‘‘(C) the process by which to comment on 
the proposed new or increased fee; and 
‘‘(D) subject to paragraph (3), when the 
opportunity for comment closes; 
‘‘(3) allow at least 60 days public comment 
after publication of notice under paragraph (2); 
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‘‘(4) at least 120 days before the implementa-
tion of the new or increased fee, publish notice of a 
decision to implement a new or increased fee in local 
newspapers, on the agency websites, at proposed and 
established collection points, on social media applica-
tions, and in publications distributed near the site 
for which the fee will be collected; and 
‘‘(5) not less frequently than every other year, 
solicit public comment for at least 60 days on how 
fee revenue should be expended at each unit. 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT FEES.—For spe-
cial recreation permit fees authorized by section 
803(h)(2)(A), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) if the fee is for reoccurring recreational 
uses for which standard fee rates can be established, 
follow, to the extent practicable and appropriate, the 
procedures in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) if the fee is based on recovering the costs 
associated with issuing and managing the permit, es-
tablish guidelines for how fees will be established 
and publish the guidelines in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(d) NEW CONCESSION OPPORTUNITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall provide an opportunity for public involvement 
180 days before a new site or area, including a camp-
ground, is offered as a new concession opportunity on Fed-
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eral recreational lands and waters under the jurisdiction 
of the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management by 
publishing a notice in the Federal Register and soliciting 
comments.’’. 
SEC. 6. RECREATION PASSES. 
(a) AMERICA
THE
BEAUTIFUL—THE
NATIONAL 
PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS.— 
Section 805(a) (16 U.S.C. 6804(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘be available to United 
States citizens and permanent residents and’’ 
before ‘‘cover’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘standard amenity recre-
ation fee’’ and inserting ‘‘day use fee’’ both 
places it appears; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall hold an annual’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may hold a’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for an year.’’ and all that 
follows through the end of the following sen-
tence and inserting a period; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretaries shall ad-
just the price of the National Parks and Federal 
Recreational Lands Pass once every three years to 
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reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) over the same pe-
riod, rounding figures so as to increase or decrease 
the price in even five-dollar increments.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘‘standard 
amenity recreation fee’’ and inserting ‘‘day use fee’’; 
(5) in paragraph (9), by adding ‘‘or discount 
pass’’ after ‘‘pass’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) PASS USE STUDY.—The Secretaries shall 
conduct a study to evaluate how, where, and the ex-
tent to which the National Parks and Federal Rec-
reational Lands Pass is used and shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing 
the results of the study.’’. 
(b) DISCOUNTED
PASSES.—Section 805(b) (16 
U.S.C. 6804(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or is a vet-
eran with a service-connected disability, as defined 
in section 101 of title 38, United States Code’’ be-
fore ‘‘, if the citizen or person’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) UNITED
STATES
ARMED
FORCES
DIS-
COUNT.—The Secretary may make an annual Na-
tional Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
available without charge to any member of the 
United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
Corps, and Coast Guard if such person presents a 
Common Access card or similar identification as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) AMENITY FEE DISCOUNT.—The National 
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass made 
available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include 
an amenity fee discount as charged under section 
803(g)(1)(A). 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION
ON
OTHER
DISCOUNTED 
PASSES.—The Secretary may not establish any dis-
counted passes, except as provided in this section.’’. 
(c) SITE-SPECIFIC AGENCY PASSES.—Section 805(c) 
(16 U.S.C. 6804(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘standard 
amenity recreation fee’’ and inserting ‘‘day use fee’’. 
(d) DISCOUNTED
OR FREE ADMISSION DAYS
OR 
USE.—Section 805 (16 U.S.C. 6804) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e); and 
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(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(e) PASS AND DISCOUNT ACCEPTANCE BY CONCES-
SIONAIRES.—Section 805 (16 U.S.C. 6804) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) PASS AND DISCOUNT ACCEPTANCE BY CONCES-
SIONAIRES.— 
‘‘(1) ACCEPTANCE.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, and to the extent reimbursement is practical, 
the Secretary shall require concessionaires operating 
federally owned campgrounds and day use facilities 
on Federal recreational lands and waters to accept 
a recreational pass issued under this title or section 
4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a) for discounted or free 
use, as applicable. 
‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall reimburse a conces-
sionaire in part or in whole for acceptance under 
paragraph (1) of a recreational pass in an amount 
not to exceed the total land use or franchise fee due 
to the Federal Government.’’. 
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