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(B) Outings conducted for noncommercial educational
purposes by schools or bona fide academic institutions.
(C) The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Independence
National Historical Park, any unit of the National Park
System within the District of Columbia, or Arlington
House-Robert E. Lee National Memorial.
(D) The Flight 93 National Memorial.
(E) Entrance on other routes into the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park or any part thereof unless fees
are charged for entrance into that park on main highways
and thoroughfares.
(F) Entrance on units of the National Park System
containing deed restrictions on charging fees.
(G) An area or unit covered under section 203 of the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public
Law 96–487; 16 U.S.C. 410hh–2), with the exception of
Denali National Park and Preserve.
(H) A unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System
created, expanded, or modified by the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96–487).
(I) Any person who visits a unit or area under the
jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
and who has been issued a valid migratory bird hunting
and conservation stamp issued under section 2 of the Act
of March 16, 1934 (16 U.S.C. 718b; commonly known as
the Duck Stamp Act).
(J) Any person engaged in a nonrecreational activity
authorized under a valid permit issued under any other
Act, including a valid grazing permit.
(4) NO
RESTRICTION
ON
RECREATION
OPPORTUNITIES.—
Nothing in this Act shall limit the use of recreation opportuni-
ties only to areas designated for collection of recreation fees.
(e) ENTRANCE FEE.—
(1) AUTHORIZED SITES FOR ENTRANCE FEES.—The Secretary
of the Interior may charge an entrance fee for a unit of the
National Park System, including a national monument adminis-
tered by the National Park Service, or for a unit of the National
Wildlife Refuge System.
(2) PROHIBITED SITES.—The Secretary shall not charge an
entrance fee for Federal recreational lands and waters managed
by the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, or the Forest Service.
(f) STANDARD AMENITY RECREATION FEE.—Except as limited
by subsection (d), the Secretary may charge a standard amenity
recreation fee for Federal recreational lands and waters under
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau
of Reclamation, or the Forest Service, but only at the following:
(1) A National Conservation Area.
(2) A National Volcanic Monument.
(3) A destination visitor or interpretive center that provides
a broad range of interpretive services, programs, and media.
(4) An area—
(A) that provides significant opportunities for outdoor
recreation;
(B) that has substantial Federal investments;
(C) where fees can be efficiently collected; and
(D) that contains all of the following amenities:
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(i) Designated developed parking.
(ii) A permanent toilet facility.
(iii) A permanent trash receptacle.
(iv) Interpretive sign, exhibit, or kiosk.
(v) Picnic tables.
(vi) Security services.
(g) EXPANDED AMENITY RECREATION FEE.—
(1) NPS AND USFWS AUTHORITY.—Except as limited by sub-
section (d), the Secretary of the Interior may charge an
expanded amenity recreation fee, either in addition to an
entrance fee or by itself, at Federal recreational lands and
waters under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service
or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service when the Sec-
retary of the Interior determines that the visitor uses a specific
or specialized facility, equipment, or service.
(2) OTHER FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.—Except
as limited by subsection (d), the Secretary may charge an
expanded amenity recreation fee, either in addition to a
standard amenity fee or by itself, at Federal recreational lands
and waters under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, the
Bureau of Land Management, or the Bureau of Reclamation,
but only for the following facilities or services:
(A) Use of developed campgrounds that provide at least
a majority of the following:
(i) Tent or trailer spaces.
(ii) Picnic tables.
(iii) Drinking water.
(iv) Access roads.
(v) The collection of the fee by an employee or
agent of the Federal land management agency.
(vi) Reasonable visitor protection.
(vii) Refuse containers.
(viii) Toilet facilities.
(ix) Simple devices for containing a campfire.
(B) Use of highly developed boat launches with special-
ized facilities or services such as mechanical or hydraulic
boat lifts or facilities, multi-lane paved ramps, paved
parking, restrooms and other improvements such as
boarding floats, loading ramps, or fish cleaning stations.
(C) Rental of cabins, boats, stock animals, lookouts,
historic structures, group day-use or overnight sites, audio
tour devices, portable sanitation devices, binoculars or
other equipment.
(D) Use of hookups for electricity, cable, or sewer.
(E) Use of sanitary dump stations.
(F) Participation in an enhanced interpretive program
or special tour.
(G) Use of reservation services.
(H) Use of transportation services.
(I) Use of areas where emergency medical or first-
aid services are administered from facilities staffed by
public employees or employees under a contract or recip-
rocal agreement with the Federal Government.
(J) Use of developed swimming sites that provide at
least a majority of the following:
(i) Bathhouse with showers and flush toilets.
(ii) Refuse containers.