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(iii) Picnic areas.
(iv) Paved parking.
(v) Attendants, including lifeguards.
(vi) Floats encompassing the swimming area.
(vii) Swimming deck.
(h) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT FEE.—The Secretary may issue
a special recreation permit, and charge a special recreation permit
fee in connection with the issuance of the permit, for specialized
recreation uses of Federal recreational lands and waters, such as
group activities, recreation events, motorized recreational vehicle
use.
SEC. 804. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—As required in this section, the Secretary
shall provide the public with opportunities to participate in the
development of or changing of a recreation fee established under
this Act.
(b) ADVANCE NOTICE.—The Secretary shall publish a notice
in the Federal Register of the establishment of a new recreation
fee area for each agency 6 months before establishment. The Sec-
retary shall publish notice of a new recreation fee or a change
to an existing recreation fee established under this Act in local
newspapers and publications located near the site at which the
recreation fee would be established or changed.
(c) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—Before establishing any new recre-
ation fee area, the Secretary shall provide opportunity for public
involvement by—
(1) establishing guidelines for public involvement;
(2) establishing guidelines on how agencies will dem-
onstrate on an annual basis how they have provided informa-
tion to the public on the use of recreation fee revenues; and
(3) publishing the guidelines in paragraphs (1) and (2)
in the Federal Register.
(d) RECREATION RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(A) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH.—Except as provided in
subparagraphs (C) and (D), the Secretary or the Secretaries
shall establish a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee
in each State or region for Federal recreational lands and
waters managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of
Land Management to perform the duties described in para-
graph (2).
(B) NUMBER OF COMMITTEES.—The Secretary may have
as many additional Recreation Resource Advisory Commit-
tees in a State or region as the Secretary considers nec-
essary for the effective operation of this Act.
(C) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall not establish a
Recreation Resource Advisory Committee in a State if the
Secretary determines, in consultation with the Governor
of the State, that sufficient interest does not exist to ensure
that participation on the Committee is balanced in terms
of the points of view represented and the functions to
be performed.
(D) USE OF OTHER ENTITIES.—In lieu of establishing
a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary may use a Resource Advisory
Committee established pursuant to another provision of
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law and in accordance with that law or a recreation fee
advisory board otherwise established by the Secretary to
perform the duties specified in paragraph (2).
(2) DUTIES.—In accordance with the procedures required
by paragraph (9), a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee
may make recommendations to the Secretary regarding a
standard amenity recreation fee or an expanded amenity recre-
ation fee, whenever the recommendations relate to public con-
cerns in the State or region covered by the Committee
regarding—
(A) the implementation of a standard amenity recre-
ation fee or an expanded amenity recreation fee or the
establishment of a specific recreation fee site;
(B) the elimination of a standard amenity recreation
fee or an expanded amenity recreation fee; or
(C) the expansion or limitation of the recreation fee
program.
(3) MEETINGS.—A Recreation Resource Advisory Committee
shall meet at least annually, but may, at the discretion of
the Secretary, meet as often as needed to deal with citizen
concerns about the recreation fee program in a timely manner.
(4) NOTICE
OF
REJECTION.—If the Secretary rejects the
recommendation of a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee,
the Secretary shall issue a notice that identifies the reasons
for rejecting the recommendation to the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than
30 days before the Secretary implements a decision pertaining
to that recommendation.
(5) COMPOSITION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
(A) NUMBER.—A Recreation Resource Advisory Com-
mittee shall be comprised of 11 members.
(B) NOMINATIONS.—The Governor and the designated
county official from each county in the relevant State or
Region may submit a list of nominations in the categories
described under subparagraph (D).
(C) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary may appoint mem-
bers of the Recreation Resource Advisory Committee from
the list as provided in subparagraph (B).
(D) 
BROAD
AND
BALANCED
REPRESENTATION.—In
appointing the members of a Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee, the Secretary shall provide for a balanced and
broad representation from the recreation community that
shall include the following:
(i) Five persons who represent recreation users
and that include, as appropriate, persons representing
the following:
(I) Winter motorized recreation, such as
snowmobiling.
(II) Winter non-motorized recreation, such as
snowshoeing, cross country and down hill skiing,
and snowboarding.
(III) Summer motorized recreation, such as
motorcycles, boaters, and off-highway vehicles.
(IV) Summer nonmotorized recreation, such
as 
backpacking, 
horseback 
riding, 
mountain
biking, canoeing, and rafting.