SOAR Act

Bill: 116-hr-3879
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Government liability
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act or the SOAR Act

 
 This bill sets forth and revises provisions regarding special recreation permits for use by individuals and groups to engage in recreational activities on federal recreational lands and waters.

action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act or the SOAR Act

 
 This bill sets forth and revises provisions regarding special recreation permits for use by individuals and groups to engage in recreational activities on federal recreational lands and waters.
 
 The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall sell the America the Beautiful-the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes (1) at all Federal recreational lands and waters at which an entrance fee or a standard amenity recreation fee is charged where feasible to do so; (2) at such other locations considered appropriate and feasible. 
 
The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shall carry out a program under which they shall (1) enhance private-sector volunteer programs; (2) actively promote private-sector volunteer opportunities; and (3) provide outreach to, and coordinate with, the private sector for such purposes. 
 
 Interior and USDA shall establish an interagency trail management plan to manage and maintain in a uniform manner trails that cross jurisdictional boundaries between federal land management agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 562.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-678, Part I.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-678, Part I.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-08-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House