Recreation Not Red Tape Act

Bill: 116-hr-3458
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2019-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Economic development
Employee performance
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
National and community service
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-25
text: 

Recreation Not Red-Tape Act
 
 
This bill revises and sets forth provisions related to recreation areas and special recreation permits issued by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for individual or group use of federal recreational lands and waters. 
 
The bill makes permanent certain authorizations, including regarding such permits and the fees charged for them. 
 
Interior and USDA shall
 
 
evaluate the special recreation permitting process and identify opportunities for eliminating duplicative processes, reducing costs, and decreasing processing times; 
 
 establish categorical exclusions from environmental review requirements for special recreation permits if it would reduce processing times or costs without significantly affecting the human environment;
 
authorize the issuance of temporary permits for new or additional recreational uses of federal lands and waters managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management;
 
allow online payment of certain federal passes and fees;
 
develop initiatives to promote private-sector volunteer opportunities; and
 
establish an interagency trail management plan.
 
 
Permittees issued a special recreation permit may voluntarily and temporarily return one or more of their service days. 
 
The bill sets forth requirements for review by USDA of the renewal or adjustment of the allocations for the use of a special recreation permit. 
 
Interior and USDA may enter into agreements with states to allow the purchase of federal and state recreation passes in the same transaction.
 
The bill establishes a National Recreation Area System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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: 2019-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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: 2019-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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: 2019-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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: 2019-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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: 2019-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-25
text: Introduced in House