RESERVE Federal Land Act

Bill: 118-s-4451
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2024-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: 

Review and Evaluation of Strategies for Equitable Reservations for Visitor Experiences Federal Land Act or the RESERVE Federal Land Act

This bill requires the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to jointly enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of federal reservation systems used to book or permit recreational activities on federal land. 

Under the bill, 
federal land
 generally includes National Forest System land, units of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System, sites administered by the Bureau of Reclamation or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other land owned by the United States and administered by the Bureau of Land Management. 
Federal reservation systems
 are platforms used by managers of federal land to manage the quantity, type, distribution, and timing of recreational activities, including permitting, pricing, and lottery systems. 

The study must review the history of federal reservation systems, including a review of the considerations that led to the establishment of such systems, iterations of such systems over time, and visitor feedback. The study must also address

the benefits and challenges of implementing federal reservation systems to achieve management goals for federal land,

the availability of data on the demand for recreation on federal land,

how fees have been collected over time to meet agency needs, and

how federal reservation systems can be improved to reduce missed reservations and increase use in periods of high demand.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-20
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-20
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7218; text: CR S7218-7219)
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2024-06-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
action_date: 2024-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2024-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate