Corps of Engineers Cooperative Joint Management Restoration Act

Bill: 113-s-2055
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Introduced: 2014-02-27
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Outdoor recreation

Public-private cooperation

Sports and recreation facilities

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Corps of Engineers Cooperative Joint Management Restoration Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to allow a non-federal public or private entity that has entered into a cooperative agreement for the operation and management of recreation facilities and natural resources at civil works projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction to collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by such entity or the Department of the Army.</p> <p>Permits such an entity to retain up to 100% of the fees collected and use them for operation, maintenance, and management at the recreation site where they were collected. </p>

action_date: 2014-12-12
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p>Corps of Engineers Cooperative Joint Management Restoration Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to allow a non-federal public or private entity that has entered into a cooperative agreement for the operation and management of recreation facilities and natural resources at civil works projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction to collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by such entity or the Department of the Army.</p> <p>Permits such an entity to: (1) use any visitor reservation service that the Secretary has provided for by contract or interagency agreement to manage fee collections and reservations, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate; and (2) retain up to 100% of the fees collected and use them for operation, maintenance, and management at the recreation site where they were collected.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2055 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2014 Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Blunt , Mrs. McCaskill , and Mr. Pryor ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To allow for the collection of certain user fees by non-Federal entities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corps of Engineers Cooperative Joint Management Restoration Act . 2. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 ( 33 U.S.C. 2328 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) User fees (1) Collection of fees The Secretary may allow a non-Federal public or private entity that has entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by that entity or the Department of the Army. (2) Use of fees A non-Federal public or private entity that collects user fees under paragraph (1) may— (A) retain up to 100 percent of the fees collected, as determined by the Secretary; and (B) notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 ( 16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4) ), use that amount for operation, maintenance, and management at the recreation site at which the fee is collected. (3) Terms and conditions The authority of a non-Federal public or private entity under this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary to protect the interests of the United States. .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 652 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2055 [Report No. 113–309] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2014 Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Blunt , Mrs. McCaskill , Mr. Pryor , and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works December 12, 2014 Reported by Mrs. Boxer , with amendments Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To allow for the collection of certain user fees by non-Federal entities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corps of Engineers Cooperative Joint Management Restoration Act . 2. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 ( 33 U.S.C. 2328 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) User fees (1) Collection of fees The Secretary (1) Collection of fees (A) In general The Secretary may allow a non-Federal public or private entity that has entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by that entity or the Department of the Army. (B) Use of visitor reservation services A public or private entity described in subparagraph (A) may use to manage fee collections and reservations under this section any visitor reservation service that the Secretary has provided for by contract or interagency agreement, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (2) Use of fees A non-Federal public or private entity that collects user fees under paragraph (1) may— (A) retain up to 100 percent of the fees collected, as determined by the Secretary; and (B) notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 ( 16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4) ), use that amount for operation, maintenance, and management at the recreation site at which the fee is collected. (3) Terms and conditions The authority of a non-Federal public or private entity under this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary to protect the interests of the United States. .

December 12, 2014 Reported with amendments