To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide free admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for children 17 years of age and younger on their birthday, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5565
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-22
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to direct the Departments of Agriculture (with respect to the Forest Service) and of the Interior (with respect to other federal land management agencies) to arrange for any U.S. citizen or domiciliary age 17 or younger (and for accompanying family members) to be given free admission to federal recreational lands or waters on his or her birthday upon proof of age and citizenship or residency. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5565 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2016 Mr. Kildee introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide free admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for children 17 years of age and younger on their birthday, and for other purposes.

1. Free Admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for Youth on Birthdays Section 805(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(e) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In General The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Free Admission for Youth on Birthdays The Secretary shall provide for a free admission day to Federal recreational lands and waters to any United States citizen or person domiciled in the United States who is 17 years of age or younger, and to family members who accompany that citizen or person, on the birthday of that citizen or person, if the citizen or person provides adequate proof of such age and such citizenship or residency. .