LOCAL Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-176
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2015-01-06
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Outdoor recreation

Public-private cooperation

Sports and recreation facilities

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Local Organization Cooperative Agreement for Land and Facility Maintenance Act of 2015 or the LOCAL Act of 2015 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to permit 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>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 176 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2015 Mr. Womack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to permit the collection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Organization Cooperative Agreement for Land and Facility Maintenance Act of 2015 or the LOCAL Act of 2015 . 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 permit 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 such entity or the Department of the Army. (2) Use of fees A non-Federal public or private entity collecting user fees pursuant to paragraph (1) may— (A) retain up to 100 percent of the fees collected, as determined by the Secretary; and (B) use that amount, as approved by the Secretary, for operation, maintenance, and management at the recreation site where collected, notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 ( 16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4) ). (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. .