RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act

Bill: 115-s-614
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-03-13
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land use and conservation

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Public-private cooperation

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-482.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to direct the Department of the Interior to establish a pilot program that authorizes commercial recreation concessions on land patented or leased under the Act.</p> <p>Interior shall enter into at least 10 agreements with parties to whom such land has been patented or leased for the establishment of these concessions. </p> <p>A party to such an agreement may enter into agreements with third parties to establish such concessions. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 614 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2017 Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. McCain ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act . 2. Commercial recreation concessions pilot program The Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following: 7. Commercial recreation concessions pilot program (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (including regulations), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to authorize commercial recreation concessions on land patented or leased under this Act. (b) Concessions agreements (1) In general In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall enter into not more than 10 agreements with parties to whom the land described in subsection (a) has been patented or leased for the establishment of commercial recreation concessions on the land covered by the agreement. (2) Term (A) In general An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall be for a period that is consistent with the period of time required to amortize the capital investment made under the agreement but in any case not longer than 20 years. (B) Extension On a finding of satisfactory performance, the Secretary may extend the term of an agreement for 1 additional period equal in length to the initial term. (3) Third-Party agreements (A) In general A party to an agreement entered into under paragraph (1) may enter into agreements with third parties for the establishment of commercial recreation concessions pursuant to the agreement entered into under paragraph (1). (B) Term An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall not be for a period that is longer than the term of the agreement entered into under paragraph (1). (c) Use of funds A party to an agreement entered into under subsection (b)(1) shall not be required to use revenue collected pursuant to the commercial recreation concessions on the land covered by the agreement. (d) Authorized activities For the term of an agreement entered into under subsection (b)(1), with respect to land covered by the agreement, any activity defined as permissible under parts 2920 and 2930 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be permissible. (e) Effect The establishment of commercial recreation concessions under subsection (b) shall not be considered to be a change in use for purposes of this Act. .