Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act

Bill: 116-s-3366
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2020-02-27
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at no cost to members of Gold Star Families.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3366 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2020 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Alexander ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at no cost to members of Gold Star Families.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act . 2. Gold Star Families Parks Pass (a) In general Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Gold Star Families Parks Pass The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at no cost, to members of Gold Star Families who meet the eligibility requirements of section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36 (or a successor instruction). . (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(7), in the first sentence, by striking age and disability ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the second sentence, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking this subsection and inserting this paragraph ; and (B) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking this subsection and inserting this paragraph .