ROAM Act

Bill: 118-hr-8603
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2024-06-04
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Intergovernmental relations

Outdoor recreation

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2024-07-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8603 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2024 Mr. Collins introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot program for a Federal and State multi-entity pass accepted by one or more Federal land management agencies and one or more State land management agencies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recreation and Outdoor Access Membership Act or the ROAM Act . 2. Pilot Program for State and National passes (a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin implementing a pilot program to issue a pass for a specified period not to exceed 12 months that allows entry into parks and other outdoor recreation areas under the jurisdiction of one or more Federal land management agencies and one or more State land management agencies in States located in the National Park Service Southeastern Region. (b) Partnership agreements (1) In general Before including entry into a State park and other outdoor recreation area as part of a multi-entity pass, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement, with the appropriate State land management agencies, that includes the following regarding the multi-entity pass: (A) Consent of the required State entities. (B) The price of the multi-entity pass. (C) The distribution of revenues between the Federal and State agencies. (D) The sharing of costs between the Federal and State agencies. (E) The benefits provided by the multi-entity pass. (F) Marketing and design of the multi-entity pass. (G) The terms of issuance of the multi-entity pass, including to volunteers, veterans, and other groups that or individuals who may receive a free or discounted multi-entity pass. (2) No net revenue loss The Secretary— (A) shall take into consideration all relevant visitor and sales data available when entering into an agreement under this section; and (B) shall not enter into an agreement that would result in the Secretary or the relevant States collecting less net revenue for multi-entity passes under this section than the Secretary or the relevant States, respectively, would collect from non-multi-entity passes for entry into the same parks and outdoor recreation areas. (c) Sunset (1) Authority The authority of the Secretary under this section shall expire 4 years after the effective date of the first partnership agreement entered into by the Secretary under subsection (b). (2) Multi-entity passes The Secretary shall not issue a multi-entity pass under the program required under subsection (a) after the date that is 3 years after that program is established. 3. Study Not later than 5 years after the effective date of the first partnership agreement entered into by the Secretary under section 2(b), the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that includes— (1) the outcome of the pilot program; and (2) a recommendation regarding whether or not to implement the pilot program permanently nationwide. 4. Definitions In this Act, the following apply: (1) Multi-entity pass The term multi-entity pass means a pass for entry into parks and other outdoor recreation areas under the jurisdiction of one or more Federal land management agencies and one or more State land management agencies issued under the pilot program established pursuant to section 2(a). (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.