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That for no more than three years after the date of 

 enactment of this Act, visitors to the United States 

 will be granted entrance, without charge, to any 

 designated admission fee area upon presentation of 

 a valid passport. 



(b) Recreation use fees; collection; campgrounds at 

 lakes or reservoirs under jurisdiction of Corps 

 of Engineers; fees for Golden Age Passport per- 

 mittees. 

 Each Federal agency developing, administering, 

 providing or furnishing at Federal expense, special- 

 ized outdoor recreation sites, facilities, equipment, 

 or services shall, in accordance with this subsection 

 and subsection (d) of this section, provide for the 

 collection of daily recreation use fees at the place 

 of use or any reasonably convenient location: Pro- 

 vided, That in no event shall there be a charge by 

 any such agency for the use, either singly or In any 

 combination, of drinking water, wayside exhibits, 

 roads, overlook sites, visitors' centers, scenic drives, 

 toilet facilities, picnic tables, or boat ramps: Pro- 

 vided, however, That a fee shall be charged for boat 

 launching facilities only where specialized facilities 

 or services such as mechanical or hydraulic boat 

 lifts or facilities are provided: And provided further. 

 That in no event shall there be a charge for the use 

 of any campground not having the following — tent 

 or trailer spaces, drinking water, access road, refuse . 

 containers, toilet facilities, personal collection of the 

 fee by an employee or agent of the Federal agency 

 operating the facility, reasonable visitor protection, 

 and simple devices for containing a campfire (where 

 campfires are permitted). At each lake or reservoir 

 under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers, 

 United States Army, where camping is permitted, 

 such agency shall provide at least one primitive 

 campground, containing designated campsites, sani- 

 tary facilities, and vehicular access, where no charge 

 shall be imposed. Any Golden Age Passport per- 

 mittee shall be entitled upon presentation of such 

 r>ermit to utilize such special recreation facilities at 

 a rate of 50 per centum of the established use fee. 



(c) Special recreation permits. 



Special recreation permits for uses such as gi'oup 

 activities, recreation events, motorized recreation 

 vehicles, and other specialized recreation uses may 

 be issued in accordance with procedures and at fees 

 established by the agency involved. 



(d) Criteria, posting and uniformity of fees. 



All fees established pursuant to this section shall 

 be fair and equitable, taking into consideration the 

 direct and indirect cost to the Government, the bene- 

 fits to the recipient, the public policy or interest 

 served, the comparable recreation fees charged by 

 non-Federal public agencies, the economic and ad- 

 ministrative feasibility of fee collection and other 

 pertinent factors. 



Clear notice that a fee has been established pur- 

 suant to this section shall be prominently posted at 

 each area and at appropriate locations therein and 

 shall be included in publications distributed at such 

 areas. It is the Intent of sections 460i-4 to 460Z-11 of 

 this title that comparable fees should be charged by 



the several Federal agencies for comparable services 

 and facilities. 



(e) Rules and regulations; establishment; enforce- 

 ment powers; penalty for violations. 



In accordance with the provisions of this section, 

 the heads of appropriate departments and agencies 

 may prescribe rules and reg\ilations for areas imder 

 their administration for the collection of any fee 

 established pursuant to this section. Persons au- 

 thorized by the heads of such Federal agencies to 

 enforce any such ruJes or regi'Jations i.ssued under 

 thLs subseeiion may. witiiin m-eat; unde'- tiie admiri- 

 Istration or authority of such agency head and with 

 or, if the offense is committed in his presence, with- 

 out a warrant, arrest any person who violates such 

 rules and regulations. Any person so arrested may 

 be tried and sentenced by the United States magis- 

 trate specifically designated for that purpose by the 

 court by which he was appointed, in the same man- 

 ner and subiect to the same conditions as provided 

 in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 3401 

 of Title 18. Any violations of the rules and regula- 

 tions issued under this subsection shall be punish- 

 able by a fine of not more than $100. 



(f) Disposition of fees; contracts with public or pri- 

 vate entities for visitor reservation services. 



Except as otherwise provided by law or as may be 

 required by lawful contracts entered Into prior to 

 September 3, 1964, providing that revenues collected 

 at particular Federal areas shall be credited to 

 specific purposes, all fees which are collected by any 

 Federal agency shall be covered Into a special ac- 

 count in tlie Treasury of the United States to be 

 administered in conjunction with, but separate from, 

 the revenues in the Land and Water Conservation 

 Fund: Provided, That the head of any Federal 

 agency, under such terms and conditions as he 

 deems appropriate, may contract with any public or 

 private entity to provide visitor reservation services ; 

 and any such contract may provide that the con- 

 tractor shall be permitted to deduct a commission to 

 be fixed by the agency head from the amount 

 charged the public for providing such services and to 

 remit the net proceeds therefrom to the contracting 

 agency. Revenues in the special account shall be 

 available for appropriation, without prejudice to ap- 

 propriations from other sources for the same pur- 

 poses, for any authorized outdoor recreation function 

 of the agency by which the fees were collected: 

 Provided, however. That not more than forty per 

 centum of the amount so credited may be appro- 

 priated during the five fiscal years following the 

 enactment of this Act for the enhancement of the 

 fee collection system established by this section, in- 

 cluding the promotion and enforcement thereof. 



(g) Federal and State Laws unaffected. 



Nothing in sections 460Z-4 to 460Z-11 of this title 

 shall authorize Federal hunting or fishing licenses 

 or fees or charges for commercial or other activities 

 not related to recreation, nor shall it affect any rights 

 or authority of the States with respect to fish and 

 wildlife, nor shall it repeal or modify any provision 



