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of law that permits States or political subdivisions 

 to share in the revenues from Federal lands or any 

 provision of law that provides that any fees or 

 charges collected at particular Federal areas shall 

 be used for or credited to specific purposes or special 

 funds as authorized by that provision of law. 



(h) Annual reports to Congress. 



Periodic reports indicating the number and loca- 

 tion of fee collection areas, the number and location 

 of potential fee collection areas, capacity and visita- 

 tion information, the fees collected, and other 

 pertinent dr-ta. she'll b'^ roo'dinsted and compiled by 

 '■le Bu'.'C'iu ./i OuTdaor Re^'re.'.iion and tranc-n'itted 

 to the Committees on Interior and Insalar Affairs 

 of the Unitrd States House of Representatives and 

 United States Senate. Such reports, which shall be 

 tran.smitted no Ifter than March 31 annually, shall 

 include any recommendations which the Bureau may 

 have with respect to improving this aspect of the 

 land and water conservation fund program. (Pub. 

 L. 88-578. title I. § 4. as added Pub. L. 92-347. § 2, 

 July 11, 1972, 86 Stat. 459, and amended Pub. L. 

 93-81, §? 1, 2, Aug, 1, 1973. 87 Stat. 178, 179; Pub. L. 

 93-303, § 1. June 7. 1974, 88 Stat. 192.) 

 Amendments 



1974 — Subsec. (a). Pub L. 93-303, §l(b). Inserted 

 "which are operated and maintained by a Federal agency 

 and" following "areas." 



Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 93-303, §l(c>, among other 

 changes, substituted "The permittee" for "Any person 

 purchasing the annual permit". Inserted provisions au- 

 thorizing the permittee and his spouse, children, and 

 parents accompanying him to enter an area where entry 

 is by any means other than private, noncommercial ve- 

 hicles, changed provisions which relate to the purchase 

 of the annual permit to allow its sale at any designated 

 area instead of through the ofRces of the Secretary of the 

 Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, through all post 

 offices of the first- and second-class, and at such other 

 offices as the Postmaster General directed, and eliminated 

 provisions which empowered the Secretary of the Interior 

 to transfer to the Postal Service from the permit receipts 

 suoh func s as are adequate to reimburse the Postal Serv- 

 ice for the cost of the service. 



Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 93-303, §l(d), eliminated "or 

 who enter such an area by means other than by private, 

 noncommercial vehicle" which followed "annual permit" 

 in the first. sente:ice. See subsec. (a) (1) of this section. 



Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 93-303, §l(e). substituted "a 

 lifetime admission permit" for "an annual entrance per- 

 mit", limited the issuance of this permit to citizens of, 

 or persons domiciled in the United States, and Inserted 

 provisions to allow the permittee and his spouse and 

 children accompanying him to enter an area which entry 

 is by any means other than private, noncommercial 

 vehicle. 



Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-303, § 1 (f), (g), among other 

 changes, substituted "daily recreation use fee" for "spe- 

 cial recreation use fees", authorized a fee for boat launch- 

 ing facilities where specialized facilities or services such 

 as mechanical or hydraulic boat lifts or facilities are 

 provided, required the Corps of Engineers to provide at 

 least one primitive campground where no charge shall be 

 imposed at each lake or reservoir under its Jurisdiction, 

 incorporated provisions formerly in subsec. (b)(1) allow- 

 ing any Golden Age Passport permittee to utilize the 

 recreation facilities at a rate of 50 per centum of the 

 established use fee, eliminated the remainder of former 

 subsec. (b)(1) which related to determination of dally 

 use fees tor overnight occupancy, and redesignated former 

 subsec. (b)(2) as (c). 



Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-303, § 1(g), redesignated former 

 subsec. (b)(2) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated 

 (d). 



Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93-303, §1 (g), (h), redesignated 

 former subsec. (c) as (d), and substituted therein "a fee 

 has been established pursuant to this section" for "an 

 admission fee or special recreation use fee has been 

 established." 



Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93-303, §l(g). (1). redesignated 

 former subsec. (d) as (e). and substituted therein "col- 

 lection of any fee established pursuant to this section" 

 for "collection of any entrance fee and/or special recrea- 

 tion use fee, as the case may be." 



Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 93-303, §l(g), (J), redesignated 

 former subsec. (e) as (f). and inserted provisions therein 

 empowering the head of any Federal agency to contract 

 with any public or private entity to provide visitor reser- 

 vation services. 



Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 93-303, § 1(g), redesignated 

 former subsecs. (f) and (g) as (g) and (h), respectively. 



1973— Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 93-81. §2, added the 

 definition of "single visit". 



Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-81, § 1, added in the opening 

 paragraph the proviso that there shall be no charge for 

 the day use or recreational use of facilities such as pic- 

 nic areas, boat ramps, where no mechanical or hydraulic 

 equipment is provided, drinking water, wayside exhibits, 

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

 and. toilet facilities and that no fee be charged for access 

 to or use of campground not having flush restrooms, 

 showers, access and circulatory roads, sanitary disposal 

 stations, visitor protection control, designated tent or 

 trailer spaces, refuse containers and potable water. 



§460i-7. Allocation of land and water conservation 

 fund for State and Federal purposes. 

 There shall be submitted with the armual budget 

 of the United States a comprehensive statement of 

 estimated requirements during the ensuing fiscal 

 year for appropriations from the fund. Not less 

 than 40 per centum of such appropriations shall 

 be available for Federal purposes. (Pub. L. 88-578, 

 title I. § 4. Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 

 900; Pub. L. 90-401, § 3. July 15. 1968, 82 Stat. 355; 

 Pub. L. 94-422. § 101(2). Sept. 28, 1976. 90 Stat. 

 1314.) 



Amendments 



1976 — Pub. L. 94-422 substantially revised this section. 



1968 — Subsec. (b) . Pub. L. 90-401 substituted "until the 

 end of fiscal year 1969" for "for a total of eight years" in 

 the provision spelling out the term during which the 

 advance appropriations are authorized from moneys in 

 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated in amounts 

 averaging not more than $60,000,000 for each fiscal year. 



§ 4G0/-8. Financial assistance to States. 



(a) Authority of Secretary of Interior; payments to 

 carry out purposes of land and water conservation 

 provisions. 



The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred 

 to as the "Secretary") is authorized to provide fi- 

 nancial assistance to the States from moneys avail- 

 able for State purposes. Payments may be made to 

 the States by the Secretary as hereafter provided, 

 subject to such terms and conditions as he considers 

 appropriate and in the public interest to carry out 

 the purposes of sections 460Z-4 to 460J-11 of this ti- 

 tle, for outdoor recreation: (1) planning, (2) acquisi- 

 tion of land, waters, or interests in land or waters, 

 or (3) development. 



