16 USC 460 - Recreational user fees

1 See References in Text note below.

of this title, the Secretary of the Army is authorized, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), to establish and collect fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, including campsites, swimming beaches, and boat launching ramps but excluding a site or facility which includes only a boat launch ramp and a courtesy dock.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Subsections (span) and (i) of section 460l–6a of this title, referred to in subsec. (span)(1), (4), were repealed, except for par. (1)(C) of subsec. (i), by Puspan. L. 108–447, div. J, title VIII, § 813(a), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3390, as amended by Puspan. L. 109–54, title I, § 132(a), Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 526. Subsec. (i)(1)(C) of section 460l–6a of this title was repealed and restated as section 100904(a) of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs, by Puspan. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3272.

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 104–303 inserted before period at end “and, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall be used for the purposes specified in section 460l–6a(i)(3) of this title at the water resources development project at which the fees were collected”.

1993—Puspan. L. 103–66 inserted section catchline, struck out second sentence, designated remaining text as subsec. (a) and inserted span, and added subsec. (span). Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: “User fees at these lakes and reservoirs shall be collected by officers and employees of the United States only from users of highly developed facilities requiring continuous presence of personnel for maintenance and supervision of the facilities, and shall not be collected for access to or use of water areas, undeveloped or lightly developed shoreland, picnic grounds, overlook sites, scenic drives, or boat launching ramps where no mechanical or hydraulic equipment is provided.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Alternative to Annual Passes

Section 208(c) of Puspan. L. 104–303, as amended by Puspan. L. 106–53, title II, § 218, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 294, provided that:

“(1)In general.—The Secretary shall evaluate the feasibility of implementing an alternative to the $25 annual pass that the Secretary currently offers to users of recreation facilities at water resources projects of the Corps of Engineers.

“(2)Annual pass.—The evaluation under paragraph (1) shall include the establishment on a test basis of an annual pass that costs $10 or less for the use of recreation facilities, including facilities at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania.

“(3)Report.—Not later than December 31, 1999, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the evaluation carried out under this subsection, together with recommendations concerning whether annual passes for individual projects should be offered on a nationwide basis.

“(4)Expiration of authority.—The authority to establish an annual pass under paragraph (2) shall expire on the [sic] December 31, 2003.”