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16 U.S.C. § 8545 — Permit administration
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**(a) Permit availability**
(1) **Notifications of permit availability**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in an area of Federal recreational lands and waters in which use by recreation service providers is allocated, if the Secretary concerned determines that visitor-use days are available for allocation to recreation service providers or holders of a commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding, the Secretary concerned shall publish that information on the website of the agency that administers the applicable area of Federal recreational lands and waters.
(B) *Effect* — Nothing in this paragraph—
(i) applies to—
(I) the reissuance of an existing special recreation permit or commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding; or
(II) the issuance of a new special recreation permit or new commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding issued to the purchaser of—
(aa) a recreation service provider that is the holder of an existing special recreation permit; or
(bb) a holder of an existing commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding; or
(ii) creates a prerequisite to the issuance of a special recreation permit or commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding or otherwise limits the authority of the Secretary concerned—
(I) to issue a new special recreation permit or new commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding; or
(II) to add a new or additional use to an existing special recreation permit or an existing commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding.
(2) **Updates** — The Secretary concerned shall ensure that information published on the website under this subsection is consistently updated to provide current and
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**(a) Permit availability**
(1) **Notifications of permit availability**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in an area of Federal recreational lands and waters in which use by recreation service providers is allocated, if the Secretary concerned determines that visitor-use days are available for allocation to recreation service providers or holders of a commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding, the Secretary concerned shall publish that information on the website of the agency that administers the applicable area of Federal recreational lands and waters.
(B) *Effect* — Nothing in this paragraph—
(i) applies to—
(I) the reissuance of an existing special recreation permit or commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding; or
(II) the issuance of a new special recreation permit or new commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding issued to the purchaser of—
(aa) a recreation service provider that is the holder of an existing special recreation permit; or
(bb) a holder of an existing commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding; or
(ii) creates a prerequisite to the issuance of a special recreation permit or commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding or otherwise limits the authority of the Secretary concerned—
(I) to issue a new special recreation permit or new commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding; or
(II) to add a new or additional use to an existing special recreation permit or an existing commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding.
(2) **Updates** — The Secretary concerned shall ensure that information published on the website under this subsection is consistently updated to provide current and correct information to the public.
(3) **Electronic mail notifications** — The Secretary concerned shall establish a system by which potential applicants for special recreation permits or commercial use authorizations for outfitting and guiding may subscribe to receive notification by electronic mail of the availability of special recreation permits under [section 6802(h)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6802/h/1&num=0&edition=prelim) (as amended by this title) or commercial use authorizations for outfitting and guiding.
**(b) Permit application or proposal acknowledgment** Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned receives a completed application or a complete proposal for a special recreation permit under [section 6802(h)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6802/h/1&num=0&edition=prelim) (as amended by this title), the Secretary concerned shall—
(1) provide to the applicant notice acknowledging receipt of the application or proposal; and
(2)
(A) issue a final decision with respect to the application or proposal; or
(B) provide to the applicant notice of a projected date for a final decision on the application or proposal.
**(c) Effect** Nothing in this section applies to a concession contract issued by the National Park Service for the provision of accommodations, facilities, or services.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Entrance fee** — The term “entrance fee” means the recreation fee authorized to be charged to enter onto lands managed by the National Park Service or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(2) **Expanded amenity recreation fee** — The term “expanded amenity recreation fee” means the recreation fee authorized by [section 6802(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6802/g&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Federal land management agency** — The term “Federal land management agency” means the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Forest Service.
(4) **Federal recreational lands and waters** — The term “Federal recreational lands and waters” means lands or waters managed by a Federal land management agency.
(5) **National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass** — The term “National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass” means the interagency national pass authorized by [section 6804 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6804&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Passholder** — The term “passholder” means the person who is issued a recreation pass.
(7) **Recreation fee** — The term “recreation fee” means an entrance fee, standard amenity recreation fee, expanded amenity recreation fee, or special recreation permit fee.
(8) **Recreation pass** — The term “recreation pass” means the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass or one of the other recreation passes available as authorized by [section 6804 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6804&num=0&edition=prelim).
(9) **Recreation se
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**(a) Monitoring** The Secretary concerned shall monitor each recreation service provider issued a special recreation permit for compliance with the terms of the permit—
(1) not less than annually or as frequently as needed (as determined by the Secretary concerned), in the case of a temporary special recreation permit for outfitting and guiding issued under [section 8545 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section8545&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) not less than once every 2 years or as frequently as needed (as determined by the Secretary concerned), in the case of a special recreation permit described in paragraph (13)(A)(iv)(I) of [section 6801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6801&num=0&edition=prelim) (as amended by this title) that is issued for a term of not more than 10 years.
**(b) Use-of-allocation reviews**
(1) **In general** — If the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, or the Secretary, as applicable, allocates visitor-use days among special recreation permits for outfitting and guiding, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall, and the Secretary may, review the use by the recreation service provider of the visitor-use days allocated under a long-term special recreation permit described in paragraph (13)(A)(iv)(I) of [section 6801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6801&num=0&edition=prelim) (as amended by this title), once every 5 years.
(2) **Requirements of the review** — In conducting a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall determine—
(A) the number of visitor-use days that the recreation
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 8203
(E) 1 shall be a representative of the Asso-
ciation of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;
(F) 4 shall be representatives of State
agencies, 1 of whom shall be nominated by a
regional association of fish and wildlife
agencies from each of the Northeast, South-
east, Midwest, and Western regions of the
United States;
(G) 2 shall be representatives of Indian
Tribes, of whom—
(i) 1 shall be a representative of Indian
Tribes in the State of Alaska; and
(ii) 1 shall be a representative of Indian
Tribes in States other than the State of
Alaska;
(H) 2 shall be representatives of—
(i) the Regional Fishery Management
Councils established by section 1852(a)(1)
of this title; or
(ii) the Marine Fisheries Commissions;
(I) 1 shall be a representative of the Sport
Fishing and Boating Partnership Council;
(J) 7 shall be representatives selected from
at least one from each of the following:
(i) the recreational sportfishing indus-
try;
(ii) the commercial fishing industry;
(iii) marine recreational anglers;
(iv) freshwater recreational anglers;
(v) habitat conservation organizations;
and
(vi) science-based fishery organizations;
(K) 1 shall be a representative of a na-
tional private landowner organization;
(L) 1 shall be a representative of an agri-
cultural production organization;
(M) 1 shall be a representative of local gov-
ernment interests involved in fish habitat
restoration;
(N) 2 shall be representatives from dif-
ferent sectors of corporate industries, which
may include—
(i) natural resource commodity inter-
ests, such as petroleum or mineral extrac-
tion;
(ii) natural resource user industries; and
(iii) industries with an interest in fish
and fish habitat conservation; and
(O) 1 shall be an individual in a lead
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