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16 U.S.C. § 6804a — Availability of Federal, State, and local recreation passes
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**(a) Establishment of program**
(1) **In general** — To improve the availability of Federal, State, and local outdoor recreation passes, the Secretaries are encouraged to coordinate with States and counties regarding the availability of Federal, State, and local recreation passes to allow a purchaser to buy a Federal recreation pass, State recreation pass, and local recreation pass in a single transaction.
(2) **Included passes** — Passes covered by the program established under paragraph (1) include—
(A) an America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass under [section 6804 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6804&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) any pass covering any fees charged by participating States and counties for entrance and recreational use of parks and public land in the participating States.
**(b) Agreements with States and counties**
(1) **In general** — The Secretaries, after consultation with the States and counties, may enter into agreements with States and counties to coordinate the availability of passes as described in subsection (a).
(2) **Revenue from pass sales** — Agreements between the Secretaries, States, and counties entered into pursuant to this section shall ensure that—
(A) funds from the sale of State or local passes are transferred to the appropriate State agency or county government;
(B) funds from the sale of Federal passes are transferred to the appropriate Federal agency; and
(C) fund transfers are completed by the end of a fiscal year for all pass sales occurring during the fiscal year.
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**(a) Establishment of program**
(1) **In general** — To improve the availability of Federal, State, and local outdoor recreation passes, the Secretaries are encouraged to coordinate with States and counties regarding the availability of Federal, State, and local recreation passes to allow a purchaser to buy a Federal recreation pass, State recreation pass, and local recreation pass in a single transaction.
(2) **Included passes** — Passes covered by the program established under paragraph (1) include—
(A) an America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass under [section 6804 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6804&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) any pass covering any fees charged by participating States and counties for entrance and recreational use of parks and public land in the participating States.
**(b) Agreements with States and counties**
(1) **In general** — The Secretaries, after consultation with the States and counties, may enter into agreements with States and counties to coordinate the availability of passes as described in subsection (a).
(2) **Revenue from pass sales** — Agreements between the Secretaries, States, and counties entered into pursuant to this section shall ensure that—
(A) funds from the sale of State or local passes are transferred to the appropriate State agency or county government;
(B) funds from the sale of Federal passes are transferred to the appropriate Federal agency; and
(C) fund transfers are completed by the end of a fiscal year for all pass sales occurring during the fiscal year.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass**
(1) **Availability and use** — The Secretaries shall establish, and may charge a fee for, an interagency national pass to be known as the “America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass”, which shall cover the entrance fee and standard amenity recreation fee for all Federal recreational lands and waters for which an entrance fee or a standard amenity recreation fee is charged.
(2) **Image competition for recreation pass** — The Secretaries shall hold an annual competition to select the image to be used on the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for a year. The competition shall be open to the public and used as a means to educate the American people about Federal recreational lands and waters.
(3) **Notice of establishment** — The Secretaries shall publish a notice in the Federal Register when the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is first established and available for purchase.
(4) **Duration** — The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of the issuance of the recreation pass to a passholder, except in the case of the age discount and lifetime passes issued under subsection (b).
(5) **Price** — The Secretaries shall establish the price at which the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass will be sold to the public.
(6) **Sales locations and marketing**
(A) *In general* — The Secretaries shall sell or otherwise make available the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass—
(i) at all Federal recreational lands and waters at which—
(I) an entrance fee or a standard amenity recreation fee is charged; and
(II) such
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 6804a
‘‘(3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘Secretaries’ means—
‘‘(A) the Secretary [of the Interior], acting
through—
‘‘(i) the Director of the National Park Service;
‘‘(ii) the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service;
‘‘(iii) the Director of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement; and
‘‘(iv) the Commissioner of Reclamation;
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through
the Chief of the Forest Service;
‘‘(C) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration; and
‘‘(D) the Secretary of the Army, acting through
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
Works.
‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the
several States, the District of Columbia, American
Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any
other territory or possession of the United States.
‘‘(5) STUDENT OR STUDENTS.—The term ‘student’ or
‘students’ means any fourth grader or home-schooled
learner 10 years of age residing in the United States,
including any territory or possession of the United
States.
‘‘(b) EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries shall jointly
establish a program, to be known as the ‘Every Kid
Outdoors program’, to provide free access to Federal
land and waters for students and accompanying indi-
viduals in accordance with this subsection.
‘‘(2) ANNUAL PASSES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a student, the
Secretaries shall issue a pass to the student, which
allows access to Federal lands and waters for which
access is subject to an entrance, standard amenity,
or day use fee, free of charge for the student and—
‘‘(i) in the case of a per-vehicle fee area—
‘‘(I) an
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