16 U.S.C. § 6804a — Availability of Federal, State, and local

Page 2654 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) any passengers accompanying the student in a private, noncommercial vehicle; or ‘‘(II) not more than three adults accom- panying the student on bicycles; or ‘‘(ii) in the case of a per-person fee area, not more than three adults accompanying the stu- dent. ‘‘(B) TERM.—A pass described in subparagraph (A) shall be effective for a 12-month period that begins on a date determined by the Secretaries. ‘‘(C) PRESENCE OF A STUDENT IN GRADE FOUR RE- QUIRED.—A pass described in subparagraph (A) shall be effective only if the student to which the pass was issued is present at the point of entry to the applicable Federal land or water. ‘‘(3) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the pro- gram, the Secretaries— ‘‘(A) may collaborate with State Park systems that opt to implement a complementary Every Kid Outdoors State park pass; ‘‘(B) may coordinate with the Secretary of Edu- cation to implement the program; ‘‘(C) shall maintain a publicly available website with information about the program; ‘‘(D) may provide visitor services for the program; and ‘‘(E) may support approved partners of the Fed- eral land and waters by providing the partners with opportunities to participate in the program. ‘‘(4) REPORTS.—The Secretary, in coordination with each Secretary described in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of subsection (a)(3), shall prepare a com- prehensive report to Congress each year describing— ‘‘(A) the implementation of the program; ‘‘(B) the number and geographical distribution of students who participated in the program; and ‘‘(C) the number of passes described in paragraph (2)(A) that were distributed. ‘‘(5) SUNSET.—The authorities provided in this sec- tion, including the reporting requirement, shall ex- pire on September 30, 2031.’’ AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS PROGRAM Pub. L. 113–121, title I, § 1048, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1257, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary [of the Army] may participate in the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass program in the same manner as the National Park Service, the Bu- reau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation, including the provision of free annual passes to active duty military personnel and depend- ents.’’ § 6804a. Availability of Federal, State, and local recreation passes (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 recre- ation 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 Na- tional Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass under section 6804 of this title; and (B) any pass covering any fees charged by participating States and counties for en- trance 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 agree- ments with States and counties to coordinate the availability of passes as described in sub- section (a). (2) Revenue from pass sales Agreements between the Secretaries, States, and counties entered into pursuant to this sec- tion 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 occur- ring during the fiscal year. (Pub. L. 108–447, div. J, title VIII, § 805A, as added Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 321(a), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2909.) § 6805. Cooperative agreements (a) Fee management agreement Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, the Secretary may enter into a fee management agreement, including a contract, which may provide for a reasonable commission, reimburse- ment, or discount, with the following entities for the following purposes: