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.
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.
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.
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 and disability discounted passes issued under subsection (b).
The Secretaries shall establish the price at which the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass will be sold to the public.
The Secretary shall sell the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass at all Federal recreational lands and waters at which an entrance fee or a standard amenity recreation fee is charged and at such other locations as the Secretaries consider appropriate and feasible.
The Secretary may enter into fee management agreements as provided in section 6805 of this title.
The Secretaries shall take such actions as are appropriate to provide for the active marketing of the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.
The Secretaries shall issue guidelines on administration of the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, which shall include agreement on price, the distribution of revenues between the Federal land management agencies, the sharing of costs, benefits provided, marketing and design, adequate documentation for age and disability discounts under subsection (b), and the issuance of that recreation pass to volunteers. The Secretaries shall take into consideration all relevant visitor and sales data available in establishing the guidelines.
The Secretaries may enter into cooperative agreements with governmental and nongovernmental entities for the development and implementation of the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Program.
The Secretary may not establish any national recreation pass, except as provided in this section.
(A) The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available to any United States citizen or person domiciled in the United States who is 62 years of age or older, if the citizen or person provides adequate proof of such age and such citizenship or residency. The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass made available under this subsection shall be available-
(i) for a period of 12 months from the date of the issuance, at a cost of $20; and
(ii) for the lifetime of the passholder, at a cost equal to the cost of the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass purchased under subsection (a).
(B) The Secretary shall issue a pass under subparagraph (A)(ii), for no additional cost, to any individual who provides evidence, under policies and guidelines determined by the Secretary, that the individual has purchased a pass under subparagraph (A)(i) for each of the 4 years prior to being issued a pass under this subparagraph.
The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to the following:
(A) Any United States citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically determined to be permanently disabled, within the meaning of the term "disability" under section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102), if the citizen or person provides adequate proof of the disability and such citizenship or residency.
(B) Any veteran who has been found to have a service-connected disability under title 38.
The Secretary may establish and charge a fee for a site-specific pass that will cover the entrance fee or standard amenity recreation fee for particular Federal recreational lands and waters for a specified period not to exceed 12 months.
The Secretary may establish and charge a fee for a regional multientity pass that will be accepted by one or more Federal land management agencies or by one or more governmental or nongovernmental entities for a specified period not to exceed 12 months. To include a Federal land management agency or governmental or nongovernmental entity over which the Secretary does not have jurisdiction, the Secretary shall obtain the consent of the head of such agency or entity.
In order to establish a regional multientity pass under this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into a regional multientity pass agreement with all the participating agencies or entities on price, the distribution of revenues between participating agencies or entities, the sharing of costs, benefits provided, marketing and design, and the issuance of the pass to volunteers. The Secretary shall take into consideration all relevant visitor and sales data available when entering into this agreement.
The Secretary may provide for a discounted or free admission day or use of Federal recreational lands and waters.
A passport issued under section 100904 of title 54 or title VI of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (
A permit issued under section 100904 of title 54 that was valid on the day before December 8, 2004, shall be valid and remain in effect until expired, revoked, or suspended.
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Section 6805 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(6)(B), was in the original a reference to section 6, and was translated as meaning section 806 of title VIII of div. J of
The National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998, referred to in subsec. (f)(1), is
In subsec. (f), "section 100904 of title 54" substituted for "section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965" in two places on authority of
2020-Subsec. (b)(2).
2016-Subsec. (b)(1).
2014-Subsec. (f)(1).
"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(3)
"(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 Management; 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 Atmospheric Administration; and
"(D) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
"(4)
"(5)
"(b)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A)
"(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 accompanying the student on bicycles; or
"(ii) in the case of a per-person fee area, not more than three adults accompanying the student.
"(B)
"(C)
"(3)
"(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 Education 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 Federal land and waters by providing the partners with opportunities to participate in the program.
"(4)
"(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)