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16 U.S.C. 6802: Recreation fee authority

Created in 2004 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 6801, 16 U.S.C. 6807, 16 U.S.C. 8541, 16 U.S.C. 8542, 16 U.S.C. 8543.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2025Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act" or the "EXPLORE Act

2004Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005created it

16 U.S.C. 6802Recreation fee authority

(a)Authority of Secretary

(b)Basis for recreation fees

(c)Special considerations

(d)Limitations on recreation fees

(e)Entrance fee

(f)Standard amenity recreation fee

(g)Expanded amenity recreation fee

(h)Special recreation permits and fees

(i)Disclosure of recreation fees and use of recreation fees

(j)Online payments

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2025

Pub. L. 118–234, §311(b)(2), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 6803(d) of this title. (Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act" or the "EXPLORE Act) Law text · (b)
Pub. L. 118–234, §311(b)(1), made technical amendment to references in original act which appear in introductory provisions and two places in text of par. (1) and in text of par. (4) as references to this chapter. (Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act" or the "EXPLORE Act) Law text · (d), (4)
Pub. L. 118–234, §311(b)(3), added subsecs. (h) and (i) and struck out former subsec. (h). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (h) read as follows: "The Secretary may issue a special recreation permit, and charge a special recreation permit fee in connection with the issuance of … (Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act" or the "EXPLORE Act) Law text · (h), (i)
Pub. L. 118–234, §322(c), added subsec. (j). (Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act" or the "EXPLORE Act) Law text · (j)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.