Pub. L. 103-66, tit. V, sec. 5001
RECREATIONAL USER FEES.
SEC. 5001. RECREATIONAL USER FEES. (a) In General.— Section 210 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3) is amended— (1) by striking “Sec. 210. No entrance” and inserting the following: “SEC. 210. RECREATIONAL USER FEES. “(a) Prohibition on Admissions Fees.— No entrance”; (2) by striking the second sentence; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) Fees for Use of Developed Recreation Sites and Facilities.— “(1) Establishment and collection.— Notwithstanding section 4(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–6a(b)), the Secretary of the Army is authorized, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), to establish and collect fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, including campsites, swimming beaches, and boat launching ramps but excluding a site or facility which includes only a boat launch ramp and a courtesy dock. “(2) Exemption of certain facilities.— The Secretary shall not establish or collect fees under this subsection for the use or provision of drinking water, wayside exhibits, roads, scenic drives, overlook sites, picnic tables, toilet facilities, sur-107 STAT. 379face water areas, undeveloped or lightly developed shoreland, or general visitor information. “(3) Per vehicle limit.— The fee under this subsection for use of a site or facility (other than an overnight camping site or facility or any other site or facility at which a fee is charged for use of the site or facility as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph) for persons entering the site or facility by private, noncommercial vehicle transporting not more than 8 persons (including the driver) shall not exceed $3 per day per vehicle. Such maximum amount may be adjusted annually by the Secretary for changes in the Consumer Price Index of All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. “(4) Deposit into treasury account.— All fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Treasury account for the Corps of Engineers established by section 4(i) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–6a(i)) (b) Conforming Amendment for Campsites.— Section 4(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–6a(b)) is amended by striking the next to the last sentence.