Pub. L. 118-234, tit. III, subtit. A, sec. 322 (as amended)
ONLINE PURCHASES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A DIGITAL VERSION OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL—THE NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASSES.
SEC. 322. ONLINE PURCHASES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A DIGITAL VERSION OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL—THE NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASSES.
(a) Online Purchases of America the Beautiful-The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.—Section 805(a)(6) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
“(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 sales or distribution of the Pass is feasible;
“(ii) at such other locations as the Secretaries consider appropriate and feasible; and
“(iii) through a prominent link to a centralized pass sale system on the website of each of the Federal land management agencies and the websites of the relevant units and subunits of those agencies, which shall include information about where and when a National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass may be used.”
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(b) Digital Version of the America the Beautiful.—Section 805(a) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6804(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(10) Digital recreation passes.—Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretaries shall—
“(A) establish a digital version of the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass that is able to be stored on a mobile device, including with respect to free and discounted passes; and
“(B) upon completion of a transaction for a National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, make immediately available to the passholder a digital version of the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass established under subparagraph (A).”
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(c) Entrance Pass and Amenity Fees.—Section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) (as
amended by this title) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(j) Online Payments.—
“(1) In general.—In addition to providing onsite payment methods, the Secretaries may collect payment online for—
“(A) entrance fees under subsection (e);
“(B) standard amenity recreation fees under subsection (f);
“(C) expanded amenity recreation fees under subsection (g); and
“(D) special recreation permit fees.
“(2) Distribution of online payments.—An online payment collected under paragraph (1) that is associated with a specific unit or area of a Federal land management agency shall be distributed in accordance with section 805(c).”
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