US HB3400 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-4-1)
Status: Introduced on July 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-28 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 864.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Recreation Not Red-Tape Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to review the process for the issuance and renewal of special recreation permits, including for cross-jurisdictional trips, with respect to outfitters and guides. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall: (1) coordinate with states to allow the purchase of federal and state recreation passes at federal and state facilities in the same transaction, and (2) sell National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes, and make payment of entrance and standard amenity recreation fees available, through federal websites. Interior and USDA should work with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that service members and veterans have access to outdoor recreation and to outdoor-related volunteer and wellness programs. The Forest Service, BLM, and National Park Service may develop management plans for extending the recreation season or increasing recreation use during the offseason. The Forest Service and BLM shall evaluate land managers based on the achievement of applicable agency recreational and tourism goals. The Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Department of Transportation shall consider how land and water management decisions can enhance recreation opportunities and the recreation economy. The bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to establish the Ski Area Fee Retention Account. A specified portion of rental charges for ski area permits on a Forest Service unit shall be deposited in such account, and a specified portion of such amounts shall be available to such unit for ski area administration, improvements, and visitor services. The bill establishes a National Recreation Area System to be comprised of existing National Recreation Areas and new units designated after enactment of this bill. Interior and USDA shall: (1) develop initiatives to enhance private-sector volunteer programs, actively promote private-sector volunteer opportunities, and provide outreach and coordination to the private sector to carry out projects and programs for the stewardship of federal land; and (2) establish an interagency trail management plan under which federal land management agencies shall coordinate so that trails that cross jurisdictional boundaries between those agencies are uniformly managed and maintained.

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Title

Recreation Not Red-Tape Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-12-28HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 864.
2018-12-28HouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2018-12-28HouseCommittee on Transportation discharged.
2018-12-03HouseHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
2018-12-03HouseHouse Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
2018-12-03HouseCommittee on Armed Services discharged.
2018-12-03HouseCommittee on Agriculture discharged.
2018-12-03HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1063, Part I.
2018-04-18HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-04-18HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-04-18HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
2017-10-03HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-08-21HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2017-08-08HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2017-08-08HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2017-07-28HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
2017-07-27HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2017-07-26HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-07-26HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-07-26HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-07-26HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-07-26HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-07-26HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1633 (Same As) 2017-07-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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