COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JAMES A. HALEY, Florida, Chairman ROY A. TAYLOR, North Carolina PHILLIP BURTON, California ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin ROBERT G. STEPHENS, JR., Georgia ANTONIO BORJA WON PAT, Guam RON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands CRAIG HOSMER, California, Ranking JOE SKUBITZ, Kansas ROBERT E. BAUMAN, Maryland NOTE. The chairman of the full committee is an ex officio voting member of this subcommittee. The first listed minority member is counterpart to the subcommittee chairman. Hearings held: Text of: S. 2844. H.R. 11921.. CONTENTS H.R. 13913_. Report of the Department of the Interior___. Dellenback, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State Dickenson, Russell E., Deputy Director, National Park Service---- 117 Kelly, Brig. Gen. James L., Deputy Director, Civil Works, Office of the 142 Watt, James G., Director, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Department of the Interior__ Letters: Cleveland, Hon. James C., Member of Congress, to Hon. John R. Rarick, dated March 28, 1974--- 16 Curry, Richard C., Associate Director, legislation, National Park Service, to Hon. Don H. Clausen, dated April 26, 1974 (plus enclosure)_. NPS consideration of concessioner operated campgrounds (questions and answers). 125 126 NPS campground reservatisn system__ 127 Listing of parks and campgrounds proposed for reservation oper- 128 Daily camping fees charged by campground and park in 1973 130 News release, National Park Service, dated February 25, 1974__ Dickenson, Russell E., Deputy Director, National Park Service, to Mr. Lee McElvain, dated April 26, 1974__ 133 136 Evans, Brock, director, Washington Office, Sierra Club, to Hon. Roy 145 Forman, Robert N. L., executive director, International Federation of Recreational Vehicle Users, to Hon. James A. Haley, dated April 12, 1974__ 144 Hulett, Stanley W., for James G. Watt, Director, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, to Hon. Alan Steelman, dated May 3, 1974 (plus enclosure) 49 Golden Eagle and Golden Age Passport-rules and regulationsfrom the Federal Register, February 6, 1973Hutchins, Jerald N., area ranger, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, to Congressman John Dellenback, dated April 12, 1974__. 50 143 McElvain, Mr. Lee, General Counsel, House Committee on Interior and Nelson, Thomas C., Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service, to Hon. Alan Page Steelman, dated May 22, 1974 (with enclosure) RIM special-Number of campgrounds by National Forest from RIM basic address inventory as of June 30, 1978, development scale 2 through 5 only (table). Parish, John V., Jr., Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Executive Director of Civil Works, Department of the Army, to Mr. Lee McElvain, dated May 10, 1974 (plus enclosure) - Answers provided to questions asked by Congressman Jim Jones of General Kelly-- Peterson, R. Max, Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated April 25, 1974 (plus enclosures) 45 47 112 112 National Forest levels of outdoor recreation experience (table). Methods of fee collection at currently designated fee campgrounds-Region 8 (table). Region 9 (table)_. Picnic sites that would qualify for user fees under S. 2844 (table) Boating sites that would qualify for user fees under S. 2844 (table) Answers to questions raised during hearing on S. 2844.. Rarick, Hon. John R., Member of Congress, to Hon. Roy Taylor, dated April 4, 1974-- 82 84 85 85 86 86 86 16 Reed, Hon. Nathaniel, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, to Hon. 14 17 Regula, Hon. Ralph S., Member of Congress, to Mr. Ronald H. Walker, Steelman, Hon. Alan, Member of Congress, to Mr. Ronald H. Walker, Walker, Ronald H., Director, National Park Service, to Hon. Alan Concessioners furnishing accommodations and services for the CAMPGROUND FEE LEGISLATION MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1974 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 1324, Longworth House Office Building, the Hon. Roy A. Taylor (chairman of the subcommittee), presiding. Mr. TAYLOR. The Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation will come to order. The business before the subcommittee today is the consideration of further legislation relating to the collection of fees for special outdoor recreation facilities at various areas administered by Federal agencies. Now, we have before us today three bills, S. 2844, a bill that has been approved by the Senate; H.R. 11921, a bill by Congressman Talcott; and H.R. 13913, a bill by Congressman Dellenback. In the absence of objection copies of these bills, and copies of the Departmental report will be placed in the record at this point. [The bills and Departmental report are as follows:] (1) To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, as amended, to provide for collection of special recreation use fees at additional campgrounds, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 4 Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 789), as amended (16 U.S.C. 40016a), is further amended as follows; 5 6 7. 8 9 66 (a) The heading of the section is revised to read: "ADMISSION AND USE FEES; ESTABLISHMENT AND REGULATIONS". (b) The second sentence of section 4 (a) is amended to 10 read: "No admission fees of any kind shall be charged or I |