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1 imposed for entrance into any other federally owned areas

2 which are operated and maintained by a Federal agency and

3 used for outdoor recreation purposes."

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(c) Subsection (a) (1) is revised to read:

"(1) For admission into any such designated area,

an annual admission permit (to be known as the Golden Eagle Passport) shall be available, for a fee of not more than $10. The permittee and any person accompanying him in a single, private, noncommercial vehicle, or alternatively, the permittee and his spouse, children, and parents accompanying him where entry to the area is by any means other than private, noncommercial vehicle, shall be entitled to general admission into any area designated pursuant to this subsection. The annual permit shall be valid during the calendar year for which the annual fee is paid. The annual permit shall not authorize any uses for which additional fees are charged pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section. The annual permit shall be nontransferable and the unlawful use thereof shall be punishable in accordance with regulations established pursuant

to subsection (e). The annual permit shall be available.

for purchase at any such designated area."

(d) Subsection (a) (2) is revised by deleting in the

first sentence "or who enter such an area by means other

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(e) Subsection (a) (4) is amended by revising the 2 first two sentences to read: "The Secretary of the Interior 3 and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish procedures 4 providing for the issuance of a lifetime admission permit 5 (to be known as the 'Golden Age Passport') to any citizen 6 of, or person domiciled in, the United States sixty-two years 7 of age or older applying for such permit. Such permit shall 8 be nontransferable, shall be issued without charge, and shall 9 entitle the permittee and any person accompanying him in a 10 single, private, noncommercial vehicle, or alternatively, the 11 permittee and his spouse and children accompanying him 12 where entry to the area is by any means other than private, 13 noncommercial vehicle, to general admission into any area 14 designated pursuant to this subsection."

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(f) In subsection (b) the first paragraph is revised to read:

"(b) RECREATION USE FEES.-Each Federal agency 18 developing, administering, providing or furnishing at Fed19 eral expense, specialized outdoor recreation sites, facilities, 20 equipment, or services shall, in accordance with this subsec21 tion and subsection (d) of this section, provide for the col22 lection of daily recreation use fees at the place of use or any 23 reasonably convenient location: Provided, That in no event 24 shall there be a charge by any such agency for the use, 25 either singly or in any combination, of drinking water, way

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1 side exhibits, roads, overlook sites, visitors' centers, scenic 2 drives, toilet facilities, picnic tables, or boat ramps: Pro3 vided, however, That a fee shall be charged in picnic areas 4 or at boat ramps for the use of specialized facilities or serv5 ices such as, but not limited to, electric or gas grills, and 6 mechanical or hydraulic boat lifts: Provided further, That 7 in no event shall there be a charge for the use of any camp8 ground not having the following-tent or trailer spaces, 9 drinking water, access road, refuse containers, toilet facilities, 10 and simple devices for containing a campfire (where camp11 fires are permitted). Any Golden Age Passport permittee 12 shall be entitled upon presentation of such permit to utilize 13 such special recreation facilities at a rate of 50 per centum 14 of the established use fee."

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(g) In subsection (b) paragraph "(1)" is deleted; 16 the paragraph designation "2" is redesignated as subsection 17 "(c) RECREATION PERMITS.-"; and subsequent subsec18 tions are redesignated accordingly.

19 (h) In new subsection (d) the second sentence is 20 revised to read: "Clear notice that a fee has been establishe 21 pursuant to this section shall be prominently posted each 22 area and at appropriate locations therein ? Jall be in23 cluded in publications distributed at su .eas." 24 (i) In new subsection (e) the first sentence is re25 vised to read: "In accordance with the provisions of this sec

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1 tion, the heads of appropriate departments and agencies may 2 prescribe rules and regulations for areas under their admin

3 istration for the collection of any fee established pursuant to 4 this section."

5 (j) In new subsection (f) the first sentence is revised 6 to read as follows:

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"(f) Except as otherwise provided by law or as may be 8 required by lawful contracts entered into prior to Septem9 ber 3, 1964, providing that revenues collected at particular 10 Federal areas shall be credited to specific purposes, all fees 11 which are collected by any Federal agency shall be covered 12 into a special account in the Treasury of the United States 13 to be administered in conjunction with, but separate from, 14 the revenues in the Land and Water Conservation Fund: 15 Provided, That the head of any Federal agency, under 16 such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate, may 17 contract with any public or private entity to provide visitor 18 reservation services; and any such contract may provide 19 that the contractor shall be permitted to deduct a commis20 sion to be fixed by the agency head from the amount charged 21 the public for providing such services and to remit the net 22 proceeds therefrom to the contracting agency."

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SEC. 2. Section 6 (e) (1) of title I of the Land and

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amended (16 U.S.C. 4601), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

"Whenever a State provides that the owner of a single

4 family residence may, at his option, elect to retain a right of

5 use and occupancy for not less than six months from the date

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of acquisition of such residence and such owner elects to re

tain such a right, such owner shall be deemed to have waived

g any benefits under sections 203, 204, 205, and 206 of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisi

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tion Policies Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1894) and for the pur11 poses of those sections such owner shall not be considered a 12 displaced person as defined in section 101 (6) of that Act.". SEC. 3. Section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation 13 14 Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 897), as amended (16 U.S.C. 15 4601-10a), is further amended by deleting in the first sen16 tence "section 6(a)(1)” and substituting "section 7(a) 17 (1)".

Passed the Senate March 29 (legislative day, March 28),

1974.

Attest:

FRANCIS R. VALEO,

Secretary.