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RESERVE Federal Land Act

Introduced: June 4, 2024 Introduced by: Padilla, Alex Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Dec 20, 2024
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Dec 20, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 20, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7218; text: CR S7218-7219)
Dec 19, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 12, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-394.
Jun 4, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 4, 2024
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Review and Evaluation of Strategies for Equitable Reservations for Visitor Experiences Federal Land Act or the RESERVE Federal Land Act

This bill requires the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to jointly enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of federal reservation systems used to book or permit recreational activities on federal land.  

Under the bill, federal land generally includes National Forest System land, units of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System, sites administered by the Bureau of Reclamation or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other land owned by the United States and administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Federal reservation systems are platforms used by managers of federal land to manage the quantity, type, distribution, and timing of recreational activities, including permitting, pricing, and lottery systems. 

The study must review the history of federal reservation systems, including a review of the considerations that led to the establishment of such systems, iterations of such systems over time, and visitor feedback. The study must also address

  • the benefits and challenges of implementing federal reservation systems to achieve management goals for federal land,
  • the availability of data on the demand for recreation on federal land,
  • how fees have been collected over time to meet agency needs, and
  • how federal reservation systems can be improved to reduce missed reservations and increase use in periods of high demand.
What's happening now December 20, 2024

Held at the desk.

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