---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 410aaa–79"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "410aaa–79"
heading: "Federal facilities fee equity"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/410aaa-79"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter LIX–Y — California Desert Lands Parks, Preserve, and Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas"
  - "Part D — Miscellaneous Provisions"
---

# §410aaa–79. Federal facilities fee equity

- (a) **Policy statement—** It is the intent of Congress that entrance, tourism or recreational use fees for use of [Federal lands](/usc/16/620e.md?p=2) and facilities not discriminate against any [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) or any region of the country.
- (b) **Fee study—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1), in cooperation with other affected agencies, shall prepare and submit a report by May 1, 1996 to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives, and any other relevant committees, which shall—
  - (1) identify all [Federal lands](/usc/16/620e.md?p=2) and facilities that provide recreational or tourism use; and
  - (2) analyze by [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) and region any fees charged for entrance, recreational or tourism use, if any, on [Federal lands](/usc/16/620e.md?p=2) or facilities in a [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) or region, individually and collectively.
- (c) **Recommendations—** Following completion of the report in [subsection (b)](#b), the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1), in cooperation with other affected agencies, shall prepare and submit a report by May 1, 1997 to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives, and any other relevant committees, which shall contain recommendations which the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) deems appropriate for implementing the congressional intent outlined in [subsection (a)](#a).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 103–433, title VII, § 709, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4500.)