---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 6806"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "6806"
heading: "Special account and distribution of fees and revenues"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/6806"
units:
  - "Chapter 87 — Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement"
---

# §6806. Special account and distribution of fees and revenues

- (a) **Special account—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/6801.md?p=11) of the Treasury shall establish a [special account](/usc/16/6801.md?p=12) in the Treasury for each [Federal land management agency](/usc/16/6801.md?p=3).
- (b) **Deposits—** Subject to subsections [(c)](#c), [(d)](#d), and [(e)](#e), revenues collected by each [Federal land management agency](/usc/16/6801.md?p=3) under this chapter shall—
  - (1) be deposited in its [special account](/usc/16/6801.md?p=12); and
  - (2) remain available for expenditure, without further appropriation, until expended.
- (c) **Distribution of recreation fees and single-site agency pass revenues—**
  - (1) **Local distribution of funds—**
    - (A) **Retention of revenues—** Not less than 80 percent of the [recreation fees](/usc/16/6801.md?p=7) and site-specific agency pass revenues collected at a specific [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) or [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) of a [Federal land management agency](/usc/16/6801.md?p=3) shall remain available for expenditure, without further appropriation, until expended at that [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) or [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A).
    - (B) **Reduction—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/6801.md?p=11) may reduce the percentage allocation otherwise applicable under [subparagraph (A)](#c-1-A) to a [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) or [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) of a [Federal land management agency](/usc/16/6801.md?p=3), but not below 60 percent, for a fiscal year if the [Secretary](/usc/16/6801.md?p=11) determines that the revenues collected at the [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) or [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) exceed the reasonable needs of the [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) or [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) for which expenditures may be made for that fiscal year.
  - (2) **Agency-wide distribution of funds—** The balance of the [recreation fees](/usc/16/6801.md?p=7) and site-specific agency pass revenues collected at a specific [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) or [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) of a [Federal land](/usc/16/3102.md?p=2) management and not distributed in accordance with [paragraph (1)](#c-1) shall remain available to that [Federal land management agency](/usc/16/6801.md?p=3) for expenditure on an agency-wide basis, without further appropriation, until expended.
  - (3) **Other amounts—** Other amounts collected at other locations, including [recreation fees](/usc/16/6801.md?p=7) collected by other entities or for a reservation service, shall remain available, without further appropriation, until expended in accordance with guidelines established by the [Secretary](/usc/16/6801.md?p=11).
- (d) **Distribution of National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass revenues—** Revenues collected from the sale of the [National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass](/usc/16/6801.md?p=5) shall be deposited in the [special accounts](/usc/16/6801.md?p=12) established for the [Federal land management agencies](/usc/16/6801.md?p=3) in accordance with the guidelines issued under [section 6804(a)(7) of this title](/usc/16/6804.md?p=a-7).
- (e) **Distribution of regional multientity pass revenues—** Revenues collected from the sale of a regional multientity pass authorized under [section 6804(d) of this title](/usc/16/6804.md?p=d) shall be deposited in each participating [Federal land management agency](/usc/16/6801.md?p=3)’s [special account](/usc/16/6801.md?p=12) in accordance with the terms of the region multientity pass agreement for the regional multientity pass.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 108–447, div. J, title VIII, § 807, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3388.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, and was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title VIII of div. J of Pub. L. 108–447, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3377, known as the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of title VIII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6801 of this title and Tables.

Section 6804 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (d) and (e), was in the original a reference to section 5, and was translated as meaning section 805 of title VIII of div. J of Pub. L. 108–447, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.