HR 4386 — America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act

changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, and existing law in which no 
change is proposed is shown in roman):

 FEDERAL LANDS RECREATION ENHANCEMENT ACT

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 DIVISION J--OTHER MATTERS

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 TITLE VIII--FEDERAL LANDS RECREATION ENHANCEMENT 
 ACT

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SEC. 805. RECREATION PASSES.

 (a) America the Beautiful--the National Parks and Federal 
Recreational Lands Pass.--
 (1) Availability and use.--The Secretaries shall 
 establish, and may charge a fee for, an interagency 
 national pass to be known as the ``America the 
 Beautiful--the National Parks and Federal Recreational 
 Lands Pass'', which shall cover the entrance fee and 
 standard amenity recreation fee for all Federal 
 recreational lands and waters for which an entrance fee 
 or a standard amenity recreation fee is charged.
 (2) Image competition for recreation pass.--The 
 Secretaries shall hold an annual competition to select 
 the image to be used on the National Parks and Federal 
 Recreational Lands Pass for a year. The competition 
 shall be open to the public and used as a means to 
 educate the American people about Federal recreational 
 lands and waters.
 (3) Notice of establishment.--The Secretaries shall 
 publish a notice in the Federal Register when the 
 National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is 
 first established and available for purchase.
 (4) Duration.--The National Parks and Federal 
 Recreational Lands Pass shall be valid for a period of 
 12 months from the date of the issuance of the 
 recreation pass to a passholder, except in the case of 
 the age discount and lifetime passes issued under 
 subsection (b).
 (5) Price.--The Secretaries shall establish the price 
 at which the National Parks and Federal Recreational 
 Lands Pass will be sold to the public.
 (6) Sales locations and marketing.--
 (A) In general.--The Secretaries shall sell 
 or otherwise make available the National Parks 
 and Federal Recreational Lands Pass--
 (i) at all Federal recreational lands 
 and waters at which--
 (I) an entrance fee or a 
 standard amenity recreation fee 
 is charged; and
 (II) such sales or 
 distribution of the Pass is 
 feasible;
 (ii) at such other locations as the 
 Secretaries consider appropriate and 
 feasible; and
 (iii) through a prominent link to a 
 centralized pass sale system on the 
 website of each of the Federal land 
 management agencies and the websites of 
 the relevant units and subunits of 
 those agencies, which shall include 
 information about where and when a 
 National Parks and Federal Recreational 
 Lands Pass may be used.
 (B) Use of vendors.--The Secretary may enter 
 into fee management agreements as provided in 
 section 6.
 (C) Marketing.--The Secretaries shall take 
 such actions as are appropriate to provide for 
 the active marketing of the National Parks and 
 Federal Recreational Lands Pass.
 (7) Administrative guidelines.--[The Secretaries 
 shall issue guidelines]
 (A) In general._The Secretaries shall issue 
 guidelines on administration of the National 
 Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, 
 which shall include agreement on price, the 
 distribution of revenues between the Federal 
 land management agencies, the sharing of costs, 
 benefits provided, marketing and design, 
 adequate documentation for discounts under 
 subsection (b), and the issuance of that 
 recreation pass to volunteers. The Secretaries 
 shall take into consideration all relevant 
 visitor and sales data available in 
 establishing the guidelines.
 (B) Vehicles.--For purposes of this 
 paragraph, where a National Parks and Federal 
 Recreational Lands Pass is used for access to 
 Federal recreational lands and waters on a per-
 vehicle fee basis, such Pass shall cover the 
 entrance fee and standard amenity recreation 
 fee--
 (i) for the passholder and any 
 passengers accompanying the passholder 
 in a single private, noncommercial 
 vehicle; or
 (ii) if the passholder is entering by 
 motorcyle--
 (I) the passholder and any 
 passengers on the motorcyle; 
 and
 (II) one additional 
 motorcycle, including 
 passengers, accompanying the 
 passholder.
 (8) Development and implementation agreements.--The 
 Secretaries may enter into cooperative agreements with 
 governmental and nongovernmental entities for the 
 development and implementation of the National Parks 
 and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Program.
 (9) Prohibition on other national recreation 
 passes.--The Secretary may not establish any national 
 recreation pass, except as provided in this section.
 (10) Digital recreation passes.--Not later than 
 January 1, 2026, the Secretaries shall--
 (A) establish a digital version of the 
 National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands 
 Pass that is able to be stored on a mobile 
 device, including with respect to free and 
 discounted passes; and
 (B) upon completion of a transaction for a 
 National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands 
 Pass, make immediately available to the 
 passholder a digital version of the National 
 Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
 established under subparagraph (A).
 (b) Free and Discounted Passes.--
 (1) Age discount.--
 (A) The Secretary shall make the National 
 Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
 available to any United States citizen or 
 person domiciled in the United States who is 62 
 years of age or older, if the citizen or person 
 provides adequate proof of such age and such 
 citizenship or residency. The National Parks 
 and Federal Recreational Lands Pass made 
 available under this paragraph shall be 
 available--
 (i) for a period of 12 months from 
 the date of the issuance, at a cost of 
 $20; and
 (ii) for the lifetime of the 
 passholder, at a cost equal to the cost 
 of the National Parks and Federal 
 Recreational Lands Pass purchased under 
 subsection (a).
 (B) The Secretary shall issue a pass under 
 subparagraph (A)(ii), for no additional cost, 
 to any individual who provides evidence, under 
 policies and guidelines determined by the 
 Secretary, that the individual has purchased a 
 pass under subparagraph (A)(i) for each of the 
 4 years prior to being issued a pass under this 
 subparagraph.
 (2) Lifetime passes.--The Secretary shall make the 
 National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
 available, without charge and for the lifetime of the 
 passholder, to the following:
 (A) Any United States citizen or person 
 domiciled in the United States who has been 
 medically determined to be permanently 
 disabled, within the meaning of the term 
 ``disability'' under section 3 of the Americans 
 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
 12102), if the citizen or person provides 
 adequate proof of the disability and such 
 citizenship or residency.
 (B) Any veteran who provides adequate proof 
 of military service as determined by the 
 Secretary.
 (C) Any member of a Gold Star Family who 
 meets the eligibility requirements of section 
 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 
 1348.36 (or a successor instruction).
 (3) Annual passes.--The Secretary shall make the 
 National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
 available, at no cost, to members of the Armed Forces 
 and their dependents who provide adequate proof of 
 eligibility for such pass as determined by the 
 Secretary.
 (c) Site-Specific Agency Passes.--The Secretary may establish 
and charge a fee for a site-specific pass that will cover the 
entrance fee or standard amenity recreation fee for particular 
Federal recreational lands and waters for a specified period 
not to exceed 12 months.
 (d) Regional Multientity Passes.--
 (1) Passes authorized.--The Secretary may establish 
 and charge a fee for a regional multientity pass that 
 will be accepted by one or more Federal land management 
 agencies or by one or more governmental or 
 nongovernmental entities for a specified period not to 
 exceed 12 months. To include a Federal land management 
 agency or governmental or nongovernmental entity over 
 which the Secretary does not have jurisdiction, the 
 Secretary shall obtain the consent of the head of such 
 agency or entity.
 (2) Regional multientity pass agreement.--In order to 
 establish a regional multientity pass under this 
 subsection, the Secretary shall enter into a regional 
 multientity pass agreement with all the participating 
 agencies or entities on price, the distribution of 
 revenues between participating agencies or entities, 
 the sharing of costs, benefits provided, marketing and 
 design, and the issuance of the pass to volunteers. The 
 Secretary shall take into consideration all relevant 
 visitor and sales data available when entering into 
 this agreement.
 (e) Discounted or Free Admission Days or Use.--The Secretary 
may provide for a discounted or free admission day or use of 
Federal recreational lands and waters.
 (f) Effect on Existing Passports and Permits.--
 (1) Existing passports.--A passport issued under 
 section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
 of 1965 or title VI of the National Parks Omnibus 
 Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-391), such as 
 the Golden Eagle Passport, the Golden Age Passport, the 
 Golden Access Passport, and the National Parks 
 Passport, that was valid on the day before the 
 publication of the Federal Register notice required 
 under subsection (a)(3) shall be valid in accordance 
 with the terms agreed to at the time of issuance of the 
 passport, to the extent practicable, and remain in 
 effect until expired, lost, or stolen.
 (2) Permits.--A permit issued under section 4 of the 
 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 that was 
 valid on the day before the date of the enactment of 
 this Act shall be valid and remain in effect until 
 expired, revoked, or suspended.

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