Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act's pass rules. It keeps no-cost pass access for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, and adds eligibility for law enforcement officers and firefighters who provide adequate proof of status as determined by the Secretary. The bill defines firefighter to include federal, state, local, and tribal employees whose duties relate directly to fire suppression, including wildland firefighting. It defines law enforcement officer to include federal, state, local, and tribal officers authorized to prevent, detect, investigate, or supervise violations of criminal law or supervise sentenced offenders.
Who Benefits and How
Federal law enforcement officers, state police officers, local police officers, tribal law enforcement officers, correctional officers, federal firefighters, state and local firefighters, tribal firefighters, wildland firefighters, Armed Forces members, and military dependents benefit from no-cost access to the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass program and clearer proof-based eligibility rules.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service pass offices, Forest Service recreation sites, Bureau of Land Management recreation staff, federal land-management agencies, pass-issuing staff, recreation-fee administrators, and taxpayers must verify eligibility documents, update pass procedures, train front-line staff, handle more no-cost pass issuances, and absorb forgone recreation-fee revenue where eligible officers and firefighters would otherwise have paid.
Key Provisions
- Adds law enforcement officers to no-cost National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass eligibility.
- Adds firefighters, including wildland firefighters, to no-cost pass eligibility.
- Requires eligible officers and firefighters to provide adequate proof of status as determined by the Secretary.
- Provides firefighter and law enforcement officer definitions covering federal, state, local, and tribal personnel.
- Preserves existing pass eligibility for Armed Forces members and dependents.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands no-cost National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass access to law enforcement officers and firefighters, including federal, state, local, tribal, and wildland firefighting personnel, while preserving existing Armed Forces eligibility.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Law Enforcement, Recreation
Primary Purpose
Expands no-cost National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass access to law enforcement officers and firefighters, including federal, state, local, tribal, and wildland firefighting personnel, while preserving existing Armed Forces eligibility.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Federal law enforcement officers
- State police officers
- Local police officers
- Tribal law enforcement officers
- Correctional officers
- Federal firefighters
- Wildland firefighters
- Armed Forces members
Identified Costs
- Department of the Interior
- National Park Service pass offices
- Forest Service recreation sites
- Bureau of Land Management recreation staff
- Federal land-management agencies
- Pass-issuing staff
- Recreation-fee administrators
- Taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3495-3497)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal law enforcement officers, State and local law enforcement officers, Tribal law enforcement officers
Federal land-management agencies, National Park Service pass offices
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary responsible for administering the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
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