To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 and the Flood Control Act of 1968 to provide for provisions relating to collection and retention of user fees at recreation facilities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 and the Flood Control Act of 1968 to provide for provisions relating to collection and retention of user fees at recreation facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HC4F654C722AA46369A5B0A0762F8D29B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lake Access Keeping Economies Strong Act or the LAKES Act.
- Section H4F569806D5484F8F8F38358902B78799: 2. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328) is...
- Section HECE949536B804DDAACC283A5AFC1A033: 3. Retention of recreation fees Section 210(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)) is amended— by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 and the Flood Control Act of 1968 to provide for provisions relating to collection and retention of user fees at recreation facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Defense, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 and the Flood Control Act of 1968 to provide for provisions relating to collection and retention of user fees at recreation facilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Westerman (for himself, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Womack) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code. in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking In general and inserting Authorization
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