S2896-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act or the STARS Act.

2. Waived fees at public recreational sites in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States In this section: The term entrance fee has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801). The term standard amenity recreation fee has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801). In honor of the semiquincentennial of the United States— the Secretary of the Interior shall— designate September 17, 2026, as an entrance-fee-free date on which admission is free to all visitors with respect to each unit of the National Park System or unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System that charges an entrance fee; and waive standard amenity recreation fees on September 17, 2026, for each visitor to each site managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclamation that charges a standard amenity recreation fee; and the Secretary of Agriculture shall waive standard amenity recreation fees for September 17, 2026, for each visitor to each site managed by the Forest Service that charges a standard amenity recreation fee.