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To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System.
Summary
The PARC Act (Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act) would amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require all units of the National Park System that charge entrance fees to accept cash as a payment method. The bill ensures that visitors would have the option to pay park entrance fees using physical currency in addition to any other payment methods the parks currently accept. This requirement applies to all national park units that collect entrance fees.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
Actions (2)
- Mar 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Mar 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 13, 2025
Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Justice, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act” or the “PARC Act”.
SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF CASH PAYMENTS FOR ENTRANCE FEES AT UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.
Section 803(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Acceptance of cash payments required.—The Secretary of the Interior shall require that any unit of the National Park System at which an entrance fee is charged in accordance with paragraph (1) accept cash as a form of payment for the entrance fee.”. <all>
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