Public Use; Expanded Locations Where Admission Fees May Be Charged

This final rule expands the locations at which the Forest Service may charge admission fees under the provisions of section 4(a) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended. The Forest Service previously had statutory authority to charge admission fees only at congressionally designated National Recreation Areas administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. This final rule implements the 1993 amendments to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 that provide additional authority to charge admission fees at congressionally designated National Monuments, National Volcanic Monuments, National Scenic Areas, and no more than 21 areas of concentrated public use designated by the Forest Service. The intended effect of this final rule is to conform the existing rule to the statutory amendments.