Summary

Requires federal agencies that manage national parks and other federal recreation lands to issue administrative guidelines clarifying how the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass works for vehicle-based access. The pass, when used to pay a per-vehicle fee, covers the entrance and standard amenity fee for the passholder and passengers in a single private, noncommercial vehicle; for motorcycles it covers the passholder and passengers on that motorcycle plus one additional motorcycle and its passengers. The measure is narrowly focused, mainly clarifying benefit coverage and directing agencies to provide consistent guidance; it does not create new fees or appropriate funds.

Key Points

• Agencies managing federal recreation lands must issue administrative guidelines about pass use for vehicle access.
• When a pass is used to pay a per-vehicle fee, it covers the passholder and passengers in a single private, noncommercial vehicle.
• For motorcycles, the pass covers the passholder and passengers on that motorcycle plus one additional motorcycle and its passengers.
• The change clarifies coverage and reduces ambiguity for visitors and park staff but does not change fee amounts.
• No new funding, tax changes, or appropriations are created by the legislation.
• Implementation is administrative: agencies update guidance and train staff on the clarified coverage.
• The provision is narrow in scope and primarily affects how passes are interpreted at entrance/fee stations.
• Potential minor fiscal impact if clarified coverage slightly reduces fee collections in some cases, but no explicit mandate to compensate agencies.

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