Summary

Requires federal land managers to waive entrance and standard amenity recreation fees for one day — September 17, 2026 — in honor of the U.S. semiquincentennial. The National Park Service must make all charged entrance fees free that day, and the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture must waive standard amenity recreation fees at sites they manage that charge such fees. The change applies only to that single date and uses the definitions of “entrance fee” and “standard amenity recreation fee” from the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. It does not appropriate new funds or create ongoing program changes; agencies will administer the fee waivers and may see one-day revenue reductions and potentially higher visitor numbers.

• Designates September 17, 2026 as a fee-free day at many federal recreation sites in honor of the semiquincentennial.
• National Park Service must waive entrance fees at NPS sites that normally charge them on that date.
• Interior Department agencies (BLM, FWS, Reclamation) must waive standard amenity recreation fees on that date where charged.
• U.S. Forest Service must waive standard amenity recreation fees on that date at Forest Service sites that charge them.
• Applies only to a single calendar date; it does not create ongoing fee changes or additional programs.
• Uses fee definitions from the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, so only specific fee types are covered.
• No new appropriations are provided; agencies will absorb one-day revenue reductions and handle operational implementation.
• May increase access for low-income visitors, families, and seniors while possibly raising crowding at popular sites.