Recreational Fee Collection: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session ... June 11, 1998, Volume 4 |
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Page 39 - ... Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests for families visiting to cut Christmas trees. We are also pleased by some of the "big picture" experiments which have begun, including the Enterprise Forest Adventure Pass for four southern California national forests and the Pacific Northwest's regional trail pass. We feel that effective fee programs will help federal agencies become more customer-focused — which is hard to accomplish when 95% or more of your budget is determined within the Washington...
Page 16 - Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior) , and of state and regional land use planning agencies have appeared before the Committee and discussed this topic.
Page 20 - Committee, thank you again for the opportunity to testify. We look forward to working with you...
Page 6 - Service survey at 11 national park units showed that 83 percent of the respondents were either satisfied with the fees they paid or thought the fees were too low.
Page 8 - Since 1993, we have grown the operating accounts of the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management by $851.1 million, or 43 percent.
Page 16 - Service can demonstrate a clear added value to the public for the fees that they payNow let me turn to the implementation of the recreational fee demonstration program. RECREATIONAL FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM Congress authorized the landmark RFDP in fiscal year 1996 through enactment of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1996. The RFDP authorizes the USDA Forest Service, and the National Park Service. US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management of the Department...
Page 9 - Congress our findings on visitors, management issues, revenue potential, impact of fees on communities and the less fortunate, and other issues. I believe that this information will help the agencies fine tune the program in a way that maximizes public service and accountability.
Page 12 - FY 1997 represents fees collected by the agency as of September 30, 1997. Due to normal lag in making deposits to the Treasury accounts, Treasury deposits were $7,736,602. The difference will show up in the Treasury accounts in FY 1998. Data on fee demonstration Golden Eagle passport receipts were not available and are not reflected in USDA Forest Service figures.
Page 20 - Program. [The prepared statement of Mr. Brown follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF DAVID BROWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AMERICA OUTDOORS Mr. Chairman, I am David Brown, executive director of America Outdoors. I appreciate the committee's invitation to review with you today the experience of outfitters and guides in the implementation of the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.