Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3429 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3429

 To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide that 
 entrance fees shall not be charged for entry to Federal recreational 
        lands and water on certain days, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 10, 2025

 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Schiff) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide that 
 entrance fees shall not be charged for entry to Federal recreational 
        lands and water on certain days, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Encouraging Public Service in Our 
National Parks and Public Land Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the units of the National Park System and other public 
        land are protected for the benefit of all people of the United 
        States; and
            (2) fee-free days for units of the National Park System and 
        other Federal recreational lands and waters--
                    (A) have been opportunities for the people of the 
                United States to support units of the National Park 
                System and other Federal recreational lands and waters 
                through community service activities; and
                    (B) should align with important dates and holidays 
                to show our national pride and encourage volunteerism.

SEC. 3. FEE-FREE DAYS FOR FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS AND WATERS.

    Section 805(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6804(e)) is amended by striking ``The Secretary may provide 
for'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Fee-free days for federal recreational lands and 
        waters.--The Secretary shall provide for a free admission day 
        or use of Federal recreational lands and waters on the 
        following days each year:
                    ``(A) The Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the 
                third Monday in January.
                    ``(B) The first day of National Park Week in April.
                    ``(C) Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 
                19.
                    ``(D) Great American Outdoors Day, August 4.
                    ``(E) National Public Lands Day, the fourth 
                Saturday in September.
                    ``(F) Veterans Day, November 11.
            ``(2) Additional authority for federal recreational lands 
        and waters.--In addition to the days required under paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary may provide for''.
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