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Fee-Demo Gets Two Year Extension
(On October 10, 2001 Congress approved a further two
year extension of the Recreation Fee Demonstration
Program. When signed into law by President Bush, the
program will be authorized until Sept. 30, 2004.)
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Recreational Fee Demonstration Program Phase II
(The American Recreation Coalition's Phase Two Fee Demonstration
program has been inserted into MUST PASS Legislation. Click above to read the language at Chairman Young
(R-FL) web page.
Click Here to Read the bill as written by ARC.)
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Senator tries to make fee-demo permanent
(On June 11, 2001, Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) introduced -
the misnamed "National Parks Stewardship Act." This bill
is a backdoor effort to make user fees permanent and to promote
private-public partnerships.)
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Forest Tax Relief Act of 2001 HR 1139
(On March 21, 2001, Rep Mary Bono (R-CA) introduced -
"A Bill to terminate the participation of the Forest
Service in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.")
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Forest Access Immediate Relief Act of 2001 HR 908
(On March 7, 2001, Rep Lois Capps (D-CA) introduced - "A bill to
terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational
Fee Demonstration Program and to offset the revenues lost by such
termination by prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to finance
engineering support for sales of timber from National Forest System
lands...")
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Oregon Legislature Acts to Abolish Northwest Forest Pass
(Introduced into the House of the State of Oregon by
Rep. Tim Knopp a joint memorial that " Urges Congress to abolish
Northwest Forest Pass portion of Recreational Fee Demonstration
Program.")
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Straight From the Horse's Mouth
( You've heard Wild Wilderness say that fee-demo is but the thin
edge of a very thick wedge. You've heard our fears that the
American Recreation Coalition seeks to "commercialize, privatize
and motorize" recreational opportunities on America's public
lands. NOW HEAR ARC's PRESIDENT CONFIRM OUR WORST FEARS!!! )
- National Recreation Lakes System: A bad program
that must be stopped [Major Issue]
(There is no more egregious example of the recreation industry's ongoing attempt to
"commercialize, privatize and motorize" America's public lands than the proposed
National Recreation Lakes System.)
The many links Wild Wilderness has provided on this program can be found by
clicking here.
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