Wild Wilderness believes that America's public recreation lands are a national treasure that must be financially supported by the American people and held in public ownership as a legacy for future generations
The US Forest Service lost the authority to charge entrance fees in late 2004 when the recreation fee demonstration program was repealed and previous fee authority was replaced with the newly passed, and more restrictive, Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement (FLREA).
Whereas under the authority of fee-demo, the Forest Service had almost unrestricted ability to charge fees of all kinds, here's what the language of the FLREA to says on this topic.
(2) PROHIBITED SITES.--The Secretary shall not charge an entrance fee for Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Forest Service.
So, now knowing that the USFS may not charge an entrance fee, have a look at this one minute-long video taken at a USFS entrance fee station on the Deschutes National Forest.
The USFS is breaking the law. If challenged they would claim that what you saw in the video is not an "Entrance Station." They would claim that this is a convenience station and that they are making it easy for visitors who want to purchase recreation passes, to do so.
If a federal judge (or perhaps a Senator or Congressman) were to watch this video, do you suppose the USFS could get away with such a bogus claim??
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