Book Description

The Federal lands recreation enhancement act (rea) allows federal land management agencies to provide quality recreation experiences for hundreds of millions of visitors every year to some of america's most scenic, iconic, awe-inspiring, historical, and culturally rich lands and resources. rea authorizes five agencies to collect and expend recreation fees on lands they manage: the Department of the interior's (Doi's) Bureau of land management (Blm), Bureau of reclamation (reclamation), national park service (nps), and U.s. Fish and Wildlife service (FWs), and the U.s. Department of agriculture's Forest service (UsFs). These agencies use and leverage recreation fees to implement thousands of projects to enhance public safety, maintain recreation sites, provide eye-opening educational experiences, build informational wayside exhibits, fund interpretive programs, and offer a wide range of recreational and cultural opportunities.