PARC Act

119 S1037 IS: Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1037 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Risch , Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Justice , Mr. Barrasso , and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act or the PARC Act . 2. Acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System Section 803(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6802(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Acceptance of cash payments required The Secretary of the Interior shall require that any unit of the National Park System at which an entrance fee is charged in accordance with paragraph (1) accept cash as a form of payment for the entrance fee. .