RAC Recreation Subcommittee

Under the 2004 Federal Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the BLM Nevada RAC has been designated the Recreation Resource Advisory Council (RRAC), and has the authority to review all BLM and Forest Service (FS) recreation fee proposals in Nevada.

The REA was passed in December 2004. The Act provides a 10-year recreation fee authority for five Federal agencies: Forest Service, BLM, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation. A minimum of 80 percent of funds collected under the REA will be reinvested at the recreation fee unit. In addition, the REA directs the Secretaries to establish advisory committees to provide advice and recommendations on recreation fees in each State or region for Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, if necessary. The REA states that the Agencies may use existing Federal resource advisory committees (section (4) (d) (1) (D)) or establish new advisory committees.

Following are several documents and links that define the Recreation Resource Advisory Council (RRAC) duties, process and protocol for the review and recommendations of BLM and FS recreation fee proposals in Nevada.

• Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
• Interagency Agreement Between the BLM and Forest Service
• Recreation RAC Committee Organization
• BLM Guide to Providing Public Participation for Recreation Fees
• BLM Recreation Fee Proposals (Step-by-Step Review & Approval Process)
• FS Recreation Fee Proposals (Step-by-Step Process for National Forests)
• Recreation Protocol
• Guidelines for Recreation Fee Proposals
• Recreation Checklist Criteria
• Upcoming meeting & agenda
• FS Ely Ranger District Proposed Recreation Fee Program Changes
  • FS Correspondence
  • Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Campground Site Review
    • Bird Creek Recreation Area & White River Campground
• BLM Recreation Presentations
  • California National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
  • Red Rock Canyon NCA

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