Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks
Headline: Raises Park Fees for Foreign Visitors, Improves Access for Americans
What it does: The Secretary of the Interior must raise fees for nonresidents, use revenues to improve parks, and improve services and affordability for U.S. visitors.
- Raises costs for foreign tourists visiting national parks.
- Directs fee revenue to park infrastructure and maintenance improvements.
- Grants U.S. residents preferential access and aims to improve affordability.
Summary
This order directs the agency that runs national parks to raise entrance and recreation pass fees for foreign visitors and to increase prices of the America the Beautiful Pass and similar passes for nonresidents. Fee revenue must be used to improve park infrastructure, access, and visitor experience.
The order also requires actions to improve services and affordability for U.S. residents, encourages international tourism, reviews the maintenance backlog, and rescinds rules that unnecessarily restrict recreation, giving residents preferential access where allowed.
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