National Park Service
Visitor Fees in the National Park System
A Legislative and Administrative History
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER
PREFACE
I. THE PATTERN IS SET, 1908-1940
The Self-Supporting Ideal
The First Visitor Fees
Fee Reduction Pressures and Practice
The Prohibition of Campground Charges
Fee Opposition, 1932
Broadening the Base, 1935-1940
II. POSTWAR PRESSURES AND THE LAND AND WATER
CONSERVATION FUND ACT, 1947-1967
III. IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED..., 1968-1972
The 1968 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendment
The 1970 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendment
Park Service Response: Camping Charges and Fee Study, 1969-1970
The 1972 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendment
IV. CONGRESS FUMBLES AND RECOVERS, 1973-1974
The 1973 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendment (The Fumble)
The 1974 Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendment (The Recovery)
The Eagle's Wings Are Clipped
V. CONFLICTING PRESSURES; CONGRESS PUTS THE LID
ON, 1975-1980
The Seasonal Fee Pates Experiment
The Public Willingness to Pay Study
The NPS Recreation Fee Study, 1977
The Proposed Fee Increase, 1978-1979
Freezing the Entrance Fees, 1979-1980
Visitor Transportation System Fees
"Single Visits" and Handicapped Permits, 1976-1980
Losing Control of the Receipts, 1980
VI. THE ADMINISTRATION STRIKES BACK, 1981-1982
The Recreation Fees and Improvements Act of 1982
The National Park System Fee Dedication and Park Improvement Act of 1982
NPS Revenue Management Planning, 1982
The General Accounting Office Study, 1982
VII. SOME CONCLUDING COMMENTS
A NOTE ON THE RESEARCH
APPENDIX: "ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECREATION FEE SYSTEM," 1977
READERS WHO NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT SHOULD CONSULT THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM: RECREATION FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
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Last Updated: 05-Apr-2000
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