Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 8549: Cost recovery reform

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processing a proposal or application for the special recreation permit; issuing the special recreation permit; and monitoring the special recreation permit to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the special recreation permit. establish an hourly de minimis threshold that exempts a specified number of hours from the assessment and collection of administrative costs described in subsection (a); and charge an applicant only for any hours that exceed the de minimis threshold. assess from the applicants the fee described in subsection (a) on a prorated basis; and apply the exemption described in subsection (b) to each applicant on an individual basis. The Secretary concerned shall not assess or collect administrative costs under this section for a programmatic environmental review. To the maximum extent practicable, the agency processing an application for a special recreation permit shall use existing studies and analysis to reduce the quantity of work and costs necessary to process the application.

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