[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2931.3]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2930_PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 2931_Permits for Recreation; General
 
Sec. 2931.3  What are the authorities for these regulations?

    (a) The statutory authorities underlying the regulations in this 
part are the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq., and the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, as amended, 16 
U.S.C. 460l-6a.
    (1) The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) contains the 
Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) general land use management 
authority over the public lands, and establishes outdoor recreation as 
one of the principal uses of those lands (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(8)). Section 
302(b) of FLPMA directs the Secretary of the Interior to regulate 
through permits or other instruments the use of the public lands, which 
includes commercial recreation use. Section 303 of FLPMA contains BLM's 
authority to enforce the regulations and impose penalties.
    (2) The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act, as amended, 
authorizes BLM to collect fees for recreational use (16 U.S.C. 460l-
6a(a), (c)), and to issue special recreation permits for group 
activities and recreation events, and limits the services for which we 
may collect fees (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(a), (b), (g)).
    (3) The Sentencing Reform Act (18 U.S.C. 3571) is the authority for 
the possible penalties for violations of these regulations.
    (b) The regulations at 36 CFR part 71 require all Department of the 
Interior bureaus to use the criteria in that part to set recreation 
fees. These criteria are based on the LWCF Act and stated in Sec. Sec. 
71.9 and 71.10 of that part.