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| 1958 | Public Law 85-470 established the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission (ORRRC) to study the outdoor recreation resources of the public land and water areas of the United States. |
| 1962 | The ORRRC called for Use Fees for those recreational activities that involve exclusive use of facilities or that require the construction of specialized facilities by the government. |
| 1964 | The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (Public Law 85-578) authorized Federal agencies, including the Corps of Engineers, to designate recreation areas for which entrance, admission, and other types of fees could be charged. It authorized fees on either an annual or single-visit basis for admission to any designated outdoor recreation area. Those fees allowed only for entry into an area. The use of special sites, facilities, equipment, or services required an additional fee. |
| 1968 | The Flood Control Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-483) provided specific guidance on the Corps of Engineers use fee program including the prohibition of entrance fees after 31 March 1970. |
| 1983 | The Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, developed a reservation service available for a separate campground reservation fee. |
| 1985 | The President's Commission on Americans Outdoors was established to review existing outdoor recreation policies, programs, and opportunities. |
| 1987 | The President's Commission on Americans Outdoors recommended that local, state, and federal recreation and resource management agencies should "charge visitors fees to supplement regular appropriations, with the objective of recovering a reasonable portion of operation and maintenance cost." |
| 1987 | The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203) amended the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to require that recreation use fees previously deposited into the Land and Water Conservation Fund be deposited into a special account for each agency as established by the U.S. Treasury. |
| 1996 | The Water Resources Development Act of 1996 directed the Secretary of the Army to put increased emphasis on recreation opportunities at Corps projects and directed the Secretary to evaluate an alternative to the $25 annual pass, to include a $10 annual fee alternative on a test basis at recreation facilities at Raystown Lake, PA. |
| 1996 | Public Law 104-333 amended the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1964 by establishing the National Recreational Lakes Review Commission to "review the current and anticipated demand for recreational opportunities at Federally-managed man-made lakes and reservoirs and to develop alternatives for enhanced recreational use of such facilities." |
| 1999 | The Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (WRDA 99) (Public Law 106-53) gave the Corps authority to retain recreation use fee collections in excess of $34 million from 1999 - 2003 for use in support of the recreation program. |
| 2000 – 2002 | Recreation Use Fees Task Force (Mike Carey, Sue Clevenstine, Tommy Hipp, Terry Ramsey) organized in May 2000 for the purpose of developing draft revisions to use fee policy contained in ER 1130-2-550, Chapter 9 - Recreation Use Fees, and EP 1130-2-550, Chapter 9 - Recreation Use Fees. The task force reviewed field comments to the draft, and their work was complete when the revised ER and EP was published effective 14 August 2002. |
| 2004 | Entrance Fee Implementation PDT was formed. |
| 2006 | The authority to issue Golden Age and Golden Access Passport ended |
| 2015 | EC 1130-2-550 New Recreation User Fee Implementation Guidance |
| 2016 | Increase in Corps Day Use Fees |