Cover Page MENU      Contents     Preface     1908-1940     1947-1967     1968-1972     1973-1974     1975-1980     1981-1982     Conclusion     Research Note     Appendix		Visitor Fees in the National Park System: A Legislative and Administrative History Table of Contents COVER PAGE 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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