,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,padilla introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to enter into an agreement with the     
,national ,academy of ,sciences to carry
 out a study on reservation systems for 
,federal land4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,review and    
,evaluation of ,strategies for ,equal   
,reservations for ,visitor ,experiences 
,federal ,land ,act or the ,,reserve    
,federal ,land ,act4  #b4 ,definitions  
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,booking window ,the
 term booking window1 with respect to a 
reservation system1 means the time      
period during which a reservation or    
lottery entry is available to the       
public4  7#b7 ,federal land ,the term   
,federal land means-- 7,a7 public lands 
7as defined in section #ajc of the      

,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb772   
7,b7 ,national ,forest ,system land2    
7,c7 units of the ,national ,park       
,system2  7,d7 units of the ,national   
,wildlife ,refuge ,system2  7,e7 sites  
administered by the ,bureau of          
,reclamation2 and  7,f7 sites           
administered by the ,corps of           
,engineers4  7#c7 ,recreation activity  
,the term recreation activity includes  
camping1 backpacking1 climbing1 fishing1
 hiking1 driving1 and other recreational
 opportunities4  7#d7 ,reservation      
system  7,a7 ,in general ,the term      
reservation system means any platform or
 method used by managers of ,federal    
land to ration recreation activities4   
7,b7 ,inclusions ,the term reservation  
system includes reservation1 lottery1   
metering1 pricing1 merit-based1 and     
other similar rationing methods via     
online1 telephone1 paper1 in-person1 or 
other methods4  7#e7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 

the ,interior4  #c4 ,national academy of
 sciences study of reservation systems  
for recreation activities on ,federal   
land  7a7 ,study  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,agriculture and the      
,secretary of the ,army1 acting through 
the ,chief of ,engineers1 shall1 not    
later than #fj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 enter into an   
agreement with the ,national ,academy of
 ,sciences to carry out a study of      
reservation systems for recreation      
activities on ,federal land4  7#b7      
,requirements ,in carrying out the study
 under paragraph 7#a71 the ,national    
,academy of ,sciences shall carry out   
the following3 7,a7 ,a comprehensive    
review of the history of reservation    
systems1 such as recreation4gov1        
including a review of-- 7i7 the studies 
that led to the establishment of the    
applicable reservation system2  7ii7 the
 iterations of the applicable           
reservation system over time to meet the

 needs of the applicable ,federal       
agency2 and  7iii7 any visitor feedback 
provided with respect to the applicable 
reservation system4  7,b7 ,based on     
available data and existing research1   
answer the following questions3 7i7     
,what are the benefits and challenges of
 implementing reservation systems for   
visitor management and conservation     
goals for ,federal land8  7ii7 ,what    
data are available to understand demand 
for recreation on ,federal land8 ,how   
can the data be used to balance visitor 
management and conservation goals8      
7iii7 ,what information is available    
regarding ,federal land users and       
reservation system users8 ,what         
information is available or needs to be 
collected regarding demographics and    
characteristics of successful applicants
 using the reservation systems8  7iv7   
,what best practices should guide       
reservation system design1 including    
diversity of rationing mechanisms and   
booking windows1 and would promote equal

 access to recreation activities8 ,what 
metrics can be used to record outcomes  
of reservation system design8  7v7 ,how 
have fees been collected for reservation
 systems over time to meet the needs of 
the applicable ,federal agency8 ,how are
 the revenues from fees for reservation 
systems split between1 and spent by1    
,federal land units1 ,federal agencies1 
and third-party contractors8 ,how is the
 fee structure disseminated to users8   
,how could dissemination of information 
with respect to the fee structure be    
improved8  7vi7 ,what are the odds of   
success with respect to securing a      
reservation under reservation systems8  
,how are the odds of success            
disseminated to users8 ,how could       
dissemination of information with       
respect to the odds of success be       
improved8  7vii7 ,how are data1         
including data collected by contractors1
 on reservation systems shared with     
,federal land managers1 researchers1 and
 the public8 ,how can transparency be   

improved to inform the decisionmaking of
 users of reservation systems8  7b7     
,report ,the agreement entered into     
under subsection 7a77#a7 shall include a
 requirement that1 not later than #ah   
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,national ,academy of    
,sciences shall submit to the           
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report that describes the results of the
 study carried out under subsection     
7a77#a74