S. 2896 — Introduced in Senate

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2896 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate an entrance-fee-free date on September 17, 2026, at units of the National Park System to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act or the STARS Act. 2. Waived fees at public recreational sites in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Entrance fee The term entrance fee has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801). (2) Standard amenity recreation fee The term standard amenity recreation fee has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801). (b) Waiver of fees In honor of the semiquincentennial of the United States— (1) the Secretary of the Interior shall— (A) designate September 17, 2026, as an entrance-fee-free date on which admission is free to all visitors with respect to each unit of the National Park System or unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System that charges an entrance fee; and (B) waive standard amenity recreation fees on September 17, 2026, for each visitor to each site managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclamation that charges a standard amenity recreation fee; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall waive standard amenity recreation fees for September 17, 2026, for each visitor to each site managed by the Forest Service that charges a standard amenity recreation fee.