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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 22, 2008
Conserving Our Recreation and Park Services Act of 2008 or the CORPS Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to charge recreation fees with respect to lands and waters administered by the Corps of Engineers in the same manner as the Secretary of the Interior may charge such fees with respect to federal recreation lands and waters managed by the Bureau of Reclamation.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a special account in the Treasury for the Corps, which shall be used for the same purpose and subject to the same conditions as the special accounts established for each federal land management agency.
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Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R–GA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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