As required by the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Wyoming's Recreation Advisory Committee (REACT) represents the State of Wyoming in proposals to change recreation fees on federal public lands and waters across the state.
REACT meets quarterly, and members of the public are welcome to attend in-person or virtually.
View Meeting Agendas, Summaries, Presentations and More Here
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Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act:
The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA) was passed into law as part of the 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 108-447) on December 8, 2004. The REA authorizes the USDA Forest Service and four Department of the Interior agencies - Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service - to retain recreation fee revenues to supplement appropriations and other funding sources to repair, improve, operate, and maintain recreation sites and areas to quality standards (including elimination of recreation deferred maintenance), and to enhance the delivery of recreation services to quality standards.
REACT Committee:
The following state and federal agencies are involved in Wyoming's Recreation Advisory Committee:
- Bureau of Land Management
- National Park Service
- USDA Forest Service
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture
- Wyoming Department of Transportation
- Wyoming Game and Fish Department
- Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments
- Wyoming Office of Tourism
- Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources
For more information, please contact Patrick Harrington, Manager of the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation, at patrick.harrington@wyo.gov; 307-679-2507.