The Department of Interior (Park Service, Bureau
of Land Management, and Fish & Wildlife Service) and the Department of Agriculture
(Forest Service) gave their Recreational Fee Demonstration Program (Fee Demo)
report
to Congress for fiscal year 2000.
As has been the case with all previous reports, this report differs little from the previous reports made to Congress in 2000, 1999 and 1998. The agencies say that visitation was unaffected by the fees, public acceptance is high, and that the program should be implemented permanently. The reports also neglect to mention widespread protests, state and local government resolutions opposing Fee Demo, legislation introduced to end the program, and scientific studies showing results contradicting the claims of the public lands agencies.