S. 3429, the Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act, would require the federal government to offer free admission to national parks and other federal recreational lands and waters on six specific days each year: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, the first day of National Park Week, Juneteenth, Great American Outdoors Day, National Public Lands Day, and Veterans Day. Currently, the government has discretion to offer fee-free days; this bill would make it mandatory. The legislation is designed to increase public access to these lands and encourage community service and volunteerism around important national dates and holidays. The bill would apply nationwide to all units in the National Park System and other federal recreational areas managed under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, with no new funding authorization mentioned in the text.
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