Executive Order 14314

Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks

Signed July 3, 2025, printed at 90 FR 30201. 3 sections of substance, 793 words.

In plain English

This order is about the parks. It raises the entry fee for guests from abroad.

Sec. 1. Policy

From the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon to the tranquility of the Great Smoky Mountains, America's national parks have provided generations of American families with unforgettable memories. It is the policy of my Administration to preserve these opportunities for American families in future generations by increasing entry fees for foreign tourists, improving affordability for United States residents, and expanding opportunities to enjoy America's splendid national treasures.

In plain English

This states the policy on parks. It says the parks hold memories for families. It says entry fees for visitors from abroad will rise. It says costs for people here should stay low. It says access should widen. The aim is to keep parks open to future families.

Sec. 2. Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks

(a) The Secretary of the Interior shall develop a strategy to increase revenue and improve the recreational experience at national parks by appropriately increasing entrance fees and recreation pass fees for nonresidents in areas of the National Park System that charge entrance fees or recreation pass fees as defined in 16 U.S.C. 6801. Additionally, to the extent consistent with applicable law, the Secretary of the Interior, working with the Secretary of Agriculture as appropriate, shall take steps to increase the prices at which the America the Beautiful Pass--the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass--and any site-specific agency or regional multi- entity passes are sold to nonresidents. (b) The Secretary of the Interior shall use any increased fee revenue generated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to improve the infrastructure of, or otherwise enhance enjoyment

In plain English

This tells Interior to act. It must plan how to raise revenue at parks. Fees for visitors from abroad must go up. Pass prices for them go up too. Agriculture helps where its land is involved. The extra money must go back into the parks.

Sec. 3. Revocation

The Presidential Memorandum of January 12, 2017 (Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Our National Parks, National Forests, and Other Public Lands and Waters), is hereby revoked.

In plain English

This cancels a 2017 memo. That memo dealt with access to parks.

Sec. 4. General Provisions

Every order carries this. It is not what the order does.

(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. (d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of the Interior. <GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT> (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, July 3, 2025. [FR Doc.

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