Visitor Services Improvement and Outdoor Legacy Act of 1996

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Visitor Services Improvement and Outdoor Legacy Act of 1995 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to direct the Federal land management agencies to establish recreation fee programs designed to generate 75 percent of the annual cost of providing visitor recreational programs. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretaries) to jointly issue a policy for the establishment and collection of recreation fees. Directs the Secretaries to: (1) establish recreation fees to substantially recover the costs of recreational services; and (2) consider the direct and indirect cost to the Government, the benefits to the recipient, the public policy or interest served, the comparable recreation fees charged by other public and private entities, the economic and administrative feasibility of fee collection, convenience to the recreation user and other pertinent factors. Requires the fee to be prominently posted in each area. Directs the Secretaries to annually develop a target recreation revenue goal for each area following the initial transition period. Requires "Golden Eagle Passports" to be made available at the recreation area. Author…