1 2 (c) To determine the areas in which safety standards are necessary and to aid in promulgating meaningful regu3 lations, camps subject to the provisions of this Act shall be 4 required to report annually, on the date prescribed by the 5 Secretary, all accidents resulting in death, injury, and illness, 6 other than minor injuries which require only first aid treat7 ment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of 8 consciousness, restriction of activity or motion, or premature 9 termination of the camper's term at the camp. Camps oper10 ating solely within a State which has in effect a State plan 11 approved under section 6 shall file their reports directly with 12 that State, and the State shall promptly forward such reports on to the Secretary. All other camps, including travel camps, 14 shall file their reports directly with the Secretary. The Secre15 tary shall compile the statistics reported and include sum16 maries thereof in his annual report to the President and 17 Congress. 13 18 19 22225 PENALTIES SEC. 10. (a) Any youth camp operator who willfully 20 or repeatedly violates the requirements of section 4, any 21 standard, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to section 5, or 22 of any regulations prescribed pursuant to this Act may be 23 assessed a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for each violation. (b) Any youth camp operator who has received a sec 24 25 ond or subsequent citation for a serious violation of the same 1 nature of the requirements of section 4, of any standard, rule, 2 or order promulgated pursuant to section 5, or of any regula3 tions prescribed pursuant to this Act, shall be assessed a 4 civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each such violation. 5 (c) Any youth camp operator who fails to correct a 6 violation for which a citation has been issued under section 7 8(b) within the period permitted for its correction may be 8 assessed a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each day 9 during which such failure or violation continues, or until the camp closes in its normal course of business. 10 11 (d) For purposes of subsection (b) a serious violation 12 shall be deemed to exist in a youth camp if there is substantial 13 probability that death or serious physical harm could result 14 from a condition which exists, or from one or more practices, 15 means, methods, operations, or processes which have been 16 adopted or are in use, in such camp, unless the operator did 17 not, and could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence, 18 know of the presence of the violation. 19 (e) Civil penalties owed under this Act shall be paid 20 to the Secretary for deposit into the Treasury of the United 21 States and shall accrue to the United States and may be re covered in a civil action in the name of the United States 23 brought in the United States district court for the district 24 where the violation is alleged to have occurred or where the 25 operator has his principal office. 1 2 PROCEDURES TO COUNTERACT IMMINENT DANGERS SEC. 11. (a) The United States district courts shall 3 have jurisdiction, upon petition of the Secretary, to restrain 4 any conditions or practices in any youth camp, or in any 5 place where camp activities are conducted, which are such 6 that a danger exists which could reasonably be expected to 7 cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before 8 the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through 9 the enforcement procedures otherwise provided by this Act. 10 Any order issued under this section may require such steps 11 to be taken as may be necessary to avoid, correct, or remove 12 such imminent danger and prohibit the presence of any indi13 vidual in locations or under conditions where such imminent 14 danger exists, except individuals whose presence is necessary 15 to avoid, correct, or remove such imminent danger. 16 (b) Upon the filing of any such petition, the district 17 court shall have jurisdiction to grant such injunctive relief or 18 temporary restraining order pending the outcome of an en19 forcement proceeding pursuant to this Act. 20 (c) Whenever and as soon as an inspector concludes 21 that conditions or practices described in subsection (a) exist 22 in any campsite or place of camp activity, he shall inform 23 the affected campers, camp owners, and camp supervisory 24 personnel of the danger and that he is recommending to the 25 Secretary that relief be sought. 37-569 O-74-2 2 SEC. 12. The Secretary, upon application by a camp 3 owner showing extraordinary circumstances or undue hard4 ship, and upon the determination by a field inspector, after 5 inspection of the affected premises and facilities, that the 6 conditions, practices, or activities proposed to be used are as 7 safe and healthful as those which would prevail if the camp 8 owner complied with the standard, may exempt such camp or activity from specific requirements of this Act, but the 9 10 11 12 terms of such exemption shall require appropriate notice thereof to parents or other relatives of affected campers. TRAVEL CAMPS 13 SEC. 13. (a) All travel camps shall register annually 14 with the Secretary on such date as he shall prescribe. 15 16 (b) Registration shall consist of a declaration of intent to operate a travel camp and shall contain such other infor17 mation as the Secretary may reasonably require, such as, but 18 not limited to, a disclosure of the principal owners and/or 19 operators and their addresses, a list of key supervisory per20 sonnel and their qualifications, the equipment belonging to 21 the camp which will be utilized in operating the camp, and 22 a reasonably explicit description of the itinerary for each 23 planned tour route and activities, number of enrollment, 3 1 FEDERAL RECREATIONAL CAMPS 2 SEC. 14. (a) The Secretary shall develop safety stand3 ards to govern the operation of Federal recreational camps. 4 The Secretary shall cooperate with Federal officers and 5 agencies operating Federal recreational camps to assure that 6 such camps are operated in compliance with the Secretary's 7 standards. The Secretary may make the services of personnel 8 of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare avail9 able, without reimbursement, to other Federal agencies to 10 assist them in carrying out this section. 11 12 (b) For purposes of this section, a Federal recreational camp is a camp or campground which is located on Federal property and is operated by, or under contract with, a Fed14 eral agency to provide opportunities for recreational camp 13 15 ing to the public. 16 17 18 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON YOUTH CAMP SAFETY SEC. 15. (a) The Secretary shall establish in the Depart ment of Health, Education, and Welfare an Advisory Coun19 cil on Youth Camp Safety to advise and consult on policy 20 matters relating to youth camp safety, particularly the pro 21 mulgation of youth camp safety standards. The council shall 22 consist of the Secretary, who shall be chairman, and nine 23 members appointed by him, without regard to the civil serv ice laws, from persons who are specially qualified by experi |