National park "Kislovodskiy": change of legal regime

The article deals with the creation and functioning of the new National Park «Kislovodskiy» as a specially protected territory of federal significance. Based on the analysis of the provisions of Russian legislation and taking into account the initiative to introduce a resort fee, the author determines the consequences of changing the legal regime of the park and concludes that the issue of simultaneous collection of fees for visiting the park and staying at the resort, as well as possible ineffectiveness of measures for protecting the natural complex in connection with Change its status to the national park.