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To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.
Summary
This bill terminates the Forest Service's participation in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program authorized in 1996. The Secretary of Agriculture is prohibited from imposing or collecting recreational fees on federal forest lands under this demonstration program authority. Fees that were collected before the bill's effective date may continue to be used as previously authorized. The bill makes conforming amendments to remove the Forest Service from the 1996 appropriations law provisions that authorized the demonstration program. The provisions take effect ten days after the bill is enacted.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44] (R-CA)
4 cosponsors
Actions (8)
- Aug 27, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research. · house
- Aug 10, 1998 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. · house
- Aug 10, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. · house
- Aug 7, 1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1573)
- Aug 6, 1998 Referred to House Agriculture · house
- Aug 6, 1998 Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Aug 6, 1998 Referred to House Resources · house
- Aug 6, 1998 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 6, 1998
Mrs. Bono (for herself and Mrs. Capps) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Forest Tax Relief Act”.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF RECREATIONAL FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR THE FOREST SERVICE.
(a) Termination.—On and after the effective date of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may not impose or collect any fee under the authority of the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program authorized by section 315 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (section 101(c) of Public Law 104-134; 16 U.S.C. 460l-6a note). Amounts collected before that date shall continue to be used by the Secretary in the manner provided in that section.
(b) Conforming Amendments.—Section 315 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (section 101(c) of Public Law 104-134; 16 U.S.C. 460l-6a note), is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a), by striking “and the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest Service) shall each” and inserting “shall”.
(2) In subsection (b), by striking “appropriate Secretary” and inserting “Secretary”.
(2) In subsection (e), by striking “and the Secretary of Agriculture”.
(c) Effective Date.—This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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