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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2295

To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational

Fee Demonstration Program and to offset the revenues lost by such

termination by prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to finance

engineering support for sales of timber from National Forest System

lands.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 22, 1999

Mrs. CAPPS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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 and to offset

the revenues lost by such termination by prohibiting the

use of appropriated funds to finance engineering support

for sales of timber from National Forest System lands.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Forest Access Imme5 diate Relief Act of 1999’’.
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1 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF FOREST SERVICE RECREATIONAL

2 FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

3 (a) TERMINATION.—On and after the effective date

4 of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may not im5 pose or collect any fee under the authority of the Rec6 reational Fee Demonstration Program authorized by sec7 tion 315 of the Department of the Interior and Related

8 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (as contained in sec9 tion 101(c) of Public Law 104–134; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a

10 note). Amounts collected before that date shall continue

11 to be used by the Secretary in the manner provided in

12 that section.

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 315 of the

14 Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro15 priations Act, 1996 (as contained in section 101(c) of

16 Public Law 104–134; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a note), is amend17 ed as follows:

18 (1) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the Sec19 retary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest

20 Service) shall each’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’.

21 (2) In subsection (b), by striking ‘‘appropriate

22 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.

23 (3) In subsection (e), by striking ‘‘and the Sec24 retary of Agriculture’’.
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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend2 ments made by this section shall take effect October 1,

3 1999.

4 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FOREST SERVICE PAYMENT OF

5 ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR TIMBER SALES.

6 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—

7 Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the

8 Forest Service in appropriation Acts may not be used to

9 provide engineering support for the timber sales program

10 for National Forest System lands, including engineering

11 support to plan, oversee design, and administer road work

12 funded by timber purchasers.

13 (b) PAYMENT BY TIMBER PURCHASERS.—In ap14 praising timber and setting a minimum bid for trees, por15 tions of trees, or forest products located on National For16 est System lands proposed for sale under section 14 of

17 the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.

18 472a) or any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agri19 culture shall include an additional charge in an amount

20 sufficient to cover the annual costs incurred by the Forest

21 Service to provide engineering support for the timber sales

22 program.

23 (c) USE OF PAYMENTS.—Amounts collected from

24 timber purchasers as required by subsection (b) shall be

25 available to the Secretary of Agriculture, without further
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1 appropriation, to pay costs incurred by the Forest Service

2 to provide engineering support for the timber sales pro3 gram. All excess amounts collected under such subsection

4 shall be used on National Forest System lands in the man5 ner authorized by section 315(c)(3) of the Department of

6 the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,

7 1996 (as contained in section 101(c) of Public Law 104–

8 134; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6a note), in order to offset at least

9 partially the loss of revenues to the Forest Service as a

10 result of the termination of Forest Service participation

11 in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program by sec12 tion 2.

13 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section take effect Oc14 tober 1, 1999.

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