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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5671 

To amend the laws establishing the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National 

Recreation Area and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, 

units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain, 

to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to retain and utilize special 

use permit fees collected by the Secretary in connection with the operation of marinas in the recreation area and the operation of the Multnomah Falls Lodge in the scenic area, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 1, 2008 

Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the laws establishing the Whiskeytown-ShastaTrinity National Recreation Area and the Columbia 

River Gorge National Scenic Area, units of the National 

Forest System derived from the public domain, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to retain and utilize 

special use permit fees collected by the Secretary in 

connection with the operation of marinas in the recreation area and the operation of the Multnomah Falls 

Lodge in the scenic area, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. RETENTION AND USE OF MARINA PERMIT FEES 

2 COLLECTED AT WHISKEYTOWN-SHASTA-TRIN3 ITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 

4 (a) TREATMENT OF MARINA FEES.—Section 9 of 

5 Public Law 89–336 (16 U.S.C. 460q–8) is amended by 

6 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING MARINA FEES.— 

8 Amounts collected in connection with the issuance of a 

9 special use permit under the last paragraph under the 

10 heading ‘FOREST SERVICE’ in the Act of March 4, 1915 

11 (16 U.S.C. 497), for the establishment or operation of a 

12 marina in the recreation area shall be deposited in an ex13 isting special account in the Treasury established for the 

14 Secretary of Agriculture for recreation management pur15 poses. Such amounts shall be available to the Secretary, 

16 until expended and without further appropriation, for ex17 penditure within the recreation area for repair, mainte18 nance, and facility enhancement related directly to visitor 

19 enjoyment, visitor access, and health and safety, for inter20 pretation, visitor information, visitor service, visitor needs 

21 assessments, and signs, for habitat restoration directly re22 lated to wildlife-dependent recreation that is limited to 

23 hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, or photography, for 

24 law enforcement related to public use and recreation, and 

25 for direct operating or capital costs associated with the 

26 issuance of such special use permits, including any fee 


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1 management agreement or reservation service used in the 

2 issuance of such permits. The Secretary may not use such 

3 amounts for biological monitoring for listed or candidate 

4 species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

5 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The Secretary may transfer up to 

6 20 percent of such amounts to appropriations available for 

7 the operation of other units or areas of the National For8 est System. This subsection shall apply with respect to fis9 cal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years that begin dur10 ing the period in which the Secretary is authorized to 

11 carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 

12 Act, as provided in section 810 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 

13 6808).’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 

15 further amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘Revenues’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 

17 TREATMENT OF REVENUES AND FEES.—Except as 

18 provided in subsections (b) and (c), revenues’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘national park system except 

20 that fees’’ and inserting ‘‘National Park System. 

21 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING MINERAL DEVEL22 OPMENT.—Fees’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RETENTION AND USE OF PERMIT FEES FOR OPER2 ATION OF MULTNOMAH FALLS LODGE, CO3 LUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC 

4 AREA. 

5 Section 16 of the Columbia River Gorge National 

6 Scenic Area Act (Public Law 99–663; 16 U.S.C. 544n) 

7 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING RETENTION AND

10 USE OF LODGE FEES.—Amounts collected in connection 

11 with the issuance of a special use permit under the last 

12 paragraph under the heading ‘FOREST SERVICE’ in the Act 

13 of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497), for the operation of 

14 the Multnomah Falls Lodge in the scenic area shall be 

15 deposited in an existing special account in the Treasury 

16 established for the Secretary for recreation management 

17 purposes. Such amounts shall be available to the Sec18 retary, until expended and without further appropriation, 

19 for expenditure within the scenic area for repair, mainte20 nance, and facility enhancement related directly to visitor 

21 enjoyment, visitor access, and health and safety, for inter22 pretation, visitor information, visitor service, visitor needs 

23 assessments, and signs, for habitat restoration directly re24 lated to wildlife-dependent recreation that is limited to 

25 hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, or photography, for 

26 law enforcement related to public use and recreation, and 


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1 for direct operating or capital costs associated with the 

2 issuance of such special use permits, including any fee 

3 management agreement or reservation service used in the 

4 issuance of such permits. The Secretary may not use such 

5 amounts for biological monitoring for listed or candidate 

6 species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

7 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The Secretary may transfer up to 

8 20 percent of such amounts to appropriations available for 

9 the operation of other units or areas of the National For10 est System. This subsection shall apply with respect to fis11 cal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years that begin dur12 ing the period in which the Secretary is authorized to 

13 carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 

14 Act, as provided in section 810 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 

15 6808).’’. 

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