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SEC. 302. RETENTION OF MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST 
LAND USE FEES FROM SPECIAL USE AUTHOR-
IZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall establish a special account in the Treasury for 
Mount Hood National Forest. 
(b) DEPOSITS.—Except as provided in section 7 of 
the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the Grang-
er-Thye Act; 16 U.S.C. 580d), the National Forest Orga-
nizational Camp Fee Improvement Act of 2003 (title V 
of division F of Public Law 108–107; 16 U.S.C. 6231 et 
seq.), Public Law 106–206 (commonly known as the Com-
mercial Filming Act; 16 U.S.C. 460l–6d), and the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (title VIII of division 
J of Public Law 108–477; 16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.), all 
land use fees received after the date which is six months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act from special 
use authorizations, such as recreation residences, resorts, 
winter recreation resorts, communication uses, and linear 
rights-of-way, and all other special use types issued with 
regard to Mount Hood National Forest shall be deposited 
in the special account established under subsection (a). 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Subject to subsection (d), 
amounts in the special account established under sub-
section (a) shall remain available, without further appro-
priation and until expended, for expenditure as provided 
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in section 303. Upon request of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 
the Secretary of Agriculture from the special account such 
funds as the Secretary of Agriculture may request. The 
Secretary shall accept and use the funds in accordance 
with section 303. 
(d) TERMINATION OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The spe-
cial account required by subsection (a) shall terminate at 
the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. Any amounts remaining in the 
special account at the end of such period shall be trans-
ferred to the general fund of the Treasury. 
SEC. 303. USE OF FUNDS IN SPECIAL ACCOUNT TO SUP-
PORT RECREATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZED USES.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall use funds received from the special account 
under section 302(c) for the following purposes related to 
Mount Hood National Forest: 
(1) Installation, repair, maintenance, and facil-
ity enhancement related directly to visitor enjoy-
ment, visitor access, and health and safety, such 
as— 
(A) the improvement and maintenance of 
trails, including trails used for hiking, biking, 
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snowmobiling, horseback riding, cross-country 
skiing, and off-highway vehicles; 
(B) water system improvements; and 
(C) personal sanitation facilities improve-
ments. 
(2) Interpretive programs, visitor information, 
visitor services, visitor needs assessments, mapping, 
signage, Leave-No-Trace materials, and wilderness 
rangers. 
(3) Habitat restoration directly related to recre-
ation. 
(4) 
Cooperative 
environmental 
restoration 
projects with non-Federal partnership groups and 
associations, including groups and associations that 
work with youth. 
(5) Law enforcement and rescue and recovery 
efforts related to public use and recreation, such as 
law enforcement at recreation events, search and 
rescue operations, illegal recreation activities inves-
tigations, and enforcement. 
(6) Improving administration of special use au-
thorizations. 
(7) Preparation of documents required under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in 
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connection with the improvement or development of 
recreational opportunities. 
(8) 
Other 
projects 
or 
partnerships 
rec-
ommended by the Mount Hood National Forest 
Recreation Working Group established by section 
305. 
(b) ALLOCATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Of the total 
funds received by the Secretary of Agriculture from the 
special account under section 302(c) for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall allocate the funds as follows: 
(1) 95 percent of the funds to Mount Hood Na-
tional Forest. 
(2) 5 percent of the funds to the Regional Of-
fice for the Pacific Northwest Region of the Forest 
Service to develop needed policy and training to sup-
port programs in wilderness areas, special uses, 
trails, developed and dispersed recreation, and inter-
pretation related to Mount Hood National Forest. 
SEC. 304. ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Con-
gress an annual report specifying— 
(1) the total funds received by the Secretary 
from the special account under section 302(c) for 
the preceding fiscal year; 
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(2) how the funds were allocated and expended; 
and 
(3) the results from such expenditures. 
SEC. 305. MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST RECREATIONAL 
WORKING GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall establish the Mount Hood National 
Forest Recreational Working Group for the purpose of 
providing advice and recommendations to the Forest Serv-
ice on planning and implementing recreation enhance-
ments in Mount Hood National Forest, including advice 
and recommendations regarding how the funds in the spe-
cial account established under section 302 should be re-
quested and expended. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall— 
(1) review projects proposed by the Secretary 
for Mount Hood National Forest under section 
303(a); 
(2) propose projects under section 303(a) to the 
Secretary; 
(3) recommend the amount of funds from the 
special account established under section 302 to be 
used to fund projects under section 303; and 
(4) provide opportunities for citizens, organiza-
tions, Indian tribes, the Forest Service, and other 
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interested parties to participate openly and meaning-
fully, beginning at the early stages of the develop-
ment of projects under section 303(a). 
(c) APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM.—The Regional 
Forester, acting on behalf of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall appoint the members of the Working 
Group for a term of three years beginning on the 
date of appointment. A member may be reappointed 
to subsequent three-year terms. 
(2) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The Regional For-
ester shall make initial appointments to the Working 
Group not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) VACANCIES.—The Regional Forester shall 
make appointments to fill vacancies on the Working 
Group as soon as practicable after the vacancy has 
occurred. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Working 
Group shall not receive any compensation for their 
service on the Working Group. 
(5) NOMINATIONS.—The State of Oregon and 
county governments for each county directly adja-
cent to or containing any portion of Mount Hood 
National Forest may submit a nomination to the Re-
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gional Forester for each activity or interest group 
category described in subsection (d). 
(6) BROAD
AND
BALANCED
REPRESENTA-
TION.—In appointing the members of the Working 
Group, the Regional Forester shall provide for a bal-
anced and broad representation from the recreation 
community. 
(d) COMPOSITION OF WORKING GROUP.—The Work-
ing Group shall be composed of 15 members, selected so 
that the following activities and interest groups are rep-
resented: 
(1) Summer non-mechanized recreation, such as 
hiking. 
(2) Winter non-motorized recreation, such as 
snowshoeing and backcountry skiing. 
(3) Mountain biking. 
(4) Hunting and fishing. 
(5) Summer motorized recreation, such as off- 
highway vehicle use. 
(6) Local environmental groups. 
(7) Winter motorized recreation, such as 
snowmobiling. 
(8) Permitted ski areas. 
(9) Forest products industry. 
(10) Affected Indian tribes. 
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(11) Local holder of a recreation residence per-
mit. 
(12) Local government interests, such as a 
county commissioner or city mayor in an elected po-
sition representing a county or city directly adjacent 
or containing any portion of Mount Hood National 
Forest. 
(13) A resident of Government Camp. 
(14) The State of Oregon. 
(15) Operators of campground facilities open to 
the general public. 
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the Working 
Group shall be selected by a majority of the Working 
Group. 
(f) OTHER WORKING GROUP AUTHORITIES AND RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) STAFF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall provide staff assistance to the Work-
ing Group from Federal employees under the juris-
diction of the Secretary. 
(2) MEETINGS.—All meetings of the Working 
Group shall be announced at least one week in ad-
vance in a local newspaper of record and shall be 
open to the public. 
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(3) RECORDS.—The Working Group shall main-
tain records of the meetings of the Working Group 
and make the records available for public inspection. 
(g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE.— 
Not more than five percent of the funds allocated under 
section 303(b)(1) to Mount Hood National Forest for a 
fiscal year may be used to provide administrative assist-
ance to the Working Group during that fiscal year. 
(h) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
apply to the Working Group. 
(i) TERMINATION OF WORKING GROUP.—The Work-
ing Group shall terminate at the end of the 10-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 306. CONSIDERATION OF CONVERSION OF FOREST 
ROADS TO RECREATIONAL USES. 
(a) EVALUATION OF CURRENTLY CLOSED ROADS.— 
(1) 
CONSIDERATION
FOR
RECREATIONAL 
USE.—The Secretary of Agriculture may make a de-
termination regarding whether the Forest Service 
roads in Mount Hood National Forest that were se-
lected before the date of the enactment of this Act 
for closure and decommissioning, but have not yet 
been decommissioned, should be converted to rec-
reational uses to enhance recreational opportunities 
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in the national forest, such as conversion to single- 
track trails for mountain bikes and trails for 
snowmobiling, off-road vehicle use, horseback riding, 
hiking, cross country skiing, and other recreational 
uses. 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND 
ECONOMIC
IMPACTS.—In evaluating the feasibility 
and suitability of converting Forest Service roads 
under this subsection to recreational uses, and the 
types of recreational uses to be authorized, the Sec-
retary shall take into account the environmental and 
economic impacts of implementing the conversion 
and of the resulting recreational uses. 
(3) PUBLIC PROCESS.—The consideration and 
selection of Forest Service roads under this sub-
section for conversion to recreational uses, and the 
types of recreational uses to be authorized, shall be 
a public process, including consultation by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture with the Mount Hood National 
Forest Recreational Working Group. 
(b) FUTURE CLOSURE CONSIDERATIONS.—Whenever 
the Secretary of Agriculture considers a Forest Service 
road in Mount Hood National Forest for possible closure 
and decommissioning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall include, as an alternative to 
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decommissioning the road, consideration of converting the 
road to recreational uses to enhance recreational opportu-
nities in the Mount Hood National Forest. 
SEC. 307. IMPROVED TRAIL ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION OF TRAIL.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture may enter into a contract with a partner organi-
zation or other person to design and construct a trail at 
a location selected by the Secretary in Mount Hood Na-
tional Forest suitable for use by persons with disabilities. 
(b) PUBLIC PROCESS.—The selection of the trail lo-
cation under subsection (a) and the preparation of the de-
sign of the trail shall be a public process, including con-
sultation by the Secretary of Agriculture with the Mount 
Hood National Forest Recreational Working Group. 
(c) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Agriculture may use 
funds in the special account established under section 302 
to carry out this section. 
TITLE IV—TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 401. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to support the develop-
ment of an integrated, multi-modal transportation plan for 
the Mount Hood region designed to achieve comprehensive 
solutions to transportation challenges in the region nec-
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