Fee Tier 
Approximate Percent of 
Permits Nationally 
Fee Amount 
Tier 1 
5 percent 
$500 
Tier 2 
12 percent 
$1,000 
Tier 3 
22 percent 
$1,500 
Tier 4 
22 percent 
$2,000 
Tier 5 
10 percent 
$2,500 
Tier 6 
9 percent 
$3,000 
Tier 7 
7 percent 
$3,500 
Tier 8 
5 percent 
$4,000 
Tier 9 
5 percent 
$4,500 
Tier 10 
3 percent 
$5,000 
(4) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF CURRENT 
APPRAISAL CYCLE.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
complete the current appraisal cycle. 
(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The initial cabin user 
fees required by this subsection shall take effect be-
ginning with the first calendar year beginning after 
the completion of the current appraisal cycle. 
(c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS OF CABIN USER FEE.— 
Once initial cabin user fees have been assessed, based on 
the tier assignments under subsection (b)(2), the Sec-
retary shall use changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for 
the Gross Domestic Product published by the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, ap-
plied on a 5-year rolling average, to assess an annual ad-
justment to cabin user fees. 
(d) EFFECT OF DESTRUCTION, SUBSTANTIAL DAM-
AGE, OR LOSS OF ACCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reduce 
the cabin user fee to $100 per year for a cabin if— 
(A) the cabin is destroyed or suffers sub-
stantial damage in an amount that is greater 
than 50 percent of replacement cost of the 
cabin; or 
(B) access to the cabin is significantly im-
paired, whether by catastrophic events, natural 
causes, or governmental actions. 
(2) TERM OF REDUCED FEE.—The reduced fee 
under paragraph (1) shall be in effect until the later 
of— 
(A) the last day of the year in which the 
destruction or impairment occurs; or 
(B) the date on which the cabin may be 
lawfully reoccupied and normal access has been 
restored. 
SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF CABIN TRANSFER FEES. 
As a condition of the issuance by the Secretary of 
a new authorization for the use and occupancy of the 
cabin, the cabin owner transferring the cabin shall pay to
the Secretary a cabin transfer fee in the amount of 
$1,200. 
SEC. 5. RIGHT OF APPEAL AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) RIGHT OF APPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any action 
of a cabin owner to exercise rights in accordance 
with section 6, the Secretary shall by regulation 
grant to the cabin owner the right to an administra-
tive appeal of the determination of a new cabin user 
fee, fee tier, or whether or not to reduce a cabin 
user fee under section 3(d). 
(2) APPLICABLE LAW.—An appeal under para-
graph (1) shall be pursuant to the appeal process 
provided under subpart C of part 251 of title 36, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regula-
tion). 
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A cabin owner that contests 
a final decision of the Secretary under this Act may 
bring a civil action in United States district court. 
(2) VENUE.—The venue for an action brought 
before the United States district court under this 
subsection shall be in the Federal judicial district in 
which the cabin is located.
(3) EFFECT ON MEDIATION.—Nothing in this 
Act precludes a person from seeking mediation for 
an action under this Act. 
SEC. 6. EFFECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act limits or re-
stricts any right, title, or interest of the United States in 
or to any land or resource. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR ALASKA.—In determining a 
cabin user fee in the State of Alaska, the Secretary shall 
not establish or impose a cabin user fee or a condition 
affecting a cabin user fee that is inconsistent with 1303(d) 
of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3193(d)). 
SEC. 7. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary 
shall issue regulations to carry out this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 10, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3397 
AN ACT 
To modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence 
Program by implementing a simple, equitable, 
and predictable procedure for determining cabin 
user fees, and for other purposes.