Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 
2012’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—COUNTY, SCHOOLS, AND REVENUE TRUST FOR FEDERAL 
FOREST LAND 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. County, Schools, and Revenue Trust. 
Sec. 103. Opt out option. 
Sec. 104. Determination of annual revenue requirement and minimum sale level. 
Sec. 105. County, Schools, and Revenue Trust Projects. 
Sec. 106. Distribution of amounts from trust projects. 
Sec. 107. Payments to beneficiary counties from County, Schools, and Revenue 
Trust. 
Sec. 108. Initial payments pending implementation of trust projects. 
TITLE II—PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 201. Extension. 
Sec. 202. Inclusion in definition of payment law. 
Sec. 203. Congressional notification and publication of information. 
TITLE III—FOREST SERVICE RECREATION RESIDENCE PROGRAM 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Sec. 302. Cabin user fees. 
Sec. 303. Cabin transfer fees. 
Sec. 304. Right of appeal and judicial review. 
Sec. 305. Effect. 
Sec. 306. Regulations. 
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TITLE 
I—COUNTY, 
SCHOOLS, 
AND REVENUE TRUST FOR 
FEDERAL FOREST LAND 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ANNUAL REVENUE REQUIREMENT.—The term 
‘‘annual revenue requirement’’, with respect to a unit 
of the National Forest System, means the amount 
equal to 60 percent of the average annual gross re-
ceipts derived from the unit during the 20-year period 
beginning with fiscal year 1980, as determined under 
section 104. 
(2) BENEFICIARY COUNTY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘beneficiary 
county’’ means a political subdivision of a State 
that, on account of containing National Forest 
System land, was eligible to receive payments 
through the State under title I of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determina-
tion Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.). 
(B) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN COUNTIES.— 
The term does not include a political subdivision 
of a State that elects not to participate under 
section 103. A political subdivision that opts out 
of participation may still receive payments as 
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provided in the sixth paragraph under the head-
ing of ‘‘FOREST SERVICE’’ in the Act of May 
23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500) and sec-
tion 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 
963; 16 U.S.C. 500). 
(3) CATASTROPHIC
EVENT.—The term ‘‘cata-
strophic event’’ means an event that the Secretary de-
termines will cause or has caused severe damage to 
National Forest System land, including severe fire, 
insect or disease infestations, windthrow, or other ex-
treme weather or natural disaster. 
(4) CHARGEABLE VOLUME.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘chargeable 
volume’’ means only the volume of timber and 
other forest products that is counted toward 
meeting the allowable sale quantity of a unit of 
National Forest System land based on the re-
gionally 
applicable 
utilization 
and 
merchantability standards. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term does not in-
clude post and pole sales and personal use fire-
wood. 
(5) COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN.— 
The term ‘‘community wildfire protection plan’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101 of the 
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Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511). 
(6) COUNTY, SCHOOLS, AND
REVENUE
TRUST 
PROJECT.—The terms ‘‘County, Schools, and Revenue 
Trust Project’’ and ‘‘trust project’’ mean a project 
designated by the Secretary as a project to generate 
amounts to help meet the annual revenue require-
ment. 
(7) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means— 
(A) land within the National Forest Sys-
tem; and 
(B) such portions of the revested Oregon 
and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos 
Bay Wagon Road grant land as are or may 
hereafter come under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment of the Interior, which have heretofore 
or may hereafter be classified as timberlands, 
and power-site land valuable for timber, that 
shall be managed, except as provided in section 
3 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875; 
43 U.S.C. 1181c), for permanent forest produc-
tion. 
(8) MINIMUM
SALE
LEVEL.—The term ‘‘min-
imum sale level’’, for a unit of the National Forest 
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System for a fiscal year, means a quantity equal to 
50 percent of the average annual chargeable timber 
volume (as measured in net sawtimber volume) sold 
from the unit during the period beginning with fiscal 
year 1980 through fiscal year 2000, as determined 
under section 104. 
(9) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Forest System’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)), except that the term does not include 
the National Grasslands and land utilization projects 
designated as National Grasslands administered pur-
suant to the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010– 
1012). 
(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture or the designee of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
(11) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture or the des-
ignee of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect 
to National Forest System land; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior or the des-
ignee of the Secretary of the Interior with respect 
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to the Federal land described in paragraph 
(7)(B). 
(12) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(13) TRUST.—The terms ‘‘County, Schools, and 
Revenue Trust’’ and ‘‘Trust’’ mean the County, 
Schools, and Revenue Trust established in the Treas-
ury under section 102. 
(14) TRUSTEE.—The term ‘‘Trustee’’ means the 
Secretary, acting as the trustee of the County, 
Schools, and Revenue Trust. 
SEC. 102. COUNTY, SCHOOLS, AND REVENUE TRUST. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST.—There is established 
in the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘‘County, Schools, 
and Revenue Trust’’. 
(b) TRUST PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Trust is to 
provide a dependable source of revenue for each beneficiary 
county containing National Forest System land. 
(c) FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.—The Trustee has a 
fiduciary responsibility to beneficiary counties to use Coun-
ty, Schools, and Revenue Trust Projects to generate 
amounts sufficient to satisfy the annual revenue require-
ment established for units of the National Forest System. 
(d) TRUST ASSETS.— 
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(1) INITIAL DEPOSITS.—To allow the transition 
necessary to implement this title, there is hereby ap-
propriated to the Trust, out of amounts in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, an amount equal to 
$875,000,000 to provide payments under section 108 
during fiscal years 2012 and 2013. 
(2) 
PORTION
OF
RECEIPTS
FROM
TRUST 
PROJECTS.—There shall be credited to the Trust all 
amounts required by section 106(a)(1) to be deposited 
in the Trust from County, Schools, and Revenue 
Trust Projects. 
(e) LIMITATIONS.—The assets of the Trust shall not— 
(1) be subject to garnishment by, or otherwise 
paid to, a creditor of a beneficiary county; 
(2) be expended other than for the purposes au-
thorized in subsections (b) and (c) of section 107; or 
(3) be used in lieu of or to otherwise offset State 
funding sources for local schools, facilities, or edu-
cational purposes. 
(f) REPORTING.—Not later than 90 days after the end 
of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2014), the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report specifying the 
deposits into, and distributions from, the Trust during the 
preceding fiscal year. 
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SEC. 103. OPT OUT OPTION. 
(a) ELECTION.—A political subdivision of a State that 
otherwise satisfies the definition of beneficiary county may 
elect not to participate under this title. 
(b) TIME AND DURATION OF ELECTION.—An election 
to opt out under subsection (a) is effective for a single fiscal 
year and must be submitted to the Secretary before the start 
of that fiscal year. 
(c) EFFECT OF ELECTION.— 
(1) NO TRUST PROJECTS.—No County, Schools, 
and Revenue Trust Project may be commenced on Na-
tional Forest System land located in any political 
subdivision that has opted out under subsection (a). 
Other activities on the National Forest System land 
in the political subdivision may be carried out in ac-
cordance with other laws applicable to the National 
Forest System land. 
(2) COMPLETION OF EXISTING PROJECTS.—Trust 
projects underway before the effective date of the opt 
out may be completed. 
SEC. 104. DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL REVENUE REQUIRE-
MENT AND MINIMUM SALE LEVEL. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall determine for each unit of 
the National Forest System— 
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(1) the annual revenue requirement for the unit; 
and 
(2) the minimum sale level for the unit. 
SEC. 
105. 
COUNTY, 
SCHOOLS, 
AND 
REVENUE 
TRUST 
PROJECTS. 
(a) NEED FOR PROJECTS.—Effective for fiscal year 
2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
carry out County, Schools, and Revenue Trust Projects in 
units of the National Forest System as necessary to achieve 
the annual revenue requirement for the unit. The Secretary 
is authorized and encouraged to commence the implementa-
tion of trust projects before fiscal year 2014 to begin gener-
ating amounts for deposit in the Trust to supplement the 
funds made available under section 102(d)(1). 
(b) DESIGNATION OF PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this subsection, the Secretary may designate any 
project involving National Forest System land (other 
than National Forest System land located in a polit-
ical subdivision that opted out under section 103) as 
a County, Schools, and Revenue Trust Project. 
(2) TYPES OF PROJECTS.—Trust projects may 
include a timber sale, issuance of a grazing permit, 
issuance of a special use permit involving land use, 
mineral development, power generation, or rec-
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reational use, and projects implementing a commu-
nity wildfire protection plan. 
(3) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN LAND FROM TRUST 
PROJECTS.—A trust project shall not be designated on 
National Forest System land— 
(A) that is a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System; or 
(B) on which the removal of vegetation is 
specifically prohibited by Federal law. 
(4) 
MAXIMUM
NUMBER
OF
DESIGNATED 
PROJECTS.—The maximum number of trust projects 
designated by the Secretary for a unit of the National 
Forest System for a fiscal year may not exceed the 
number of projects necessary to meet the annual rev-
enue requirement for the unit. 
(5) STANDARDS
FOR
TRUST
PROJECTS.—A 
County, Schools, and Revenue Trust Project shall be 
consistent with standards and guidelines contained in 
the land and resource management plan or land use 
plan for the unit of the National Forest System in 
which the project will occur, except that the Secretary 
may modify such standards and guidelines for a spe-
cific trust project. 
(c) SPECIAL AUTHORITY TO RESPOND
TO CATA-
STROPHIC EVENTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (b)(4), the 
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Secretary may designate any project conducted in response 
to a catastrophic event as a County, Schools, and Revenue 
Trust Project. 
(d) PUBLIC REVIEW AND REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL 
ANALYSIS.— 
(1) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.— 
(A) PROPOSED
PROJECT.—The Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register notice of a 
proposed County, Schools, and Revenue Trust 
Project. The public may submit to the Secretary 
specific written comments that relate to the trust 
project within 30 days after the date of the pub-
lication of the notice. 
(B) FINAL DECISION.—Not later than 120 
days after the date on which notice was pub-
lished under subparagraph (A) with regard to a 
proposed County, Schools, and Revenue Trust 
Project, and after taking into account any com-
ments received under such subparagraph, the 
Secretary shall designate the final trust project 
and publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
final designated trust project. 
(C) OBJECTIONS.—Only persons who sub-
mitted comments regarding a proposed County, 
Schools, and Revenue Trust Project under sub-
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paragraph (A) may submit to the Secretary spe-
cific written objections that relate to the final 
designated trust project. Any objections regard-
ing the final trust project must be submitted 
within 30 days after the date of the publication 
of the notice under subparagraph (B). 
(2) ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall pre-
pare an environmental report for each final des-
ignated County, Schools, and Revenues Trust 
Project within 180 days after the date on which 
notice was published under paragraph (1)(A) 
with regard to the project. 
(B) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The environ-
mental report for a trust project shall include at 
a minimum the following: 
(i) To the extent the Secretary con-
siders appropriate and feasible, an evalua-
tion of the environmental impacts of the 
proposed project, including the effect, if 
any, on threatened or endangered species 
listed under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
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(ii) Public comments received by the 
Secretary regarding the project under sub-
paragraph (A) of paragraph (1), objections 
to the project submitted under subpara-
graph (C) of such paragraph, and any re-
sponse to the comments and objections. 
(iii) Any modifications to the project 
to ensure that the annual revenue require-
ment is met. 
(C) SPECIAL DEADLINES FOR PROJECTS IN 
RESPONSE
TO
CATASTROPHIC
EVENT.—In the 
case of a trust project proposed in response to a 
catastrophic event, the Secretary shall complete 
the environmental report required by this para-
graph within 30 days after the date on which 
notice was published under paragraph (1)(A) 
with regard to the proposed project. The Sec-
retary shall adjust the deadlines for public com-
ments specified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of 
paragraph (1) as necessary to achieve the expe-
dited reporting requirement imposed by this sub-
paragraph. 
(D) COST TO PREPARE ENVIRONMENTAL RE-
PORT.—The costs to prepare the environmental 
report for a trust project shall not exceed an 
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amount equal to one-third of the estimated value 
of the receipts to be generated by the trust 
project. 
(3) SOLE
MEANS
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE
RE-
VIEW.—The procedures provided by this subsection 
are the sole means by which a person may seek ad-
ministrative review of a County, Schools, and Rev-
enue Trust Project. 
(4) NO JUDICIAL REVIEW.—There shall be no ju-
dicial review of the environmental report for a Coun-
ty, Schools, and Revenue Trust Project. 
(e) COMPLIANCE.—Compliance with this section shall 
be deemed to be compliance with the requirements of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.), section 
14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 
U.S.C. 472a), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield 
Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.). 
SEC. 
106. 
DISTRIBUTION 
OF 
AMOUNTS 
FROM 
TRUST 
PROJECTS. 
(a) PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION.—The amounts de-
rived from a County, Schools, and Revenue Trust Project 
shall be distributed as follows: 
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(1) 65 percent shall be deposited in the County, 
Schools, and Revenue Trust. 
(2) 35 percent shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury for use as provided in subsection 
(b). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS FOR FOREST SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts deposited under sub-
section (a)(2) shall be available, in such amounts as 
may be provided in advance in appropriation Acts, 
for the Forest Service. 
(2) FUNDS
FOR
PERFORMANCE
BASED
CASH 
AWARDS.—Of the amount made available under para-
graph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 
available to the responsible officials for units of the 
National Forest System up to one percent of the 
amount for the purpose of providing performance- 
based cash awards under section 4505a of title 5, 
United States Code, to employees of the Forest Service 
who assist a unit in exceeding its minimum sale level 
for the fiscal year. 
SEC. 107. PAYMENTS TO BENEFICIARY COUNTIES FROM 
COUNTY, SCHOOLS, AND REVENUE TRUST. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION METHOD.—As soon as practicable 
at the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall distribute 
all amounts that were deposited in the County, Schools, and 
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Revenue Trust from trust projects for that fiscal year to 
the States for distribution to beneficiary counties in the 
manner provided by section 102(c)(1) of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 7112(c)(1)). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The use of amounts received by 
a beneficiary county under this section shall be subject to 
subsections (c)(2) and (d) of section 102 of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 7112). 
SEC. 108. INITIAL PAYMENTS PENDING IMPLEMENTATION 
OF TRUST PROJECTS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2012.— 
(1) BENEFICIARY COUNTIES.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the end of fiscal year 2012, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall distribute to each beneficiary 
county a payment equal to the amount distributed to 
the beneficiary county for fiscal year 2010 under sec-
tion 102(c)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and Com-
munity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7112(c)(1)). 
(2) COUNTIES THAT WERE ELIGIBLE FOR DIRECT 
COUNTY PAYMENTS.—As soon as practicable after the 
end of fiscal year 2012, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall distribute to each county that received a pay-
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ment for fiscal year 2010 under section 102(a)(2) of 
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter-
mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(a)(2)) a pay-
ment equal to the amount distributed to the county 
for fiscal year 2010 under section 102(c)(1) of the Se-
cure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determina-
tion Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112(c)(1)). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—As soon as practicable at the 
end of fiscal year 2013, the Secretary concerned shall dis-
tribute to each beneficiary county that received a payment 
under subsection (a)(1) and to each county that received 
a payment under subsection (a)(2) a payment equal to 75 
percent of the amount distributed to the county under sub-
section (a). 
(c) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The amounts required to be 
distributed under this section shall be derived from funds 
in the County, Schools, and Revenue Trust. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The distribution under this sec-
tion of amounts to a beneficiary county shall be subject to 
subsections (c)(2) and (d) of section 102 of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 7112). The distribution under this section of 
amounts to a county described in subsection (a)(2) shall 
be subject to subsection (d) of such section. 
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TITLE II—PAYMENT IN LIEU OF 
TAXES AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION. 
Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 202. INCLUSION IN DEFINITION OF PAYMENT LAW. 
Section 6903(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (I); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (J) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(K) title I of the Federal Forests County 
Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012.’’. 
SEC. 203. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND PUBLICA-
TION OF INFORMATION. 
Section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a list of 
States that have not submitted to the Secretary the data 
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required to calculate payments under this chapter by Janu-
ary 15 of each year. 
‘‘(f) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall— 
‘‘(1) publish in the Federal Register and on the 
Department of the Interior website a list of States 
that have not submitted to the Secretary the data re-
quired to calculate payments under this chapter by 
February 1 of each year; and 
‘‘(2) update the list published on the Department 
of the Interior website under paragraph (1) to reflect 
any changes in the list. 
‘‘(g) ISSUANCE OF PAYMENTS.—Not later than May 1 
of each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue 
the payments authorized under this chapter.’’. 
TITLE 
III—FOREST 
SERVICE 
RECREATION 
RESIDENCE 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AUTHORIZATION; AUTHORIZE.—The terms 
‘‘authorization’’ and ‘‘authorize’’ mean the issuance of 
a special use permit for the use and occupancy of Na-
tional Forest System land by a cabin owner under the 
Recreation Residence Program. 
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(2) CABIN.—The term ‘‘cabin’’ means a pri-
vately built and owned recreation residence and re-
lated improvements on National Forest System land 
that— 
(A) is authorized for private use and occu-
pancy; and 
(B) may be sold or transferred between pri-
vate parties. 
(3) CABIN
OWNER.—The term ‘‘cabin owner’’ 
means— 
(A) a person authorized by the Secretary to 
use and to occupy a cabin; and 
(B) a trust, heir, or assign of a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(4) CABIN
TRANSFER
FEE.—The term ‘‘cabin 
transfer fee’’ means a fee that is paid to the United 
States on the transfer of a cabin between private par-
ties for money or other consideration that results in 
the issuance of a new permit. 
(5) CABIN USER FEE.—The term ‘‘cabin user 
fee’’ means an annual fee paid to the United States 
by a cabin owner in accordance with an authoriza-
tion for the use and occupancy of a cabin. 
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(6) CURRENT
APPRAISAL
CYCLE.—The term 
‘‘current appraisal cycle’’ means the completion of 
Forest Service review and acceptance of— 
(A) initial typical lot appraisals; and 
(B) second appraisals, if ordered by cabin 
owners and approved by the Forest Service. 
(7) CURRENT CABIN USER FEE.—The term ‘‘cur-
rent cabin user fee’’ means the most recent cabin user 
fee, as adjusted under section 302(c). 
(8) LOT.—The term ‘‘lot’’ means a parcel of Na-
tional Forest System land on which a person is au-
thorized to build, use, occupy, and maintain a cabin. 
(9) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Forest System’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 11 of the Forest and Rangeland Re-
newable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 
1609). 
(10) RECREATION
RESIDENCE
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘Recreation Residence Program’’ means the 
Recreation Residence Program established under the 
last paragraph under the heading ‘‘FOREST SERV-
ICE’’ in the Act of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497). 
(11) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service. 
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(12) TYPICAL
LOT.—The term ‘‘typical lot’’ 
means a cabin lot, or group of cabin lots, in a tract 
that is selected for use in an appraisal as being rep-
resentative of, and that has similar value characteris-
tics as, other lots or groups of lots within the tract. 
SEC. 302. CABIN USER FEES. 
(a) PAYMENT OF CABIN USER FEES.—Cabin owners 
shall pay an annual cabin user fee established by the Sec-
retary in accordance with this section. 
(b) INITIAL CABIN USER FEES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish initial cabin user fees in accordance with this 
subsection. 
(2) ASSIGNMENT TO VALUE TIERS.—On comple-
tion of the current appraisal cycle, as required by 
paragraph (4), the Secretary shall assign each per-
mitted lot on National Forest System land to 1 of 9 
tiers based on the following considerations: 
(A) Before assigning the lots to tiers, all ap-
praised lot values shall be adjusted, or normal-
ized, for price changes occurring after the ap-
praisal, in accordance with the National Asso-
ciation of Homebuilders/Wells Fargo Housing 
Opportunity Index. 
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(B) Second appraisal values that meet For-
est Service standards for approval shall super-
sede initial lot appraisal values for the normal-
ization and ranking process under subparagraph 
(A). 
(C) The tiers shall be established, on a na-
tional basis, according to relative lot value, with 
lots having the lowest adjusted appraised value 
assigned to tier 1 and lots having the highest ad-
justed appraised value assigned to tier 9. 
(D) The number of lots (by percentage) as-
signed to each tier is contained in the table set 
forth in paragraph (3). 
(E) Data from incomplete appraisals may 
not be used to establish the fee tiers under this 
subsection. 
(F) Until assigned to a tier under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall assess (and may ad-
just annually subject to clause (ii)) an interim 
fee for permitted cabin lots (including lots with 
incomplete appraisals) in an amount equal to 
the lesser of— 
(i) $4,500; or 
(ii) the amount of the current cabin 
user fee, as determined under the Cabin 
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User Fee Fairness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
6201 et seq.), which amount the Secretary 
may increase annually by not more than 25 
percent, except that the increased fee shall 
not exceed the otherwise scheduled fee deter-
mined under the Cabin User Fee Fairness 
Act of 2000. 
(3) AMOUNT OF INITIAL CABIN USER FEES.—The 
initial cabin user fees, based on the assignments 
under paragraph (2), are as follows: 
Fee Tier 
Approximate Percent of 
Permits Nationally 
Fee Amount 
Tier 1 
8 percent 
$500
Tier 2 
16 percent 
$1,000
Tier 3 
20 percent 
$1,500
Tier 4 
20 percent 
$2,000
Tier 5 
12 percent 
$2,500
Tier 6 
8 percent 
$3,000
Tier 7 
6 percent 
$3,500
Tier 8 
6 percent 
$4,000
Tier 9 
4 percent 
$4,500. 
(4) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETION
OF
CURRENT 
APPRAISAL CYCLE.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall com-
plete the current appraisal cycle. 
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(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The initial cabin user 
fees required by this subsection shall take effect begin-
ning 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 Secretary 
shall use changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for the 
Gross Domestic Product published by the Bureau of Eco-
nomic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, applied 
on a 5-year rolling average, to assess an annual adjustment 
to cabin user fees. 
(d) EFFECT OF DESTRUCTION, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, 
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. 
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(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 de-
struction or impairment occurs; or 
(B) the date on which the cabin may be 
lawfully reoccupied and normal access has been 
restored. 
SEC. 303. CABIN TRANSFER FEES. 
(a) PAYMENT OF CABIN TRANSFER FEES.—In con-
junction with the transfer of ownership of any cabin and 
the issuance of a new permit, the cabin owner transferring 
the cabin shall file with the Secretary a sworn statement 
declaring the amount of money or other value received, if 
any, for the transfer of the cabin. 
(b) AMOUNT.—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 an amount de-
termined as follows: 
Consideration Received by Transfer 
Transfer Fee Amount 
$0 to $250,000 
$1,000 
$250,000.01 to $500,000.00 
$1,000 plus 5 percent of consideration 
in 
excess 
of 
$250,000 
up 
to 
$500,000 
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Consideration Received by Transfer 
Transfer Fee Amount 
$500,000.01 and above 
$1,000 plus 5 percent of consideration 
in 
excess 
of 
$250,000 
up 
to 
$500,000 plus 10 percent of consid-
eration in excess of $500,000. 
(c) INDEX.—The Secretary shall use changes in the 
Implicit Price Deflator for the Gross Domestic Product pub-
lished by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Depart-
ment of Commerce, applied on a 5-year rolling average, to 
determine and apply an annual adjustment to the cabin 
transfer fee threshold amounts set forth in the table con-
tained in subsection (b). 
SEC. 304. 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 305, the Secretary shall by regulation grant to 
the cabin owner the right to an administrative appeal 
of the determination of a new cabin user fee, fee tier, 
cabin transfer fee, or whether or not to reduce a cabin 
user fee under section 302(d). 
(2) APPLICABLE LAW.—An appeal under para-
graph (1) shall be pursuant to the appeal process pro-
vided under subpart C of part 251 of title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 
(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A cabin owner that contests a 
final decision of the Secretary under this title may 
bring a civil action in United States district court. 
(2) VENUE.—The venue for an action brought be-
fore the United States district court under this sub-
section shall be in the Federal judicial district in 
which the cabin is located or the permit holder re-
sides. 
(3) EFFECT
ON
MEDIATION.—Nothing in this 
title precludes a person from seeking mediation for an 
action under this title. 
SEC. 305. EFFECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title 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 af-
fecting 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. 306. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary shall 
issue regulations to carry out this title. 
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Union Calendar No. 539 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4019 
[Report No. 112–737, Part I] 
A BILL 
To increase employment and educational opportuni-
ties in, and improve the economic stability of, 
counties containing Federal forest land, while 
also reducing the cost of managing such land, by 
providing such counties a dependable source of 
revenue from such land, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 31, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
DECEMBER 31, 2012 
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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