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To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes.
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Summary of Bill HR 1084
The bill also includes provisions for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Advisory Committee, which would be responsible for advising the Secretary of the Interior on the allocation of funds from the Ski Area Fee Retention Account. Additionally, the bill outlines requirements for ski areas to submit annual reports detailing how they have used the funds retained from fees.
Overall, the Ski Area Fee Retention Act seeks to provide ski areas with the resources they need to continue operating and improving their facilities on public lands, while also ensuring transparency and accountability in the use of these funds.
Congressional Summary of HR 1084
Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act
This bill allows National Forest System (NFS) units to keep the majority of ski area permit rental fees that were generated within their boundaries and outlines how revenues from those fees may be used. Such fees are collected by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from ski area operators on NFS land.
Within the NFS unit where the fees were generated, USDA must expend (1) 60%-48% of the collected fees for activities such as administration of the ski area permit program, visitor information, or reducing the likelihood of wildfire in or adjacent to a recreation site; and (2) 20% of the collected fees for activities such as repair of a Forest Service-owned facility, habitat restoration, or search and rescue activities.
The remainder of the collected fees must be expended by USDA at any NFS unit for any of the activities specified in this bill.
