HR 1139 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1139
To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2001
Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. STUMP, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Mr. HERGER) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in
addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concered
A BILL
To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Forest Tax Relief Act'.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF RECREATIONAL FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR THE FOREST
SERVICE.
(a) TERMINATION- On and after the effective date of this section, the
Secretary of Agriculture may not impose or collect any fee under the authority
of the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program authorized by section 315 of the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996
(section 101(c) of Public Law 104-134; 16 U.S.C. 460l-6a note). Amounts
collected before that date shall continue to be used by the Secretary in the
manner provided in that section.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- (1) Section 315 of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (section 101(c) of
Public Law 104-134; 16 U.S.C. 460l-6a note), is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking `and the Secretary of Agriculture
(acting through the Forest Service) shall each' and inserting `shall';
(i) by striking `appropriate Secretary' and inserting `Secretary';
and
(ii) by striking `four agencies' and inserting `three agencies';
and
(C) in subsection (e), by striking `and the Secretary of
Agriculture'.
(2) Section 334 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-291; 114 Stat. 997; 16 U.S.C. 460l-6a
note), is amended by striking the last sentence.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- This section and the amendments made by this section
shall take effect 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
END