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Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 1999

Introduced: November 17, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 12, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8409-8410)
Mar 22, 2000
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-788.
Nov 17, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 17, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14696-14697)
Nov 17, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to ensure that the basis and procedure for calculating cabin user fees on National Forest System lands shall reflect the probable value of the use and occupancy of a lot to the cabin owner. States that such value shall: (1) not be equivalent to the lot's rental fee; and (2) reflect regional economic influences, as determined by appraisal.

Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) appraisal requirements and right of second appraisals; (2) cabin user fees and annual adjustments; and (3) right of arbitration and judicial review. (Authorizes appropriations for the arbitration program.)

What's happening now September 12, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8409-8410)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3327 Identical bill Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 17, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1938: Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1938/
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"S. 1938: Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1938/.
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