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S 3929 111th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative remedies Alaska Forests, forestry, trees Housing finance and home ownership Judicial review and appeals User charges and fees

Cabin Fee Act of 2010

Introduced: September 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 29, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cabin Fee Act of 2010 - Defines: (1) "cabin user fee" as the annual fee paid to the United States by a cabin owner pursuant to an authorization for the use and occupancy of a cabin on National Forest System land derived from the public domain; (2) "cabin owner" as a person authorized to use and occupy a cabin on National Forest System land derived from the public domain or a trust, or an heir or assignee of such a person; and (3) "cabin" as a privately built and owned recreation residence and related improvements on National Forest System land derived from the public domain that is authorized for private use and occupancy and may be sold or transferred between private parties.

Requires the payment of an annual "cabin user fee" by a "cabin owner."

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set such fee.

Requires a reduction in the cabin use fee to $100 per year if access to a cabin is significantly impaired, whether by catastrophic events, natural causes or governmental actions, such that the cabin is rendered unsafe or unable to be occupied.

Requires payment of a "cabin transfer fee" to the United States upon the transfer of a cabin between private parties for money or other consideration.

What's happening now September 29, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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