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Cabin Fee Act of 2011

Introduced: November 18, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 22, 2012
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.
Nov 18, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 18, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cabin Fee Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set an annual fee for, and requires the payment of such fee to the United States by, an authorized owner of a privately built and owned recreational cabin located on National Forest System land.

Reduces such fee to $100 annually if access to a cabin is significantly impaired, either by natural causes or governmental actions, such that the cabin is rendered unsafe or unable to be occupied.

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

What's happening now March 22, 2012

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3397 Related bill Cabin Fee Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 21, 2012
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 19, 2012
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Nov 18, 2011
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 18, 2011
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Nov 18, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1906: Cabin Fee Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1906/
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"S. 1906: Cabin Fee Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1906/.
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S. 1906, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1906/.
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