Cabin Fee Act of 2012
Latest action · Sep 11, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 10, 2011
- Passed HouseSep 10, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cabin Fee Act of 2012 - 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.
Requires payment of a transfer fee to the United States upon the transfer of a cabin between private parties for consideration.
Requires the Secretary to grant a cabin owner the right to administrative appeal of a cabin fee decision, which may be reviewed by bringing a civil action in U.S. district court.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 10, 2011 to Dec 20, 2011; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Nov 10, 2011 |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Dec 8, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Dec 20, 2011 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 10, 2011Markup Nov 17, 2011Reported Jul 17, 2012 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2012 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 10, 2012Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 10, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5730-5732)
- Sep 10, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3397.
- Sep 10, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5730-5731)
- Sep 10, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 17, 2012Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-602.
- Jul 17, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.
- Nov 17, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 17, 2011Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 10, 2011Introduced in House
- Nov 10, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 10, 2012H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act of 2012Pay-As-You Go Effects for H.R. 3397, the Cabin Fee Act of 2012, with an amendment, as provided to CBO by the House Committee on the Budget on September 7, 2012
- Feb 19, 2012H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7406.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-642 | PUBLIC LANDS BILLS120 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 22, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-343 | COMPLIANCE WITH TAX LIMITS ON MUTUAL FUND COMMODITY SPECULATION204 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Jan 26, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1906 | Cabin Fee Act of 2011 | Related bill | Mar 22, 2012 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cabin Fee Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Cabin Fee Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Cabin Fee Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2012Referred in Senate
- Sep 10, 2012Engrossed in House
- Jul 17, 2012Reported in House
- Nov 10, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
