Cabin Fee Act of 2013
Latest action · May 22, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 397.
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cabin Fee Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set an annual fee for a special use permit for the use and occupancy of National Forest System land for recreational residence purposes.
Requires the Secretary to complete the current appraisal cycle for the recreational residences within two years in accordance with the Cabin User Fees Fairness Act of 2000. Requires the assessment of an interim annual fee from January 1, 2014, until the current appraisal is completed.
Instructs the Secretary to make a one-time adjustment to the value of each appraised lot on which a recreational residence is located to reflect any change in value occurring after the date of the most recent appraisal. Allows a permitee to arrange for a second appraisal of a lot.
Specifies the annual fee for 11 fee tiers based on the value of the lot on which the recreational residence is located, and requires annual inflation adjustments.
Allows the Secretary to suspend or reduce the annual fee if access to, or the occupancy of, the recreational residence is significantly restricted.
Requires the Secretary to report after ten years on: (1) these annual fees in order to ensure that they reflect fair value for the use of the land for recreational residential purposes, and (2) any recommendations to modify the fee system.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish a transfer fee of $1,200, adjusted annually for inflation, for the issuance of a new recreational residence permit due to a change in ownership of the recreational residence.
(Sec. 4) Prohibits the Secretary from establishing or imposing a fee or condition under this Act for permits in Alaska that is inconsistent with provisions regarding the renewal or continuation of permits and leases for cabins, homesites, or similar structures on federal lands under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
(Sec. 5) Permits the Secretary, beginning in FY2024, to retain and expend any fees collected under this Act without further appropriation. Requires the fees to be used to administer the recreational residence program and other recreation programs carried out on National Forest System land.
(Sec. 6) Repeals the Cabin User Fees Fairness Act of 2000, effective on the date the annual permit fees are assessed under this Act.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2013 to Jun 3, 2014; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jul 23, 2013 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 23, 2013 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jul 23, 2013 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Jul 23, 2013 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jul 23, 2013 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jul 23, 2013 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Jul 29, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Dec 18, 2013 | |
| D-MT | John E. Walsh | Jun 3, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2013Markup Dec 19, 2013Reported May 22, 2014 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Nov 20, 2013 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 113-171.
- May 22, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 397.
- Dec 19, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Nov 20, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-342.
- Jul 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jul 23, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 estimate
- Mar 7, 2014S. 1341, Cabin Fee Act of 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 19, 2013
Printed hearings 1
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. 113-342 | CURRENT PUBLIC LANDS, FORESTS, AND MINING BILLS128 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Nov 20, 2013 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4873 | Cabin Fee Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jun 19, 2014 |
| HR 5476 | Cabin Fee Act of 2014 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program as the program applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain 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 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Cabin Fee Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2014Reported to Senate
- Jul 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
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.
