Forest Tax Relief Act (Introduced in the House)
HR 786 IH
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 786
To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational
Fee Demonstration Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 23, 1999
Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. COOK, Mrs. EMERSON, and Mr. DEFAZIO)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources,
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational
Fee Demonstration Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Forest Tax Relief Act'.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF RECREATIONAL FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR THE FOREST
SERVICE.
(a) TERMINATION- On and after the effective date of this section, the
Secretary of Agriculture may not impose or collect any fee under the authority
of the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program authorized by section 315
of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1996 (section 101(c) of Public Law 104-134; 16 U.S.C. 460l-6a note). Amounts
collected before that date shall continue to be used by the Secretary in
the manner provided in that section.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Section 315 of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (section 101(c) of Public
Law 104-134; 16 U.S.C. 460l-6a note), is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a), by striking `and the Secretary of Agriculture
(acting through the Forest Service) shall each' and inserting `shall'.
(2) In subsection (b), by striking `appropriate Secretary' and inserting
`Secretary'.
(2) In subsection (e), by striking `and the Secretary of Agriculture'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- This section and the amendments made by this section
shall take effect 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.