| Forest Tax Relief Act
(Introduced in the House)
HR 1139 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1139
To terminate the
participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational Fee Demonstration
Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2001
Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr.
STUMP, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Mr. HERGER) 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 concered
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-
(1) 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--
(A) in subsection (a), by
striking `and the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest Service)
shall each' and inserting `shall';
(i) by striking `appropriate
Secretary' and inserting `Secretary'; and
(ii) by striking `four agencies'
and inserting `three agencies'; and
(C) in subsection (e), by
striking `and the Secretary of Agriculture'.
(2) Section 334 of the Department
of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106-291; 114 Stat. 997; 16 U.S.C. 460l-6a note), is amended by striking
the last sentence.
(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.
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