[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5671 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5671

To amend the laws establishing the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National 
  Recreation Area and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, 
units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain, to 
 authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to retain and utilize special 
   use permit fees collected by the Secretary in connection with the 
 operation of marinas in the recreation area and the operation of the 
   Multnomah Falls Lodge in the scenic area, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2008

 Mr. Herger (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the laws establishing the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National 
  Recreation Area and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, 
units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain, to 
 authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to retain and utilize special 
   use permit fees collected by the Secretary in connection with the 
 operation of marinas in the recreation area and the operation of the 
   Multnomah Falls Lodge in the scenic area, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RETENTION AND USE OF MARINA PERMIT FEES COLLECTED AT 
              WHISKEYTOWN-SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

    (a) Treatment of Marina Fees.--Section 9 of Public Law 89-336 (16 
U.S.C. 460q-8) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Special Rule Regarding Marina Fees.--Amounts collected in 
connection with the issuance of a special use permit under the last 
paragraph under the heading `forest service' in the Act of March 4, 
1915 (16 U.S.C. 497), for the establishment or operation of a marina in 
the recreation area shall be deposited in an existing special account 
in the Treasury established for the Secretary of Agriculture for 
recreation management purposes. Such amounts shall be available to the 
Secretary, until expended and without further appropriation, for 
expenditure within the recreation area for repair, maintenance, and 
facility enhancement related directly to visitor enjoyment, visitor 
access, and health and safety, for interpretation, visitor information, 
visitor service, visitor needs assessments, and signs, for habitat 
restoration directly related to wildlife-dependent recreation that is 
limited to hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, or photography, for 
law enforcement related to public use and recreation, and for direct 
operating or capital costs associated with the issuance of such special 
use permits, including any fee management agreement or reservation 
service used in the issuance of such permits. The Secretary may not use 
such amounts for biological monitoring for listed or candidate species 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The 
Secretary may transfer up to 20 percent of such amounts to 
appropriations available for the operation of other units or areas of 
the National Forest System. This subsection shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years that begin during the 
period in which the Secretary is authorized to carry out the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, as provided in section 810 of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6808).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) by striking ``Revenues'' and inserting ``(a) Treatment 
        of Revenues and Fees.--Except as provided in subsections (b) 
        and (c), revenues''; and
            (2) by striking ``national park system except that fees'' 
        and inserting ``National Park System.
    ``(b) Special Rule Regarding Mineral Development.--Fees''.

SEC. 2. RETENTION AND USE OF PERMIT FEES FOR OPERATION OF MULTNOMAH 
              FALLS LODGE, COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.

    Section 16 of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act 
(Public Law 99-663; 16 U.S.C. 544n) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d) Special Rule Regarding Retention and Use of Lodge Fees.--
Amounts collected in connection with the issuance of a special use 
permit under the last paragraph under the heading `forest service' in 
the Act of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497), for the operation of the 
Multnomah Falls Lodge in the scenic area shall be deposited in an 
existing special account in the Treasury established for the Secretary 
for recreation management purposes. Such amounts shall be available to 
the Secretary, until expended and without further appropriation, for 
expenditure within the scenic area for repair, maintenance, and 
facility enhancement related directly to visitor enjoyment, visitor 
access, and health and safety, for interpretation, visitor information, 
visitor service, visitor needs assessments, and signs, for habitat 
restoration directly related to wildlife-dependent recreation that is 
limited to hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, or photography, for 
law enforcement related to public use and recreation, and for direct 
operating or capital costs associated with the issuance of such special 
use permits, including any fee management agreement or reservation 
service used in the issuance of such permits. The Secretary may not use 
such amounts for biological monitoring for listed or candidate species 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The 
Secretary may transfer up to 20 percent of such amounts to 
appropriations available for the operation of other units or areas of 
the National Forest System. This subsection shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years that begin during the 
period in which the Secretary is authorized to carry out the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, as provided in section 810 of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6808).''.
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