[House Report 118-188]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress }                                          { Report 
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session   }                                          { 118-188

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           TO EXTEND THE AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SHASTA-TRINITY 
                  MARINA FEES THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2029

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 September 8, 2023.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Westerman, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 3324]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 3324) to extend the authority to collect Shasta-
Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2029, having considered 
the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and 
recommends that the bill do pass.

                       Purpose of the Legislation

    The purpose of H.R. 3324 is to extend the authority to 
collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2029.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    The Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area in 
Northern California is made up of 246,087 acres split between 
two separate areas: Whiskeytown (42,500 acres) and the Shasta 
and Trinity units (203,587 acres). The National Park Service 
manages the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, and the U.S. 
Forest Service (USFS) manages the Shasta and Trinity National 
Recreation Area within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Each 
of these units encompass separate large reservoirs and the 
proximity to these man-made lakes, along with an abundance of 
mountainous terrain, make these recreation areas very popular 
with hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreationists.
    H.R. 3324 would extend the authority of the Shasta-Trinity 
National Forest to collect and retain existing marina fees to 
enhance recreation and improve access at the Shasta-Trinity 
National Recreation Area. This authority to collect and retain 
these fees expired in 2019 but has been temporarily extended 
through appropriations legislation. The marina fees retained by 
USFS are spent on recreation enhancement projects such as boat 
ramp improvements, lake cleanup efforts, maintaining 
recreational facilities, and educational programs. This bill 
would not increase or otherwise affect the price of the current 
marina fees. This effort is being co-led by Congressman Doug 
LaMalfa (R-CA-01), whose district also includes parts of the 
Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 3324 was introduced on May 15, 2023, by Rep. Jared 
Huffman (D-CA). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources. On March 1, 2022, the Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (presently the 
Subcommittee on Federal Lands) held a hearing on the bill. On 
June 21, 2023, the Full Natural Resources Committee met to 
consider the bill. The bill was ordered favorably reported to 
the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

                                Hearings

    For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House rule XIII, the 
following hearing was used to develop or consider this measure: 
hearing by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands (presently the Subcommittee on Federal Lands) held 
on March 1, 2022.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis


Section 1. Shasta-Trinity marina fees

    Extends the authority of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest 
to collect and retain existing marina fees to enhance 
recreation and improve access at the Shasta-Trinity National 
Recreation Area through fiscal year 2029.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

      Compliance With House Rule XIII and Congressional Budget Act

    1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. 
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the 
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

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    H.R. 3324 would extend the authority of the Department of 
Agriculture to collect and retain marina fees collected at the 
Shasta-Trinity National Forest through 2029. That authority 
expired in 2019 and has been extended in annual appropriation 
acts since then.
    Marina fees are recorded in the budget as offsetting 
receipts (reductions in direct spending) and are available to 
be spent without further appropriation. The fees are used by 
the Shasta-Trinity National Forest to improve access to and 
enhance the recreation area, including lake cleanup, facilities 
maintenance, and education programs. CBO estimates that 
enacting H.R. 3324 would increase receipts and spending over 
the 2023-2033 period but that the net change in direct spending 
would be negligible.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew 
Pickford. The estimate was reviewed by Chad Chirico, Director 
of Budget Analysis.
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                             Director, Congressional Budget Office.

    2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is to extend the authority to collect 
Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2029.

                           Earmark Statement

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                 Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Statement

    According to the Congressional Budget Office, H.R. 3324 
contains no unfunded mandates as defined by the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act.

                           Existing Programs

    Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any 
directed rule makings.
    Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not 
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government 
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was 
not included in any report from the Government Accountability 
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139 
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program 
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law 
98-169) as relating to other programs.

                  Applicability to Legislative Branch

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or 
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's 
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the 
U.S. Constitution.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

    In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, and existing law in which no 
change is proposed is shown in roman):

SECTION 422 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008

  Sec. 422. A permit fee collected during fiscal year 2007 [and 
each subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2019] and each 
subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2029 by the 
Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of March 4, 1915 (16 
U.S.C. 497) for a marina on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest 
shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury 
established for the Secretary of Agriculture, and shall remain 
available to the Secretary of Agriculture until expended, 
without further appropriation, for purposes stated in section 
808(a)(3)(A-D) of title VIII of division J of Public Law 108-
447 (16 U.S.C. 6807), and for direct operating or capital costs 
associated with the issuance of a marina permit.

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