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S 1964 — Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act of 2021

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The amended bill now includes a provision for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, which allows for a percentage of rental charges collected at certain ski areas to be retained for use within those areas. Specifically, it outlines how funds will be allocated based on the amount collected, with different percentages for units collecting over $15 million versus those collecting less. This change matters because it sets up a system for these ski areas to directly benefit from their revenue, potentially enhancing their resources and operations.

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1964 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1964 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
1964 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes.
253 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
1964 [Report No.
117-56] To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes.
Risch, and Mr.
Risch, Mr.
Crapo) introduced the following bill;
Crapo, Mr.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes.
Wyden, Mrs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Shaheen, Ms.
Hassan, Mr.
Kelly, Ms.
Lummis, Mr.
Daines, Ms.
Cantwell, Mr.
Heinrich, and Mrs.
Feinstein) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources January 19 (legislative day, January 18), 2022 Reported by Mr.
Manchin, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act of 2021''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
2.
ESTABLISHMENT OF SKI AREA FEE RETENTION ACCOUNT.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 701 of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C.
497c) is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(k) Ski Area Fee Retention Account.--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) Account.--The term `Account' means the Ski Area Fee Retention Account established under paragraph (2).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) Covered unit.--The term `covered unit' means a unit of the National Forest System that collects a rental charge.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(C) Program.--The term `Program' means the Forest Service Ski Area Program.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(D) Region.--The term `region' means a region of the Forest Service.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(E) Rental charge.--The term `rental charge' means a permit rental charge that is charged under subsection (a).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(F) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury a special account, to be known as the `Ski Area Fee Retention Account', into which there shall be deposited--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) in the case of a covered unit at which $15,000,000 or more is collected by the covered unit from rental charges in a fiscal year, an amount equal to 60 percent of the rental charges collected at the covered unit in the fiscal year;
or</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) in the case of any other covered unit, an amount equal to 75 percent of the rental charges collected at the covered unit in a fiscal year.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(3) Availability.--Subject to paragraph (5), any amounts deposited in the Account under paragraph (2) shall be available to the Secretary for use in accordance with paragraph (4), without further appropriation, and shall remain available until expended.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(4) Use and distribution of amounts in the account.--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) Distribution of percentage amounts.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (F), and (G), 75 percent of the amounts deposited in the Account from a covered unit at which the rental charges were collected in the preceding fiscal year shall be available for expenditure in accordance with subparagraph (E) at that covered unit.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) Reduction of percentage amount.-- Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary may reduce the percentage of amounts available to a covered unit under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that the amounts will exceed the reasonable needs of the covered unit for the purposes described in subparagraph (E) in the fiscal year.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(C) Limitation.--The Secretary may not reduce, pursuant to subparagraph (B), the percentage of amounts available under subparagraph (A)--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(i) in the case of a covered unit described in paragraph (2)(A), to less than 25 percent of the amount of rental charges deposited in the Account from the covered unit in a fiscal year;
or</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(ii) in the case of any other covered unit, to less than 40 percent of the amount of rental charges deposited in the Account from the covered unit in a fiscal year.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(D) Distribution of reduction amounts.-- The Secretary may make any amounts in the Account remaining as a result of any reduction in the percentage of amounts under subparagraph (B) available to other covered units or the regions in which the covered units are located for the purposes described in subparagraph (E), taking into consideration the following factors:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(i) Any backlog in ski area permit and Program administration in the covered units, including--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(I) the number of proposals for ski area improvement projects;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(II) the processing of proposals for ski area improvement projects.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(ii) Any need for services, training, staffing, or the streamlining of programs in the other covered units or the region in which the covered units are located that would improve the administration of the Program.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iii) Any need for wildfire preparedness, planning, and coordination in and around ski areas.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(E) Authorized expenditures.--Amounts distributed from the Account to a covered unit under this subsection may be used for--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(i) ski area special use permit and Program administration in the covered unit, including--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(I) the processing of proposals for ski area improvement projects;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(II) staffing and contracting for that processing and related services in the covered unit or in the applicable region;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(ii) staff training for processing of ski area applications and administering ski area permits in the covered unit or the region in which the covered unit is located;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iii) interpretation activities, visitor information, visitor services, and signage in the covered unit to enhance the ski area visitor experience on National Forest System land;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iv) wildfire preparedness, planning, and coordination in and around ski areas in the covered unit or in the applicable region.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(F) Expenditure for other purposes.--If any amounts remain in the Account after all necessary Program expenditures have been made under subparagraph (D), the Secretary may use the amounts for other purposes in accordance with subparagraph (G).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(G) Other recreation permit administration, visitor services, and other purposes.-- In addition to any amounts remaining in the Account described in subparagraph (F), 25 percent of the amounts deposited in the Account from a covered unit in which the rental charges were collected shall remain available for expenditure at that covered unit or the region in which the covered unit is located for-- </DELETED> <DELETED> ``(i) administering non-ski area Forest Service recreation special use permits;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(ii) avalanche information and education activities carried out by the Secretary or nonprofit partners;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iii) recreation management, maintenance, and services;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iv) administration of leases under--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(I) the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C.
580d note;
Public Law 109-54);
and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(II) section 8623 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (16 U.S.C.
580d note;
Public Law 115- 334).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(H) Limitation.--Amounts in the Account may not be used for--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(i) the conduct of wildfire suppression outside ski area permit boundaries;
or</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(ii) the acquisition of land for inclusion in the National Forest System.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(5) Savings provisions.--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this subsection affects the applicability of section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the `Granger-Thye Act') (16 U.S.C.
580d), to ski areas on National Forest System land.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) Supplemental funding.--Rental charges retained and expended under this subsection shall supplement (and not supplant) appropriated funding for the operation and maintenance of each covered unit.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(C) Cost recovery.--Nothing in this subsection affects any cost recovery under any other provision of law for processing applications for or monitoring compliance with ski area permits or other recreation special use permits.''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Effective Date.--This section (including the amendments made by this section) shall take effect on the date that is days after the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> <DELETED> (c) Implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to issue regulations or policy guidance to implement this section (including the amendments made by this section).</DELETED> SECTION 1.
``(B) Covered unit.--The term `covered unit' means a unit of the National Forest System that collects a rental charge.
``(B) Covered unit.--The term `covered unit' means the unit of the National Forest System that collects the ski area permit rental charge under this section.
``(C) Program.--The term `Program' means the Forest Service Ski Area Program.
``(C) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture.
``(D) Region.--The term `region' means a region of the Forest Service.
``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a special account in the Treasury, to be known as the `Ski Area Fee Retention Account'.
``(E) Rental charge.--The term `rental charge' means a permit rental charge that is charged under subsection (a).
``(3) Deposits.--Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), a ski area permit rental charge collected by the Secretary under this section shall-- ``(A) be deposited in the Account;
``(F) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture.
``(B) be available to the Secretary for use, without further appropriation;
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``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury a special account, to be known as the `Ski Area Fee Retention Account', into which there shall be deposited-- ``(A) in the case of a covered unit at which $15,000,000 or more is collected by the covered unit from rental charges in a fiscal year, an amount equal to 60 percent of the rental charges collected at the covered unit in the fiscal year;
and ``(C) remain available for the period of 4 fiscal years beginning with the first fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the ski area permit rental charge is deposited in the Account under subparagraph (A).
or ``(B) in the case of any other covered unit, an amount equal to 75 percent of the rental charges collected at the covered unit in a fiscal year.
``(4) Distribution of amounts in the account.-- ``(A) Local distribution of funds.-- ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall expend 80 percent of the ski area permit rental charges deposited in the Account from a covered unit at the covered unit in accordance with clause (ii).
``(3) Availability.--Subject to paragraph (5), any amounts deposited in the Account under paragraph (2) shall be available to the Secretary for use in accordance with paragraph (4), without further appropriation, and shall remain available until expended.
``(ii) Distribution.--Of the amounts made available for expenditure under clause (i)-- ``(I) 75 percent shall be used at the covered unit for activities described in paragraph (5)(A);
``(4) Use and distribution of amounts in the account.-- ``(A) Distribution of percentage amounts.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (F), and (G), 75 percent of the amounts deposited in the Account from a covered unit at which the rental charges were collected in the preceding fiscal year shall be available for expenditure in accordance with subparagraph (E) at that covered unit.
and ``(II) 25 percent shall be used for activities at the covered unit described in paragraph (5)(B).
``(B) Reduction of percentage amount.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary may reduce the percentage of amounts available to a covered unit under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that the amounts will exceed the reasonable needs of the covered unit for the purposes described in subparagraph (E) in the fiscal year.
``(B) Agency-wide distribution of funds.--The Secretary shall expend 20 percent of the ski area permit rental charges deposited in the Account from a covered unit at any unit of the National Forest System for an activity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (5).
``(C) Limitation.--The Secretary may not reduce, pursuant to subparagraph (B), the percentage of amounts available under subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) in the case of a covered unit described in paragraph (2)(A), to less than 25 percent of the amount of rental charges deposited in the Account from the covered unit in a fiscal year;
``(C) Reduction of percentage.-- ``(i) Reduction.--The Secretary shall reduce the percentage otherwise applicable under subparagraph (A)(i) to not less than 60 percent if the Secretary determines that the amount otherwise made available under that subparagraph exceeds the reasonable needs of the covered unit for which expenditures may be made in the applicable fiscal year.
or ``(ii) in the case of any other covered unit, to less than 40 percent of the amount of rental charges deposited in the Account from the covered unit in a fiscal year.
``(ii) Distribution of funds.--The balance of the ski area permit rental charges that are collected at a covered unit, deposited into the Account, and not distributed in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be available to the Secretary for expenditure at any other unit of the National Forest System in accordance with the following:
``(D) Distribution of reduction amounts.--The Secretary may make any amounts in the Account remaining as a result of any reduction in the percentage of amounts under subparagraph (B) available to other covered units or the regions in which the covered units are located for the purposes described in subparagraph (E), taking into consideration the following factors:
``(I) 75 percent shall be used for activities described in paragraph (5)(A).
``(i) Any backlog in ski area permit and Program administration in the covered units, including-- ``(I) the number of proposals for ski area improvement projects;
``(II) 25 percent shall be used for activities described in paragraph (5)(B).
and ``(II) the processing of proposals for ski area improvement projects.
``(5) Expenditures.--Amounts available to the Secretary for expenditure from the Account shall be only used for-- ``(A)(i) the administration of the Forest Service ski area program, including-- ``(I) the processing of an application for a new ski area or a ski area improvement project, including staffing and contracting for the processing;
``(ii) Any need for services, training, staffing, or the streamlining of programs in the other covered units or the region in which the covered units are located that would improve the administration of the Program.
and ``(II) administering a ski area permit described in subsection (a);
``(iii) Any need for wildfire preparedness, planning, and coordination in and around ski areas.
``(ii) staff training for-- ``(I) the processing of an application for-- ``(aa) a new ski area;
``(E) Authorized expenditures.--Amounts distributed from the Account to a covered unit under this subsection may be used for-- ``(i) ski area special use permit and Program administration in the covered unit, including-- ``(I) the processing of proposals for ski area improvement projects;
``(bb) a ski area improvement project;
and ``(II) staffing and contracting for that processing and related services in the covered unit or in the applicable region;
or ``(cc) a special use permit;
``(ii) staff training for processing of ski area applications and administering ski area permits in the covered unit or the region in which the covered unit is located;
or ``(II) administering-- ``(aa) a ski area permit described in subsection (a);
``(iii) interpretation activities, visitor information, visitor services, and signage in the covered unit to enhance the ski area visitor experience on National Forest System land;
or ``(bb) a special use permit;
and ``(iv) wildfire preparedness, planning, and coordination in and around ski areas in the covered unit or in the applicable region.
``(iii) an interpretation activity, National Forest System visitor information, a visitor service, or signage;
``(F) Expenditure for other purposes.--If any amounts remain in the Account after all necessary Program expenditures have been made under subparagraph (D), the Secretary may use the amounts for other purposes in accordance with subparagraph (G).
``(iv) direct costs associated with collecting a ski area permit rental charge or other fee collected by the Secretary related to recreation;
``(G) Other recreation permit administration, visitor services, and other purposes.--In addition to any amounts remaining in the Account described in subparagraph (F), 25 percent of the amounts deposited in the Account from a covered unit in which the rental charges were collected shall remain available for expenditure at that covered unit or the region in which the covered unit is located for-- ``(i) administering non-ski area Forest Service recreation special use permits;
``(v) planning for, or coordinating to respond to, a wildfire in or adjacent to a recreation site, particularly a ski area;
``(ii) avalanche information and education activities carried out by the Secretary or nonprofit partners;
or ``(vi) reducing the likelihood of a wildfire starting, or the risks posed by a wildfire, in or adjacent to a recreation site, particularly a ski area, except through hazardous fuels reduction activities;
``(iii) recreation management, maintenance, and services;
or ``(B)(i) the repair, maintenance, or enhancement of a Forest Service-owned facility, road, or trail directly related to visitor enjoyment, visitor access, or visitor health or safety;
and ``(iv) administration of leases under-- ``(I) the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C.
``(ii) habitat restoration directly related to recreation;
``(iii) law enforcement related to public use and recreation;
``(iv) the construction or expansion of parking areas;
``(v) the processing or administering of a recreation special use permit;
``(vi) avalanche information and education activities carried out by the Secretary or nonprofit partners;
``(vii) search and rescue activities carried out by the Secretary, a local government, or a nonprofit partner;
or ``(viii) the administration of leases under-- ``(I) the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C.
Public Law 109- 54);
Public Law 109-54);
``(H) Limitation.--Amounts in the Account may not be used for-- ``(i) the conduct of wildfire suppression outside ski area permit boundaries;
``(6) Limitation.--Amounts in the Account may not be used for-- ``(A) the conduct of wildfire suppression;
or ``(ii) the acquisition of land for inclusion in the National Forest System.
or ``(B) the acquisition of land for inclusion in the National Forest System.
``(5) Savings provisions.-- ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this subsection affects the applicability of section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the `Granger-Thye Act') (16 U.S.C.
``(7) Effect.-- ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this subsection affects the applicability of section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the `Granger-Thye Act') (16 U.S.C.
``(C) Cost recovery.--Nothing in this subsection affects any cost recovery under any other provision of law for processing applications for or monitoring compliance with ski area permits or other recreation special use permits.''.
``(C) Cost recovery.--Nothing in this subsection affects any cost recovery under any provision of law (including regulations) for processing an application for or monitoring compliance with a ski area permit or other recreation special use permit.''.
(c) Implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to issue regulations or policy guidance to implement this section (including the amendments made by this section).
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253 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
1964 [Report No.
117-56] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ January 19 (legislative day, January 18), 2022 Reported with an amendment
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Action History

  1. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-56.

  2. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-56.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 253.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-455.

  6. Introduced in Senate

  7. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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