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H.R. 1084119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 6, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act
Introduced:
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HR 1084 routes ski resort rental fees on National Forest land into a dedicated account for Forest Service recreation spending.
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HR 1084 creates the Ski Area Fee Retention Account, redirecting rental fees paid by ski resorts on National Forest land away from the general treasury and into a dedicated fund. The Forest Service could spend these fees directly on ski area and recreation-related needs without annual congressional appropriations. Eighty percent of collected fees stay with the local national forest, while twenty percent can be used at any national forest nationwide.
The bill directly affects the U.S. Forest Service and the roughly 120 ski resorts that lease and operate on national forest land. Communities near national forests and outdoor recreation visitors are also affected by how the funds are allocated and spent.
The local share of funds would be directed toward permit program operations, wildfire planning near recreation sites, trail and road repair, avalanche education, search and rescue, and law enforcement at recreation sites. The funds cannot be used for wildfire suppression or land acquisition.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.