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16 USC CHAPTER 81 - USER FEES UNDER FOREST SYSTEM

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CHAPTER 81 - USER FEES UNDER FOREST SYSTEM RECREATION RESIDENCE

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6201. Findings.

6202. Purposes.

6203. Definitions.

6204. Administration of recreation residence program.

6205. Appraisals.

(a) Requirements for conducting appraisals.

(b) Specific appraisal guidelines.

6206. Cabin user fees.

(a) In general.

(b) Fee for caretaker cabin.

(c) Annual cabin user fee in the event of

determination not to reissue authorization.

(d) Annual cabin user fee in event of changed

conditions.

(e) Termination of fee obligation in loss resulting

from acts of God or catastrophic events.

6207. Annual adjustment of cabin user fee.

(a) In general.

(b) Initial index.

(c) New index.

(d) Limitation.

6208. Payment of cabin user fees.

(a) Due date for payment of fees.

(b) Payment of equal or lesser fee.

(c) Payment of greater fee.

6209. Right of second appraisal.

(a) Right of second appraisal.

(b) Conduct of second appraisal.

(c) Request for reconsideration of base cabin user

fee.

(d) Reconsideration of base cabin user fee.

6210. Right of appeal and judicial review.

(a) Right of appeal.

(b) Judicial review.

6211. Consistency with other law and rights.

(a) Consistency with rights of the United States.

(b) Special rule for Alaska.

6212. Regulations.

6213. Transition provisions.

(a) Assessment of annual fees.

(b) Term.

(c) Request for new appraisal under new law.

(d) Assumption of new base cabin user fee.

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16 USC Sec. 6201 01/06/03

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Sec. 6201. Findings

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Congress finds that -

(1) cabins located on forest land have provided a unique

recreation experience to a large number of cabin owners, their

families, and guests each year since Congress authorized the

recreation residence program in 1915; and

(2) the fact that current appraisal procedures have, in certain

circumstances, been inconsistently applied in determining fair

market values for residential lots demonstrates that problems

exist in accurately reflecting market values.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 602, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1014.)

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Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 601, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1014, provided that: ''This title (enacting this chapter) may be

cited as the 'Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000'.''

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16 USC Sec. 6202 01/06/03

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Sec. 6202. Purposes

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The purposes of this chapter are -

(1) to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the

National Forest System recreation residence program is managed to

preserve the opportunity for individual and family-oriented

recreation; and

(2) to develop and implement a more consistent procedure for

determining cabin user fees, taking into consideration the

limitations of an authorization and other relevant market

factors.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 603, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1014.)

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Sec. 6203. Definitions

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In this chapter:

(1) Agency

The term ''agency'' means the Forest Service.

(2) Authorization

The term ''authorization'' means a special use permit for the

use and occupancy of National Forest System land by a cabin owner

under the authority of the program.

(3) Base cabin user fee

The term ''base cabin user fee'' means the fee for an

authorization that results from the appraisal of a lot as

determined in accordance with sections 6205 and 6206 of this

title.

(4) Cabin

The term ''cabin'' means a privately built and owned recreation

residence that is authorized for use and occupancy on National

Forest System land.

(5) Cabin owner

The term ''cabin owner'' means -

(A) a person authorized by the agency to use and to occupy a

cabin on National Forest System land; and

(B) an heir or assign of such a person.

(6) Cabin user fee

The term ''cabin user fee'' means a special use fee paid

annually by a cabin owner to the Secretary in accordance with

this chapter.

(7) Caretaker cabin

The term ''caretaker cabin'' means a caretaker residence

occupied in limited cases in which caretaker services are

necessary to maintain the security of a tract.

(8) Current cabin user fee

The term ''current cabin user fee'' means the most recent cabin

user fee that results from an annual adjustment to the base cabin

user fee in accordance with section 6207 of this title.

(9) Lot

The term ''lot'' means a parcel of land in the National Forest

System -

(A) on which a cabin owner is authorized to build, use,

occupy, and maintain a cabin and related improvements; and

(B) that is considered to be in its natural, native state at

the time at which a use of the lot described in subparagraph

(A) is first permitted by the Secretary.

(10) Natural, native state

The term ''natural, native state'' means the condition of a lot

or site, free of any improvements, at the time at which the lot

or site is first authorized for recreation residence use by the

agency.

(11) Program

The term ''program'' means the recreation residence program

established under the authority of section 497 of this title.

(12) Secretary

The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture,

acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

(13) Tract

The term ''tract'' means an established location within a

National Forest containing 1 or more cabins authorized in

accordance with the program.

(14) Tract association

The term ''tract association'' means a cabin owner association

in which all cabin owners within a tract are eligible for

membership.

(15) Typical lot

The term ''typical lot'' means a cabin lot, or a group of cabin

lots, in a tract that is selected for use in an appraisal as

being representative of, and that has similar value

characteristics as, other lots or groups of lots within the

tract.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 604, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1014.)

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The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable,

that the basis and procedure for calculating cabin user fees

results in a fee for an authorization that reflects, in accordance

with this chapter -

(1) the market value of a lot; and

(2) regional and local economic influences.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 605, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1015.)

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(a) Requirements for conducting appraisals

In implementing and conducting an appraisal process for

determining cabin user fees, the Secretary shall -

(1) complete an inventory of improvements that were paid for by

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(A) the agency;

(B) third parties; or

(C) cabin owners (or predecessors of cabin owners),

during the completion of which the Secretary shall presume that a

cabin owner, or a predecessor of the owner, has paid for the

capital costs of any utility, access, or facility serving the lot

being appraised, unless the Forest Service produces evidence that

the agency or a third party has paid for the capital costs;

(2) establish an appraisal process to determine the market

value of the fee simple estate of a typical lot or lots

considered to be in a natural, native state, subject to

subsection (b)(4)(A) of this section;

(3) enter into a contract with an appropriate professional

appraisal organization to manage the development of specific

appraisal guidelines in accordance with subsection (b) of this

section, subject to public comment and congressional review;

(4) require that an appraisal be performed by a State-certified

general real estate appraiser, selected by the Secretary and

licensed to practice in the State in which the lot is located;

(5) provide the appraiser with appraisal guidelines developed

in accordance with this chapter;

(6) notwithstanding any other provision of law, require the

appraiser to coordinate the appraisal closely with affected

parties by seeking information, cooperation, and advice from

cabin owners and tract associations;

(7) require that the appraiser perform the appraisal in

compliance with -

(A) the most current edition of the Uniform Standards of

Professional Appraisal Practice in effect on the date of the

appraisal;

(B) the most current edition of the Uniform Appraisal

Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions that is in effect on

the date of the appraisal; and

(C) the specific appraisal guidelines developed in accordance

with this chapter;

(8) require that the appraisal report -

(A) be a full narrative report, in compliance with the

reporting standards of the Uniform Standards of Professional

Appraisal Practice; and

(B) comply with the reporting guidelines established by the

Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and

(9) before accepting any appraisal, conduct a review of the

appraisal to ensure that the guidelines made available to the

appraiser have been followed and that the appraised values are

properly supported.

(b) Specific appraisal guidelines

In the development of specific appraisal guidelines in accordance

with subsection (a)(3) of this section, the instructions to an

appraiser shall require, at a minimum, the following:

(1) Appraisal of a typical lot

(A) In general

In conducting an appraisal under this section, the appraiser

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(i) shall not appraise each individual lot;

(ii) shall appraise a typical lot or lots, selected by the

cabin owners and the agency in a manner consistent with the

policy of the program; and

(iii) shall be provided, and give appropriate consideration

to, any information contained in the inventory of

improvements relating to the lot being appraised.

(B) Estimate of market value of typical lot

(i) In general

The appraiser shall estimate the market value of a typical

lot in accordance with this chapter.

(ii) Equivalence to legally subdivided lot

In selecting a comparable sale under this chapter, the

appraiser shall recognize that the typical lot will not

usually be equivalent to a legally subdivided lot.

(2) Exception for certain sales of land

In conducting an appraisal under this chapter, the appraiser -

(A) shall not select sales of comparable land that are sales

of land within developed urban areas; and

(B) should not, in most circumstances, select a sale of

comparable land that includes land that is encumbered by a

conservation or recreational easement that is held by a

government or institution, except land that is limited to use

as a site for 1 home.

(3) Adjustments for typical value influences

(A) In general

The appraiser shall consider, and adjust as appropriate, the

price of sales of comparable land for all typical value

influences described in subparagraph (B).

(B) Value influences

The typical value influences referred to in subparagraph (A)

include -

(i) differences in the locations of the parcels;

(ii) accessibility, including limitations on access

attributable to -

(I) weather;

(II) the condition of roads or trails;

(III) restrictions imposed by the agency; or

(IV) other factors;

(iii) the presence of marketable timber;

(iv) limitations on, or the absence of, services such as

law enforcement, fire control, road maintenance, or snow

plowing;

(v) the condition and regulatory compliance of any site

improvements; and

(vi) any other typical value influences described in

standard appraisal literature.

(4) Adjustments to sales of comparable parcels

(A) Utilities, access, or facilities

(i) Agency

Utilities, access, or facilities serving a lot that are

provided by the agency shall be included as features of the

lot being appraised.

(ii) Cabin owners

Utilities, access, or facilities serving a lot that are

provided by the cabin owner (or a predecessor of the cabin

owner) shall not be included as a feature of the lot being

appraised.

(iii) Third parties

Utilities, access, or facilities serving a lot that are

provided by a third party shall not be included as a feature

of the lot being appraised unless, in accordance with

subsection (a)(1) of this section, the agency determines that

the capital costs have not been or are not being paid by the

cabin owner (or a predecessor of the cabin owner).

(iv) Withdrawal of utility or access by agency

If, during the term of an authorization, the agency or an

act of God creates a substantial and materially adverse

change in -

(I) the provision or maintenance of any utility or

access; or

(II) a qualitative feature of the lot or immediate

surroundings,

the cabin owner shall have the right to request, and, at the

discretion of the Secretary, obtain a new determination of

the base cabin user fee at the expense of the agency.

(B) Adjustment for exclusion

In a case in which any comparable sale includes utilities,

access, or facilities that are to be excluded in the appraisal

of the subject lot, the price of the comparable sale shall be

adjusted, as appropriate.

(C) Adjustment process

(i) In general

The appraiser shall consider and adjust, as appropriate,

the price of each sale of a comparable parcel for all

nonnatural features referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) that

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(I)(aa) are present at, or add value to, the comparable

parcel; but

(bb) are not present at the lot being appraised; or

(II) are not included in the appraisal as described in

subparagraph (A).

(ii) Adjustments

(I) In general

In a case in which the price of a parcel sold is to be

adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (B), the

adjustment may be based on an analysis of market or cost

information or both.

(II) Cost information

If cost information is used as the basis of an adjustment

under subclause (I), the cost information shall be

supported by direct market evidence.

(iii) Analysis of cost information

An analysis of cost information under clause (ii)(I) should

include allowances, as appropriate, if the allowances are

consistent with -

(I) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal

Practice in effect on the date of the analysis; and

(II) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land

Acquisition.

(D) Reappraisal for and recalculation of base cabin user fee

Periodically, but not less often than once every 10 years,

the Secretary shall recalculate the base cabin user fee

(including conducting any reappraisal required to recalculate

the base cabin user fee).

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 606, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1015.)

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 6203, 6206, 6207, 6209,

6213 of this title.

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(a) In general

The Secretary shall establish the cabin user fee as the amount

that is equal to 5 percent of the market value of the lot, as

determined in accordance with section 6205 of this title,

reflecting an adjustment to the typical market rate of return due

to restrictions imposed by the permit, including -

(1) the limited term of the authorization;

(2) the absence of significant property rights normally

attached to fee simple ownership; and

(3) the public right of access to, and use of, any open portion

of the lot on which the cabin or other enclosed improvements are

not located.

(b) Fee for caretaker cabin

The base cabin user fee for a lot on which a caretaker cabin is

located shall not be greater than the base cabin user fee charged

for the authorized use of a similar typical lot in the tract.

(c) Annual cabin user fee in the event of determination not to

reissue authorization

If the Secretary determines that an authorization should not be

reissued at the end of a term, the Secretary shall -

(1) establish as the new base cabin user fee for the remaining

term of the authorization the amount charged as the cabin user

fee in the year that was 10 years before the year in which the

authorization expires; and

(2) calculate the current cabin user fee for each of the

remaining 9 years of the term of the authorization by multiplying

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(A) 1/10 of the new base cabin user fee; by

(B) the number of years remaining in the term of the

authorization after the year for which the cabin user fee is

being calculated.

(d) Annual cabin user fee in event of changed conditions

If a review of a decision to convert a lot to an alternative

public use indicates that the continuation of the authorization for

use and occupancy of the cabin by the cabin owner is warranted, and

the decision is subsequently reversed, the Secretary may require

the cabin owner to pay any portion of annual cabin user fees that

were forgone as a result of the expectation of termination of use

and occupancy of the cabin by the cabin owner.

(e) Termination of fee obligation in loss resulting from acts of

God or catastrophic events

On a determination by the agency that, because of an act of God

or a catastrophic event, a lot cannot be safely occupied and the

authorization for the lot should accordingly be terminated, the fee

obligation of the cabin owner shall terminate effective on the date

of the occurrence of the act or event.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 607, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1018.)

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This section is referred to in sections 6203, 6208 of this title.

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Sec. 6207. Annual adjustment of cabin user fee

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(a) In general

The Secretary shall adjust the cabin user fee annually, using a

rolling 5-year average of a published price index in accordance

with subsection (b) or (c) of this section that reports changes in

rural or similar land values in the State, county, or market area

in which the lot is located.

(b) Initial index

(1) In general

For the period of 10 years beginning on October 11, 2000, the

Secretary shall use changes in agricultural land prices in the

appropriate State or county, as reported in the Index of

Agricultural Land Prices published by the Department of

Agriculture, to determine the annual adjustment to the cabin user

fee in accordance with subsections (a) and (d) of this section.

(2) Statewide changes

In determining the annual adjustment to the cabin user fee for

an authorization located in a county in which agricultural land

prices are influenced by the value influences described in

section 6205(b)(3) of this title, the Secretary shall use average

statewide changes in the State in which the lot is located.

(c) New index

(1) In general

Not later than 10 years after October 11, 2000, the Secretary

may select and use an index other than the method of adjustment

of a cabin user fee described in subsection (b)(2) of this

section to adjust a cabin user fee if the Secretary determines

that a different index better reflects change in the value of a

lot over time.

(2) Selection process

Before selecting a new index, the Secretary shall -

(A) solicit and consider comments from the public; and

(B) not later than 60 days before the date on which the

Secretary makes a final index selection, submit any proposed

selection of a new index to -

(i) the Committee on Resources of the House of

Representatives; and

(ii) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

of the Senate.

(d) Limitation

In calculating an annual adjustment to the base cabin user fee as

determined by the initial index described in section (FOOTNOTE 1)

(b) of this section, the Secretary shall -

(FOOTNOTE 1) So in original. Probably should be ''subsection''.

(1) limit any annual fee adjustment to an amount that is not

more than 5 percent per year when the change in agricultural land

values exceeds 5 percent in any 1 year; and

(2) apply the amount of any adjustment that exceeds 5 percent

to the annual fee payment for the next year in which the change

in the index factor is less than 5 percent.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 608, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1019.)

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This section is referred to in section 6203 of this title.

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Sec. 6208. Payment of cabin user fees

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(a) Due date for payment of fees

A cabin user fee shall be prepaid annually by the cabin owner.

(b) Payment of equal or lesser fee

If, in accordance with section 6206 of this title, the Secretary

determines that the amount of a new base cabin user fee is equal to

or less than the amount of the current base cabin user fee, the

Secretary shall require payment of the new base cabin user fee by

the cabin owner in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Payment of greater fee

If, in accordance with section 6206 of this title, the Secretary

determines that the amount of a new base cabin user fee is greater

than the amount of the current base cabin user fee, the Secretary

shall -

(1) require full payment of the new base cabin user fee in the

first year following completion of the fee determination

procedure if the increase in the amount of the new base cabin

user fee is not more than 100 percent of the current base cabin

user fee; or

(2) phase in the increase over the current base cabin user fee

in approximately equal increments over 3 years if the increase in

the amount of the new base cabin user fee is more than 100

percent of the current base cabin user fee.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 609, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1020.)

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This section is referred to in section 6213 of this title.

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(a) Right of second appraisal

On receipt of notice from the Secretary of the determination of a

new base cabin user fee, the cabin owner -

(1) not later than 60 days after the date on which the notice

is received, may notify the Secretary of the intent of the cabin

owner to obtain a second appraisal; and

(2) may obtain, within 1 year following the date of receipt of

the notice under this subsection, at the expense of the cabin

owner, a second appraisal of the typical lot on which the initial

appraisal was conducted.

(b) Conduct of second appraisal

In conducting a second appraisal, the appraiser selected by the

cabin owner shall -

(1) have qualifications equivalent to the appraiser that

conducted the initial appraisal in accordance with section

6205(a)(4) of this title;

(2) use the appraisal guidelines used in the initial appraisal

in accordance with section 6205(a)(5) of this title;

(3) consider all relevant factors in accordance with this

chapter (including guidelines developed under section 6205(a)(3)

of this title); and

(4) notify the Secretary of any material differences of fact or

opinion between the initial appraisal conducted by the agency and

the second appraisal.

(c) Request for reconsideration of base cabin user fee

A cabin owner shall submit to the Secretary any request for

reconsideration of the base cabin user fee, based on the results of

the second appraisal, not later than 60 days after the receipt of

the report for the second appraisal.

(d) Reconsideration of base cabin user fee

On receipt of a request from the cabin owner under subsection (c)

of this section for reconsideration of a base cabin user fee, not

later than 60 days after the date of receipt of the request, the

Secretary shall -

(1) review the initial appraisal of the agency;

(2) review the results and commentary from the second

appraisal;

(3) determine a new base cabin user fee in an amount that is -

(A) equal to the base cabin user fee determined by the

initial or the second appraisal; or

(B) within the range of values, if any, between the initial

and second appraisals; and

(4) notify the cabin owner of the amount of the new base cabin

user fee.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 610, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1020.)

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This section is referred to in sections 6210, 6213 of this title.

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(a) Right of appeal

Notwithstanding any action of a cabin owner to exercise rights in

accordance with section 6209 of this title, the Secretary shall by

regulation grant the cabin owner the right to an administrative

appeal of the determination of a new base cabin user fee.

(b) Judicial review

A cabin owner that is adversely affected by a final decision of

the Secretary under this chapter may bring a civil action in United

States district court.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 611, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1021.)

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Sec. 6211. Consistency with other law and rights

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(a) Consistency with rights of the United States

Nothing in this chapter limits or restricts any right, title, or

interest of the United States in or to any land or resource.

(b) Special rule for Alaska

In determining a cabin user fee in the State of Alaska, the

Secretary shall not establish or impose a cabin user fee or a

condition affecting a cabin user fee that is inconsistent with

section 3193(d) of this title.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 612, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1021.)

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Sec. 6212. Regulations

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Not later than 2 years after October 11, 2000, the Secretary

shall promulgate regulations to carry out this chapter.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 613, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1022.)

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 6213 of this title.

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(a) Assessment of annual fees

For the period of time determined under subsection (b) of this

section, the Secretary shall charge each cabin owner an annual fee

as follows:

(1) Lots not appraised since September 30, 1995

For a lot that has not been appraised since September 30, 1995,

the annual fee shall be equal to the amount of the annual fee in

effect on October 11, 2000, adjusted annually to reflect changes

in the Implicit Price Deflator-Gross National Product Index.

(2) Lots appraised on or after September 30, 1995

(A) In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for a lot that has

been appraised on or after September 30, 1995, the annual fee

shall be equal to the amount of the fee in effect on October

11, 2000, adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Implicit

Price Deflator-Gross National Product Index.

(B) Appraisals resulting in base fee increase

(i) In general

Except as provided in clause (ii), for a lot that has been

appraised on or after September 30, 1995, for which the

appraisal resulted in an increase of the base fee by an

amount greater than $3,000, the annual fee shall be equal to

the sum of $3,000 plus the amount of the annual fee in effect

on October 1, 1996, adjusted annually to reflect the

percentage change in the Implicit Price Deflator-Gross

National Product Index.

(ii) Fees paid after request of new appraisal or peer review

If -

(I) the cabin owner of a lot described in clause (i)

requests a new appraisal or peer review under subsection

(c) of this section; and

(II) the base cabin user fee established as a result of

the appraisal or peer review is determined to be an amount

that is 90 percent or more of the fee in effect for the lot

as determined by an appraisal conducted on or after

September 30, 1995,

the Secretary shall charge the cabin owner, in addition to the

annual fee that would otherwise have been due under section

6208 of this title, the difference between the base cabin

user fee determined through the conduct of the new appraisal

or peer review and the annual fee that would otherwise have

been due under section 6208 of this title, to be assessed

retroactively for each year beginning with the year in which

the previous appraisal was conducted, and to be paid in 3

equal annual installments.

(b) Term

(1) Lots not appraised since September 30, 1995

For a lot that has not been appraised since September 30, 1995,

the Secretary shall charge fees in accordance with subsection

(a)(2)(A) of this section until -

(A) a base cabin user fee is determined in accordance with -

(i) this chapter; or

(ii) regulations and policies in effect on October 11,

2000; and

(B) the right of the cabin owner to a second appraisal under

section 6209 of this title is exhausted.

(2) Lots appraised on or after September 30, 1995

For a lot that has been appraised on or after September 30,

1995, the Secretary shall charge fees under subsection (a)(2) of

this section until -

(A) the cabin owner requests a new appraisal or peer review,

and a base cabin user fee is established, under subsection (c)

of this section; or

(B) in the absence of a request for a peer review or a new

appraisal under subsection (c) of this section, the date that

is 2 years after the date on which the Forest Service

promulgates regulations and policies and develops appraisal

guidelines under this chapter.

(c) Request for new appraisal under new law

(1) In general

Not later than 2 years after the promulgation of final

regulations and policies and the development of appraisal

guidelines in accordance with section 6205(a)(5) of this title,

cabin owners that are subject to appraisals completed after

September 30, 1995, but before the date of promulgation of final

regulations under section 6212 of this title, may request, in

accordance with paragraph (2), that the Secretary -

(A) conduct a new appraisal and determine a new base cabin

user fee in accordance with this chapter; or

(B) commission a peer review of the existing appraisals in

accordance with paragraph (4).

(2) Appraisal groupings by typical lot

A request for a new appraisal or for a peer review of existing

appraisals under paragraph (1) shall be made by a majority of the

cabin owners in a group of cabins represented in the appraisal

process by a typical lot.

(3) Conduct of new appraisal

On receipt of a request for an appraisal and fee determination

in accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall conduct the

new appraisal and fee determination in accordance with this

chapter.

(4) Peer review of existing appraisals

(A) In general

On receipt of a request for peer review in accordance with

paragraph (2), the Secretary shall obtain from an independent

professional appraisal organization a review of the appraisal

(including any report on the appraisal) that was used to

establish the estimated fee simple value of the lots within the

subject grouping.

(B) Inconsistency

If peer review described in subparagraph (A) results in a

determination that an appraisal or appraisal report includes

provisions or procedures that were implemented or conducted in

a manner inconsistent with this chapter, the Secretary shall,

as appropriate and in accordance with this chapter -

(i) revise an existing base cabin user fee; or

(ii) subject to an agreement with the cabin owners, conduct

a new appraisal and fee determination.

(5) Payment of costs

Cabin owners and the Secretary shall share, in equal

proportion, the payment of all reasonable costs of any new

appraisal or peer review.

(d) Assumption of new base cabin user fee

In the absence of a request under subsection (c) of this section

for a new appraisal and fee determination from a cabin owner whose

cabin user fee was determined as a result of an appraisal conducted

after September 30, 1995, but before the date of promulgation of

final regulations under section 6212 of this title, the Secretary

may consider the base cabin user fee resulting from the appraisal

conducted between September 30, 1995 and the date of promulgation

of the final regulations under section 6212 of this title, to be

the base cabin user fee that complies with this section.

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(Pub. L. 106-291, title VI, Sec. 614, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat.

1022.)

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