Collapse to view only § 6235. Deposit and expenditure of use fees
- § 6231. Findings, purpose, and definitions
- § 6232. Fees for occupancy and use of National Forest System lands and facilities by organizational camps
- § 6233. Implementation
- § 6234. Relationship to other laws
- § 6235. Deposit and expenditure of use fees
- § 6236. Ministerial issuance, or amendment authorization
§ 6231. Findings, purpose, and definitions
(a) FindingsCongress finds the following:
(1) Organizational camps, such as those administered by the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and faith-based and community-based organizations, provide a valuable service to young people, individuals with a disability, and their families by promoting physical, mental, and spiritual health through activities conducted in a natural environment.
(2) The 192,000,0000 1
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acres of national forests and grasslands of the National Forest System managed for multiple uses by the Forest Service provides an ideal setting for such organizational camps.(3) The Federal Government should charge land use fees for the occupancy and use of National Forest System lands by such organizational camps that, while based on the fair market value of the land in use, also recognize the benefits provided to society by such organizational camps, do not preclude the ability of such organizational camps from utilizing these lands, and permit capital investment in, and maintenance of, camp facilities by such organizational camps or their sponsoring organizations.
(4) Organizational camps should—
(A) ensure that their facilities meet applicable building and safety codes, including fire and health codes;
(B) have annual inspections as required by local law, including at a minimum inspections for fire and food safety; and
(C) have in place safety plans that address fire and medical emergencies and encounters with wildlife.
(b) Purpose
(c) DefinitionsIn this chapter:
(1) The term “organizational camp” means a public or semipublic camp that—
(A) is developed on National Forest System lands by a nonprofit organization or governmental entity;
(B) provides a valuable service to the public by using such lands as a setting to introduce young people or individuals with a disability to activities that they may not otherwise experience and to educate them on natural resource issues; and
(C) does not have as its primary purpose raising revenue through commercial activities.
(2) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(3) The term “individual with a disability” has the meaning given the term in section 705(20) of title 29.
(4) The term “children at risk” means children who are raised in poverty or in single-parent homes or are subject to such circumstances as parental drug abuse, homelessness, or child abuse.
(5) The term “change in control” means—
(A) for a corporation, the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the corporation;
(B) for a partnership or limited liability company, the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the partnership or limited liability company; and
(C) for an individual, the sale or transfer or an organizational camp subject to this chapter to another party.
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title V, § 502, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 294.)
§ 6232. Fees for occupancy and use of National Forest System lands and facilities by organizational camps
(a) Land use fee
(1) Percentage of land value
The Secretary shall charge an annual land use fee for each organizational camp for its occupancy and use of National Forest System lands equal to 5 percent of the product of the following:
(A) The total number of acres of National Forest System lands authorized for the organizational camp.
(B) The estimated per-acre market value of land and buildings in the county where the camp is located, as reported in the most recent Census of Agriculture conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
(2) Annual adjustment
(3) Reduction in fees
(A) Type of participants
(B) Type of programs
(C) Relation to minimum fee
(D) Special considerations
(4) Minimum land use fee
(b) Facility use fee
(1) Percentage of facilities value
(2) Reduction in fees prohibited
(c) Fee related to receipt of other revenues
(d) Work-in-lieu program
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title V, § 503, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 295.)
§ 6233. Implementation
(a) Prompt implementation
(b) Phase-in of use fee increases
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title V, § 504, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 296.)
§ 6234. Relationship to other laws
Except as specifically provided by this chapter, nothing in this chapter supersedes or otherwise affects any provision of law, regulation, or policy regarding the issuance or administration of authorizations for organizational camps regarding the occupancy and use of National Forest System lands.
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title V, § 505, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 297.)
§ 6235. Deposit and expenditure of use fees
(a) Deposit and availability
(b) Transfer
(c) Use
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title V, § 506, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 297.)
§ 6236. Ministerial issuance, or amendment authorization
(a) NEPA exception
(b) Rule of constructionFor purposes of subsection (a), the ministerial issuance or amendment of an authorization occurs only when the issuance or amendment of the authorization would not change the physical environment or the activities, facilities, or program of the operations governed by the authorization, and at least one of the following apply:
(1) The authorization is issued upon a change in control of the holder of an existing authorization.
(2) The holder, upon expiration of an authorization, is issued a new authorization.
(3) The authorization is amended—
(A) to effectuate administrative changes, such as modification of the land use fee or conversion to a new special use authorization form; or
(B) to include nondiscretionary environmental standards or to conform with current law.
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title V, § 507, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 297.)