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 X 114 STAT. 1014 PUBLIC LAW 106-291—OCT. 11, 2000 Cabin User Fee TITLE VI—USER FEES UNDER FOREST SYSTEM Fairness Act of RECREATION RESIDENCE PROGRAM 2000. 16 USC 6201 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000". 16 USC 6201. SEC. 602. FINDINGS. 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. 16 USC 6202. SEC. 603. PURPOSES. The purposes of this title 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 fsimily- 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. 16 USC 6203. SEC. 604. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (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 606 and 607. (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 title. (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 608.

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