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 117 STAT. 294

PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003

16 USC 539m–12.

SEC. 414. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 USC 539m note.

SEC. 415. EFFECTIVE DATE.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this title, including such sums as are necessary for the Forest Service to carry out responsibilities of the Forest Service in accordance with section 413(c). The provisions of this title shall take effect immediately on enactment of this Act.

National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement Act of 2003.

TITLE V—NATIONAL FOREST ORGANIZATIONAL CAMP FEE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2003

16 USC 6231 note.

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

16 USC 6231.

SEC. 502. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement Act of 2003’’. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (1) Organizational camps, such as those administered by the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and faith-based and communitybased 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 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.—It is the purpose of this Act to establish a land use fee system that provides for an equitable return to the Federal Government for the occupancy and use of National Forest System lands by organizational camps that serve young people or individuals with a disability. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: (1) The term ‘‘organizational camp’’ means a public or semipublic camp that—

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