§6232 Fees for occupancy and use of National Forest System lands and facilities by organizational camps

Summary

The Secretary must charge each organizational camp an annual land use fee equal to 5% of (the number of authorized acres the camp uses multiplied by the county per‑acre market value from the most recent Census of Agriculture). The fee is updated each year using the compounded annual change between the two most recent Censuses of Agriculture. The Secretary must lower the fee based on how many attendees are individuals with disabilities or children at risk, and then may lower the remaining fee by up to 60% based on how many campers take part in organized youth programs. The Secretary cannot count scholarships or sponsorships when figuring those reductions. These reductions cannot cut the fee below a minimum amount that equals the Secretary’s average yearly cost to manage a special use authorization in that Forest Region, and that minimum cannot be reduced or waived. If a camp uses a Government-owned facility on National Forest land, the Secretary must also charge a facility use fee equal to 5% of the facility’s value, and that fee cannot be reduced or waived. If the camp earns money from the land or facilities for purposes other than introducing youth or people with disabilities to outdoor activities and natural resource education, the Secretary must charge an extra fee equal to 5% of that revenue. Other fee rules in section 539f apply except where these paragraphs prohibit reductions or waivers.