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§497d Recreation Residence Fees
Title 16 › Chapter 2— NATIONAL FORESTS › Subchapter I— ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 497d
Summary
Beginning November 14, 1997, any recreation residence permit fee increase exceeding 100 percent of the prior year must be spread over three years. Fees can't increase until one year after the holder is told appraisal results, and Sawtooth increases not before January 1, 1999.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §497d
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall on and after November 14, 1997, phase in, over a 3-year period in equal annual installments, that portion of the fee increase for a recreation residence special use permit holder which is more than 100 percent of the previous year’s fee: Provided, That no recreation residence fee may be increased any sooner than one year from the time the permittee has been notified by the Forest Service of the results of an appraisal which has been conducted for the purpose of establishing such fees: Provided further, That no increases in recreation residence fees on the Sawtooth National Forest will be implemented prior to January 1, 1999.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Limitation on Increases in Recreation Residence Fees Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(3) [title III, § 342], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–202, provided that: “Notwithstanding section 343 of Public Law 105–83 [16 U.S.C. 497d], increases in recreation residence fees shall be implemented in fiscal year 2000 only to the extent that the fiscal year 2000 fees do not exceed the fiscal year 1999 fee by more than $2,000.” Limitation on Recreation Residence Fee Increases on Sawtooth National Forest Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title III, § 345], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–298, provided that: “Notwithstanding section 343 of Public Law 105–83 [16 U.S.C. 497d], increases in recreation residence fees on the Sawtooth National Forest shall be implemented in fiscal year 1999 only to the extent that such fee increases do not exceed 25 percent.”
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16 U.S.C. § 497d
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60