118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 254Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Nov 21, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Feb 2, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Feb 2, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources
Step 3
Committee
Nov 19, 2024
Reported out
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Senate
Nov 21, 2024
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House floor
Step 6
Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill allocates ski area permit rental charges for ski area administration, improvements, visitor services, and wildfire preparedness. Such charges are collected by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from ski area operators on National Forest System land. USDA shall expend 80% of the ski area permit rental charges from a National Forest System unit at that unit in accordance with the following: 75% shall be used at the unit for activities such as administration of the ski area permit program, visitor information, or reducing the likelihood of wildfire in or adjacent to a recreation site; and 25% shall be used at the unit for activities such as repair of a Forest Service-owned facili...

Provisions · 0 sections
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Timeline · 5 actions
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 575.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.