A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit the use of lands of the forest reserves created from public domain for commercial outdoor recreation.

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to permit any person, association, partnership, or corporation to use and occupy areas within the forest reserves which are needed to provide commercial recreational facilities and services for the use and enjoyment of the general public. Provides that the Secretary shall determine the area of land to be covered by a permit within guidelines provided by this Act. States that the permittee shall be deemed to be to the owner of any structure, fixture, or improvement which is not owned by the United States and which is covered by a permit. Requires that each permission shall keep such records as the Secretary may prescribe in the permit to enable the Secretary to determine that all the terms of the permit have been and are being faithfully performed. Provides that this Act shall be construed as supplemental to, and not in derogation of any other Act authorizing special use permits. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish, on a reimbursement of appropriation basis, all types of utility services to concessioners, contractors, permittees or other users of such services, within the National Forest System.

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Timeline

1. 5 May 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 May 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 May 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 May 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Johnson, Harold T. [D-CA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

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