S 472
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Creates a Treasury account for fees charged to ski areas on National Forest land, so the Forest Service can spend those fees on ski area administration, visitor services, and recreation-related costs.
Official title: Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act
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Senate
Introduced
06-FEB-2025
Referred
06-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
11-SEP-2025
Reported
11-FEB-2026
On the calendar
11-FEB-2026
- Deposits ski area permit rental charges into a Treasury account that the Forest Service can spend without further appropriation.
- Sends 80 percent of a unit's charges back to that unit, with 75 percent of that share for ski area administration and visitor services and 25 percent for recreation facilities and services.
- Lets the Forest Service spend the remaining 20 percent at any National Forest System unit for the same purposes, and keeps funds available for four fiscal years.
- Bars use of the account for wildfire suppression or land acquisition, and requires the funds to supplement rather than replace appropriated funding. Takes effect 60 days after enactment.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (06-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 11-FEB-2026).
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