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Rolnictwo i żywność · 7/13/1995

Ski Area Permit Fee System

The Forest Service proposes to revise existing procedures for determining permit fees for the use of National Forest System lands by ski areas. Permit fees for most ski areas operating on National Forest System lands are determined under the graduated rate fee system (GRFS). As applied to large ski areas, GRFS is complex and costly to administer and has been the subject of several audits, administrative appeals, and lawsuits. Under the proposed policy, the agency would determine permit fees by site-specific appraisal of the use of National Forest System lands by ski areas. The proposed system would produce ski area permit fees that are based on fair market value as required by law; would be simpler and less costly to administer than GRFS; would eliminate the need for burdensome audits of ski area assets and revenues for those ski areas under the new system; and would make individual fee determinations in a nationally consistent manner.

Original source language: Federal Register — Agriculture DepartmentOpen original release →