S. 1906: Cabin Fee Act of 2011
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S. 1906: Cabin Fee Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-18 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Cabin Fee Act of 2011
Plain summary
Cabin Fee Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set an annual fee for, and requires the payment of such fee to the United States by, an authorized owner of a privately built and owned recreational cabin located on National Forest System land. Reduces such fee to $100 annually if access to a cabin is significantly impaired, either by natural causes or governmental actions, such that the cabin is rendered unsafe or unable to be occupied. Requires payment of a transfer fee to the United States upon the transfer of a cabin between private parties for consideration.
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Cabin Fee Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 8 cosponsors
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John Barrasso (R-WY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ron Wyden (D-OR)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1906.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s1906 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112