H.R. 3686: Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-04 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-638, Part I.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-638, Part I. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act

Plain summary

Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act or the SHRED Act This bill establishes the Ski Area Fee Retention Account. A specified portion of rental charges for ski area permits on a Forest Service unit shall be deposited in such account. Amounts in the fund shall be available to the unit for expenditure without further appropriation for ski area administration, improvements, visitor services, and wildfire preparedness. Funds may be reallocated only if the amounts collected exceed the reasonable needs of the unit.

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Official text

Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3686, Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act (2022-12-09)

Cosponsors on this site

John R. Curtis (R-UT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3686.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3686 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117