PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003
117 STAT. 297
increases in annual land or facility use fees for organizational camps. 16 USC 6234.
SEC. 505. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.
Except as specifically provided by this Act, nothing in this Act supersedes or otherwise affects any provision of law, regulation, or policy regarding the issuance or administration of authorizations for organizational camps regarding the occupancy and use of National Forest System lands. SEC. 506. DEPOSIT AND EXPENDITURE OF USE FEES.
16 USC 6235.
(a) DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY.—Unless subject to section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the GrangerThye Act; 16 U.S.C. 580d), use fees collected by the Secretary under this Act shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury and shall remain available to the Secretary for expenditure, without further appropriation until expended, for the purposes described in subsection (c). (b) TRANSFER.—Upon request of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary from the special account such amounts as the Secretary may request. The Secretary shall accept and use such amounts in accordance with subsection (c). (c) USE.—Use fees deposited pursuant to subsection (a) and transferred to the Secretary under subsection (b) shall be expended for monitoring of Forest Service special use authorizations, administration of the Forest Service’s special program, interpretive programs, environmental analysis, environmental restoration, and similar purposes. SEC. 507. MINISTERIAL ISSUANCE, OR AMENDMENT AUTHORIZATION.
16 USC 6236.
(a) NEPA EXCEPTION.—The ministerial issuance or amendment of an organizational camp special use authorization shall not be subject to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of subsection (a), the ministerial issuance or amendment of an authorization occurs only when the issuance or amendment of the authorization would not change the physical environment or the activities, facilities, or program of the operations governed by the authorization, and at least one of the following apply: (1) The authorization is issued upon a change in control of the holder of an existing authorization. (2) The holder, upon expiration of an authorization, is issued a new authorization. (3) The authorization is amended— (A) to effectuate administrative changes, such as modification of the land use fee or conversion to a new special use authorization form; or (B) to include nondiscretionary environmental standards or to conform with current law. This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
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