114 STAT. 1020 PUBLIC LAW 106-291—OCT. 11, 2000 Deadline. (1) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary may select and use an index other than the method of adjustment of a cabin user fee described in subsection (b)(2) to adjust a cabin user fee if the Secretary determines that a different index better reflects change in the value of a lot over time. (2) SELECTION PROCESS. —Before selecting a new index, the Secretary shall— (A) solicit and consider comments from the public; and Deadline. (B) not later than 60 days before the date on which the Secretary makes a final index selection, submit any proposed selection of a new index to— (i) the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives; and (ii) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, (d) LIMITATION.—In calculating an annual adjustment to the base cabin user fee as determineof by the initial index described in section (b), the Secretary shall— (1) limit any annual fee adjustment to an amount that is not more than 5 percent per year when the change in agricultural land values exceeds 5 percent in any 1 year; and (2) apply the amount of any adjustment that exceeds 5 percent to the annual fee payment for the next year in which the change in the index factor is less than 5 percent. 16 USC 6208. SEC. 609. PAYMENT OF CABIN USER FEES. (a) DUE DATE FOR PAYMENT OF FEES.— A cabin user fee shall be prepaid annually by the cabin owner. (b) PAYMENT OF EQUAL OR LESSER FEE.—If, in accordance with section 607, the Secretary determines that the amount of a new base cabin user fee is equal to or less than the amount of the current base cabin user fee, the Secretary shall require payment of the new base cabin user fee by the cabin owner in accordemce with subsection (a). (c) PAYMENT OF GREATER FEE. —I f, in accordance with section 607, the Secretary determines that the amount of a new base cabin user fee is greater than the amount of the current base cabin user fee, the Secretary shall— (1) require full payment of the new base cabin user fee in the first year following completion of the fee determination procedure if the increase in the amount of the new base cabin user fee is not more them 100 percent of the current base cabin user fee; or (2) phase in the increase over the current base cabin user fee in approximately equal increments over 3 years if the increase in the amount of the new base cabin user fee is more than 100 percent of the current base cabin user fee. 16 USC 6209. SEC. 610. RIGHT OF SECOND APPRAISAL. (a) RIGHT OF SECOND APPRAISAL.—On receipt of notice from the Secretary of the determination of a new base cabin user fee, the cabin owner— (1) not later than 60 days after the date on which the notice is received, may notify the Secretary of the intent of the cabin owner to obtain a second appraisal; and (2) may obtain, within 1 year following the date of receipt of the notice under this subsection, at the expense of the cabin
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