National Forest Homeowners
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National Forest cabin owners provide a positive economic and environmental impact to the National Forests.
Important Alert: C2 CUFFA Alternative
Cabin owner representatives in the NFH and C2 have developed an alternative approach to CUFFA that is a better, more equitable way to determine fees for recreation residences and has wide support among cabin owners.
This alternative will preserve a cherished source of family recreation enjoyed by multiple generations, will eliminate the serious friction between cabin owners and the Forest Service over the appraisal approach mandated by CUFFA and will accomplish these goals without imposing an additional burden on the Federal budget.
The authorizing committees in Congress will, of course, require some time to consider this alternative approach.
In the meantime, thousands of cabin owners are facing bills for excessive fees under CUFFA that will be due by the end of 2009.
To protect those cabin owners and allow Congress time to consider this promising new alternative, a moratorium in the payment of fee increases for twelve months is essential in the appropriate fiscal year 2010 appropriations legislation.
Download the Alternate Permit Fee Proposal Here
About Cabin Coalition 2
The following documents were drafted by the Cabin Coalition 2, which includes National Forest Homeowners, American Land Rights Association, Washington State Forest Homeowners Association, Oregon Forest Homeowners Association, California Forest Homeowners, Sawtooth Forest Cabin Owners Association (Idaho), Priest Lake Association (Idaho), Lake Wenatchee Summer Homes Association (Washington), and individual members in Wyoming, Arizona, and Florida.
They are intended to be used to explain the problems with the current application of the appraisal rules to set our special use fees. You are free to use them in your efforts to work with local legislators to explain this problem.
Documents:
1.) Historical Summary (June 08)
2.) Our Message to Legislators (June 08)
3.) Economic Impact Survey Executive Summary (June 08)
4.) Restrictions Imposed by the Forest Service Permit (June 08)
5.) Overview of Current Situation (June 08)
6.) Lake Cushman Data (June 08)
7.) Minnesota Power Land Lease Data (June 08)
8.) Priest Lake Data (June 08)
9.) St. Louis County, MN Data (June 08)
10.) Coalition 2 Contact List (Aug 08)
11.) Sample Letter For Legislators (Aug 08)
12.) NFH President's Letter to Cabin Owners (Aug 08)
13.) CUFFA Problems Remain - Update (Oct 08)
14.) Reserving Your Rights - Sample letters -
(Dec 08)
15.) Final Letter To Forest Service Re Permit Language - (Dec 08)
16.) Cabins In Crisis Powerpoint Presentation - (Jan 09)
17.) About Your Permit and Appeal Rights - (April 09)
18.) 2009 NFH Economic Impact Report (Jun 09)
19.) C2 Fee Model Proposal - (Aug 09)