The annual USFS permit fee billing will now be sent via email. Make sure your email information is up-to-date. You should receive your bill no later than December 8, 2021. Penalties may be assessed for late payment.
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2020 USDA Forest Service Bill — Due January 1, 2020
Annual Forest Service Permit Fees
The Forest Service has mailed an Annual Permit Fee bill to each cabin permittee, which was due on January 1, 2020. The included Cover Letter lists several common cabin use and maintenance issues for owners to consider.
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USDA Forest Service Annual Permit Fees
By now all cabin owners should have received and paid the 2017 Forest Service Annual Permit invoices. If you did not receive an invoice from USDA Forest Service, we suggest you immediately contact Scott Evans, our Forest Service Special Uses Coordinator (909-382-2802 or saevans@fs.fed.us). If you have not yet paid your annual Forest Service Annual Permit fee, we suggest that you pay it as soon as possible, to avoid issues and additional charges. The Cabin Fee Act is now in effect and stabilized, so there appear to be no outstanding unresolved issues. At this point the only future fee increase allowed under the CFA is an annual adjustment for inflation. There are no more time-consuming, costly, and controversial appraisals involved in the fee determination process. For more information please follow this link to read "Cabin Fee Act - 2017 Update" on the National Forest Homeowners (NFH) website.
Speaking of National Forest Homeowners, the NFH organization continues to do excellent work on behalf of the owners, families, and friends of the almost 14,000 cabins that are part of the federal Recreation Residence Program on National Forest System land across the country. We encourage you to visit the NFH website (NationalForestHomeowners.org) for current information on the implementation of the Cabin Fee Act, as well as other issues that are important to Forest Service cabin owners. You might also consider becoming a member of NFH, as a way to offer your financial support the organization.
Forest Service Bills Coming Soon
In a recent email from Katie Nelson, our Forest Service administrator, she indicates that our annual bills should be mailed sometime in the next two weeks. Here is the text of her email, as well as all her contact information, in case you need to reach her:
Sorry, I just realized I never replied to your email. The bills for the Big Bear Tract should be going out in the next week or two. There were some errors in the database, but our billing person has them corrected, and is now starting to issue the bills.
Thanks, Katie
Katie L Nelson, Special Uses Permit Administrator San Bernardino National Forest 41374 North Shore Drive PO Box 290, Fawnskin, CA 92333 klnelson@fs.fed.us Phone: (909)382-2812 ---- Fax: 909-866-2867