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Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996

A major law that addresses various aspects of national parks, forests, and other public lands, including how certain activities are managed and funded.

Ski Area Fee Retention Account

A special financial account where fees collected from ski resorts operating on national forest lands will be deposited and managed.

Covered unit

Refers to a specific national forest or part of a national forest that collects fees from a ski resort.

Secretary of Agriculture

The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service and the National Forest System.

Without further appropriation

Means that funds can be spent by the agency directly, without needing a separate approval or allocation of money from Congress each year.

National Forest System

All national forests, national grasslands, and other lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

Supplant

To take the place of or replace existing funding, rather than adding to it. This bill states the new funds will 'supplement,' not 'supplant,' meaning they add to existing money.