National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986
Public Law 99-522 · S. 2266 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 22, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Malcolm Wallop (R-WY)
Cosponsors (14): Sen. Alan Cranston, Sen. Jacob Hecht,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to issue permits for up to 40 years for the use and occupancy of National Forest System lands for commercial skiing operations. Requires existing permits to conform to the new system to the extent practicable and with the consent of existing permit holders.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Oct 22, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-522.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 16, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 10, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 9, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Sep 18, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 14, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 20, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 27, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.