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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST
REGION 2
DURANGO, CO
FSH 2709.11 – SPECIAL USES HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 30 – FEE DETERMINATION
San Juan NF Supplement No.: 2709.11-2012-1
Effective Date: 6/21/2012
Duration: Effective until superseded or removed
Approved:
/s/ Mark W. Stiles
Mark W. Stiles
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved:
6/21/2012
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook
number and calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and
replace it with this supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this
document
New Document(s):
2709.11-2012-1
3 Pages
Superseded Document(s)
by Issuance Number and
Effective Date:
No prior San Juan Supplement
0
Digest:
This supplement sets in place the Fee structure for Livestock Areas, Use Code
215, as determined by market survey for the Colorado National Forests.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/21/2012
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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A – ESTABLISHING FEES
A.1 – Methods for Determining Fair Market Value
The following fee determination should be used to compute the fee for livestock area use
authorizations, under use code 215. All livestock area permits should be issued in compliance
with both WO and RO FSM direction (2722.15) which states that these uses should be phased
out, if appropriate. The fee is based on a per animal unit (AU). This fee applies to all new uses,
reissuances of existing uses, and opportunities for fee adjustments to existing authorizations
where terms and conditions allow.
The fee determination shall not be used for authorizations which are already covered by another
fee system or schedule; such as linear rights-of-way, recreation residences, communication sites,
ski areas, municipal reservoirs, outfitter/guide, organizational camps, or grazing fees for grazing
allotments, that are established annually by Congress. Unique properties with a different highest
and best use may require individual appraisal.
SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST
LIVESTOCK AREA FEE, FSM 2700;
2722.15 LIVESTOCK AREA, USE CODE 215
FEE DETERMINATION OF $15.00 PER AU PER MONTH
Effective as of 6/21/2012
All fees in this section shall be adjusted annually by the Implicit Price Deflator (IPD)
The schedule is based upon current rental sales data, and state publications. It is expected that the
fee shall apply to virtually all livestock area use authorizations under use code 215. Fees for the
livestock area Special Use Permits shall be $15.00 per animal unit (AU) month. For purposes of
calculating these fees, an animal unit (AU) is a month’s use and occupancy of rangeland by one
adult cow, bull, steer or heifer. An animal is an adult if it is weaned, is at least six months old at
the beginning of the permitted period of use, or will be 12 months old during the permitted
period of use.
For each authorization, the carrying capacity for the permitted area will be determined to set the
maximum AU’s/year allowed. Permit Administrators must work with the holder to identify the
annual AU for the permitted area. This number will be used to determine the base fee.
Annually, bill the holder the base fee as established above, and indexed by the IPD annually. Do
not bill less than the regional minimum fee. Annual fees should reflect the occupancy that is
authorized. If the permittee is authorized pasture for 10 AU’s, then the fee must reflect that
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authorized level of use even if the holder choses not to use the total AU’s authorized, unless the
permit is amended.
Example: Holder A has a livestock area permit for which the carrying capacity has been
determined to be 100 AU’s by the forest range specialist. The holder states that they will run 5060 AU’s annually (10-12 animals/month for 5 months). The base fee will be calculated from the
AU’s authorized. In this case, it would be 60 AU’s annually. The AU/month fee has been
calculated for this Forest at $15/AU.
The annual fee is: Annual AU x Fee/AU/month
60 AU x $15 = $900 (indexed by the IPD annually)