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In British Columbia, the fees are paid on lift revenues only. No fees are paid on ski 

 school, restaurant, ski shop, and other noniift revenues which typically average about 

 30% of gross income. Thus when compared to GRFS or the new formula proposed 

 in H.R. 1527, the effective British Columbia provincial rate is only 1.4% of gross 



In the United States fewer comparables exist, but for those that do exist: 



the Alpine Meadows ski area in California, which is located in a 

 checkerboard land ownership area, pays the same proportionate rent to 

 the Nature Conservancy as it does to the Forest Service; 



Wachusett Mountain in Massachusetts, which is located on 

 Commonwealth land, pays 2% of gross revenues to the State; 



Deer Valley, one of the newest resorts in North America, located in 

 Park City, Utah, pays a combined rate of 1.25% of net lift ticket sales 

 to private lessors; 



a very large New England ski area owns its base facilities but pays 

 2% of its ski-related gross revenues to a private lessor; 



the Silver Mountain ski area in Idaho pays one dollar per year to 

 lease its 1,500 acre mountain from a private corp)oration; and, 



several smaller size areas pay rates either equal to, or less than, they 

 would pay if located on National Forest land. 



To summarize, the following list compares how Forest Service fees under either 

 GRFS or H.R. 1527 stack up against other government or private rates where the 

 lessor does not build or finance facilities. 



