; or (B) recover any processing or monitoring cost of authorizing a person to remove a small-diameter tree in a fire hazard area; and (2) if the Secretary concerned authorizes a person to remove a small-diameter tree, including through a timber sale, in a fire hazard area, the Secretary concerned shall not require the person to pay any amount for the small-diameter tree. (b) Fees The Secretary concerned may charge a fee, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary concerned, for removal of a small-diameter tree of a particular species of tree in a fire hazard area if the Secretary concerned— (1) determines that the fee is appropriate; and (2) discloses that determination to the public. (c) No volume determinations; appraisals As part of a small-diameter tree removal described in subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may not— (1) require a volume determination, including by scaling, measuring, weighing, or counting small-diameter trees before or after cutting or removal; or (2) conduct a timber appraisal to determine the fair-market value of the small-diameter trees being removed. (d) Applicability This section shall only apply to contracts or permits authorizing a person to remove a small-diameter tree as described in subsection (a) entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 4. Free-use area designation The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall designate as a free-use area under section 223.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), any fire hazard area in the National Forest System that contains a small-diameter tree. 5. Tree designation The Secretary concerned shall seek to designate for removal small-diameter trees in a fire hazard area by utilizing the most efficient method of designation, which may include designation by description, designation by prescription, or physical marking.