Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§619 Emergency stumpage rate redeterminations in Alaska
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 4— - PROTECTION OF TIMBER, AND DEPREDATIONS › § 619
Summary
Upon written request by a purchaser who bid after January 1, 1974, the Secretary must redetermine emergency stumpage rates in Alaska for timber scaled January 1, 1981, through five years after October 16, 1984. The Secretary can adjust contract terms, including bid premium; excludes 50‑year contracts in Alaska.
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Title 16, §619
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(a)Emergency stumpage rate redetermination shall be made upon the written application of the purchaser of National Forest timber in Alaska, bid after January 1, 1974, and rates established as a result thereof shall be effective for timber scaled during a period between January 1, 1981, and five years from October 16, 1984.
(b)In making the emergency rate redeterminations the Secretary may modify existing contract terms, including the amount of the bid premium, in order to provide rates which will permit the holders of contracts bid after January 1, 1974, to be competitive with other purchasers of National Forest timber.
(c)The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts held by the holders of 50-year timber sale contracts in Alaska.
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16 U.S.C. § 619
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73