§620i Eastern hardwoods study

Summary

Requires the Secretary of Commerce, working with the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, to study exports of unprocessed hardwood timber taken from Federal or public lands east of the 100th meridian during the 2-year period beginning on January 1, 1991. The Secretary of Commerce must make exporters add the State where the timber was grown and cut to their Shipper’s Export Declarations. The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior must mark hardwood saw timber from Federal lands east of the 100th meridian so it can be identified and must protect those marks until the timber is made into products. By April 1, 1993, the Secretary of Commerce must send a report to the House Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs and to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The report must list the volume and value of the exported unprocessed timber for the 2-year period, the countries it went to, and the States where it was grown and harvested.