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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§617 Exportation of Unprocessed Timber From Federal Lands

Title 16 › Chapter 4— PROTECTION OF TIMBER, AND DEPREDATIONS › § 617

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Limits how much raw timber from federal lands west of the 100th meridian can be sold for export during the calendar years 1969 through 1973. The total export of unprocessed timber from those lands must not exceed 350 million board feet. If the Secretary who runs those federal lands holds a public hearing and finds certain species and amounts are more than domestic users need, the Secretary can allow extra exports. The Secretaries may make rules to enforce these limits, stop sellers from swapping restricted federal timber for other exported timber, and they can choose to exclude sales appraised under $2,000 from the limits.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §617

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(a)For each of the calendar years 1969 through 1973, inclusive, not more than 350 million board feet, in the aggregate, of unprocessed timber may be sold for export from the United States from Federal lands located west of the 100th meridian.
(b)After public hearing and a finding by the appropriate Secretary of the department administering Federal lands referred to in subsection (a) that specific quantities and species of unprocessed timber are surplus to the needs of domestic users and processors, such quantities and species may be designated by the said Secretary as available for export from the United States in addition to that quantity stated in subsection (a).
(c)The Secretaries of the departments administering lands referred to in subsection (a) may issue rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this section, including the prevention of substitution of timber restricted from export by this section for exported non-Federal timber.
(d)In issuing rules and regulations pursuant to subsection (c), the appropriate Secretaries may include therein provisions authorizing the said Secretaries, in their discretion, to exclude from the limitations imposed by this section sales having an appraised value of less than $2,000.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–609 extended date for application of limitation provision from 1971 to 1973 calendar year.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 617

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60