PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

From 1969 through 1973, no more than 350 million board feet of raw timber from federal lands west of the 100th meridian can be sold for export. If the Secretary who manages those lands holds a public hearing and decides that certain amounts or species are more than domestic users need, the Secretary can allow those extra amounts to be exported in addition to the 350 million. The Secretaries may write rules to carry out these limits, including stopping people from substituting restricted federal timber for non-federal timber that is exported. They can also choose to exclude from the limits any sale with an appraised value under $2,000.

Title 16, §617

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(a)Limitation of quantity available for export

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)Surplus quantities and species available for export; public hearing; administrative finding

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)Rules and regulations; prevention of substitution of Federal for non-Federal timber

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)Limitations inapplicable to sales of prescribed minimum value

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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

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

§617 Exportation of Unprocessed Timber From Federal Lands

Summary

Title 16, §617

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