§620a Restrictions on Exports of Unprocessed Timber Originating From Federal Lands

Summary

People who get unprocessed timber from Federal lands west of the 100th meridian in the contiguous 48 States must not export it or sell it to someone else for export unless the responsible Secretary has found that those specific amounts and kinds of timber are surplus to U.S. manufacturing needs. Those surplus findings must be made by rule under section 553 of title 5. Each finding must be reviewed at least once every 3 years. The Secretary must publish a notice of the review in the Federal Register and give the public a chance to comment.