§3105 Forest Management Deduction

Summary

The Secretary must take a reasonable deduction from the gross proceeds of timber or other forest product sales from Indian forest land when those sales are under Secretary‑approved contracts, permits, or similar documents. That money is for managing and protecting the forest. The deduction cannot be more than the lesser of 10% of gross proceeds or the percentage that was taken on November 28, 1990, unless the tribe agrees to a higher rate. All deducted funds must be spent on forest management on the reservation where they were collected, under an expenditure plan approved by both the Secretary and the tribe, and the tribe can be given the work by contract if it asks. The funds cannot pay costs already covered by money appropriated specifically for fire suppression or pest control, cannot reduce federal funds for the Federal trust responsibility, and such deductions cannot be put into the U.S. Treasury general fund.