HR 2501 · 102th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
National Forest Timber Sales Cost Recovery Act of 1991
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.(1991-11-13)
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National Forest Timber Sales Cost Recovery Act of 1991 - Title I: Forest Management - Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making below-cost sales of timber produced on National Forest System land. Permits limited sales for FY 1992 through 1996. Amends the Knutson-Vandenberg Act of 1930 to: (1) require the Secretary (who is presently authorized) to collect certain reforestation funds; and (2) take such funds from net revenues. Title II: Economic Transition Assistance for Timber Dependent Communities - Subtitle A: Community Development Programs - Authorizes community development programs for timber dependent communities. Subtitle B: Special Rural Programs - Authorizes assistance (including loans) for family and cooperative programs for timber dependent communities. Subtitle C: Development Loans to Community Economic Development Programs - Establishes a Dependent Loan Fund for Timber Dependent Communities consisting of: (1) the Transition Community Rural Development Loan Fund; and (2) the Timber Dependent Community Development Loan Fund. Subtitle D: Supportive Programs and Activities - Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide…
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