HR 2501 · 102th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

National Forest Timber Sales Cost Recovery Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-05-30· Sponsored by Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.(1991-11-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (7)

6 Democrats1 Republican