S 1536 · 102th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Pacific Northwest Forest Community Recovery and Ecosystem Conservation Act of 1991
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(1991-07-24)
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Pacific Northwest Forest Community Recovery and Ecosystem Conservation Act of 1991 - Title I: Worker Adjustment Assistance Program for Certain Dislocated Workers - Subtitle A: General Provisions - Provides adjustment assistance, including extended unemployment benefits, for certain dislocated timber and related industry workers. Subtitle B: Financing Provisions - Amends title IX of the Social Security Act to establish in the Unemployment Trust Fund a worker adjustment assistance account. Title II: Community Economic Diversification - Establishes in the Treasury a special economic adjustment fund funded by a portion of Federal forest land timber sales to: (1) assist forest-dependent communities in Washington, Oregon and California to diversify economically; and (2) retrain workers. Establishes a Community Economic Diversification Commission. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Wood Products Incentives - Subtitle A: Export Restrictions - Authorizes specified Western States to restrict log exports. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Rural Economic Development Magnet Centers - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize grants to establish rural economic d…
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