S 3115 · 102th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

National Forest Timber Sales Cost Recovery Act of 1992

Introduced 1992-07-31· Sponsored by Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.(1992-08-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Forest Timber Sales Cost Recovery Act of 1992 - Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture, as of October 1, 1997, from selling or offering to sell National Forest System timber for which revenues from the sale are less than the legal minimum bid (minimum sale revenues needed to meet or exceed sale expenses). Sets forth transition sale provisions for FY 1993 through 1997. Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary to identify System lands as unsuitable for timber production if anticipated net timber sale revenues are less than zero.…

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