O&C Renewal Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7603 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7603 To amend the Act of August 28, 1937 (commonly referred to as the ``O&C Act'') with respect to timber production. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 20, 2026 Mr. Bentz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Act of August 28, 1937 (commonly referred to as the ``O&C Act'') with respect to timber production. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``O&C Renewal Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. TIMBER PRODUCTION AFFIRMED AS PRIMARY PURPOSE OF O&C LANDS. The first sentence of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ``O&C Act'') is amended by striking ``sustained yield'' and all that follows through the colon and inserting ``sustained yield. The primary pur…