HR 4650 · 95th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill to establish an Advisory Committee on Timber Sales Procedures appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture for the purposes of studying, and making recommendations with respect to, procedures by which timber is sold by the Forest Service.

Introduced 1977-03-08· Sponsored by Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4]· 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: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.(1977-03-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Establishes within the Department of Agriculture an Advisory Committee on Timber Sales Procedures to study the methods by which the Forest Service sells timber and to provide independent recommendations with respect to establishing procedures by which the Service will be able to sell timber in a manner which, over the long term, will be the most beneficial to the public interest and provide the most stable return to the Federal Government while maintaining diversity in terms of sizes, types and locations of operations and facilities which process timber. Terminates such Advisory Committee upon its submission of its findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and to the appropriate committees of Congress.…

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