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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2100

To provide for rural development, multiple-use management, expenditures

under the Knutson-Vandenburg Act of 1930, and ecosystem-based management of certain forest lands, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 10 (legislative day, MAY 2), 1994

Mr. DECONCINI (for himself and Mr. CRAIG) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

A BILL

To provide for rural development, multiple-use management,

expenditures under the Knutson-Vandenburg Act of

1930, and ecosystem-based management of certain forest

lands, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stewardship End-Re5 sult Contracts Demonstration Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

7 (a) The purpose of this Act is to—
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1 (1) develop and implement, as national dem2 onstration projects, ecosystem-based, end result-ori3 ented management practices for forestry in general;

4 (2) authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to

5 demonstrate the feasibility of end-result stewardship

6 contracts for National forests, State forests, and pri7 vate forests in the United States;

8 (3) improve the management of and develop

9 economically efficient management tools for eco10 system-based management applicable to all of the

11 forest lands of the United States, both private and

12 public;

13 (4) provide for rural development, rural jobs,

14 and economic transition opportunities for forest de15 pendent communities affected by changes in timber

16 harvest volumes;

17 (5) authorize an alternative management tech18 nique for pest infested or pest damaged forest lands

19 in general; and

20 (6) provide additional opportunities to achieve

21 mandates established in—

22 (A) the Multiple-Use Sustained Yield Act

23 of 1960 (Public Law 86–517);
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1 (B) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable

2 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (Public Law

3 93–378);

4 (C) the Clarke-McNary Act of 1924 (Pub5 lic Law 68–270);

6 (D) the Deposit of Sale Instruments in

7 Treasury Act of 1940 (Public Law 76–631);

8 (E) the Soil and Water Resources Con9 servation Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–192);

10 and

11 (F) the Twenty-Five Percent Fund Act (35

12 Stat. 251).

13 SEC. 3. USE OF TIMBER REVENUES.

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture,

15 acting through the officers of the National Forest Service

16 in charge of the forest lands referred to in subsection (b),

17 may apply all or a part of the revenues received for timber

18 removed from such lands under a stewardship end-result

19 contract as an offset against the cost of stewardship serv20 ices provided, including—

21 (1) site preparation;

22 (2) replanting;

23 (3) silviculture programs;

24 (4) recreation;

25 (5) wildlife habitat enhancement;
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1 (6) soil conservation; and

2 (7) other multiple-use enhancements.

3 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The authority granted in this

4 Act may be applied to the management of—

5 (1) the Green Mountain National Forest of

6 Vermont;

7 (2) the White Mountain National Forest of

8 New Hampshire and Maine;

9 (3) the Talladega, Tuskegee, Conecuh and Wil10 liam B. Bankhead National Forests of Alabama;

11 (4) acquired and other lands in the Angora

12 Project, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit;

13 (5) the Kendrick Project, Coconino National

14 Forest; and

15 (6) the Priest Lake Ranger District Project,

16 Idaho Panhandle National Forest.

17 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.—The National

18 Environment Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)

19 shall apply to the projects referred to in subsection (b),

20 prior to the award of any contract.

21 SEC. 4. DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRA22 TION RESULTS.

23 (a) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and

24 directed to disseminate the results of the research and
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1 demonstration efforts authorized under this act that are

2 of the benefit to private and public forest owners.

3 (b) The Secretary may use the authorities granted

4 to him in—

5 (1) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re6 sources Research Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–307);

7 (2) McIntyre-Stennis Act of 1962 (76 Stat.

8 806); and

9 (3) Wood Residue Utilization Act of 1980

10 (Public Law 96–554).

11 SEC. 5. EXPIRATION.

12 This Act shall be effective during the period begin13 ning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on

14 December 31, 1994.

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