IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3759 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 20, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant market- 
related contract extensions of certain timber contracts 
between the Secretary of the Interior and timber pur-
chasers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. QUALIFYING TIMBER CONTRACT OPTIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) QUALIFYING CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying contract’’ means a contract that has not been 
terminated by the Bureau of Land Management for 
the sale of timber on lands administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management that meets all of the fol-
lowing criteria: 
(A) The contract was awarded during the 
period beginning on January 1, 2005, and end-
ing on December 31, 2008. 
(B) There is unharvested volume remain-
ing for the contract. 
(C) The contract is not a salvage sale. 
(D) The Secretary determined there is not 
an urgent need to harvest under the contract 
due to deteriorating timber conditions that de-
veloped after the award of the contract. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of Bureau of Land Management. 
(3) TIMBER
PURCHASER.—The term ‘‘timber 
purchaser’’ means the party to the qualifying con-
tract for the sale of timber from lands administered 
by the Bureau of Land Management. 
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(b) MARKET-RELATED CONTRACT EXTENSION OP-
TION.—Upon a timber purchaser’s written request, the 
Secretary may make a one-time modification to the quali-
fying contract to add 3 years to the contract expiration 
date if the written request— 
(1) is received by the Secretary not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) contains a provision releasing the United 
States from all liability, including further consider-
ation or compensation, resulting from the modifica-
tion under this subsection of the term of a qualifying 
contract. 
(c) REPORTING.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report detailing a plan and timeline to 
promulgate new regulations authorizing the Bureau of 
Land Management to extend and renegotiate timber con-
tracts due to changes in market conditions. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro-
mulgate new regulations authorizing the Bureau of Land 
Management to extend and renegotiate timber contracts 
due to changes in market conditions. 
(e) NO SURRENDER OF CLAIMS.—This section shall 
not have the effect of surrendering any claim by the 
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United States against any timber purchaser that arose 
under a timber sale contract, including a qualifying con-
tract, before the date on which the Secretary adjusts the 
contract term under subsection (b). 
Passed the House of Representatives January 19, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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