watershed degradation and impairment
of habitat for the marbled murrelet,
northern spotted owl, native salmon
stocks, and other old-growth forest de-
pendent species.
The management plan shall be reviewed and
revised each time the land and resource man-
agement plan for the Six Rivers National For-
est is revised or more frequently as necessary
to meet the purposes of this Act.
(b) APPLICABLE LAWS AND POLICIES.—The
Secretary shall administer the lands acquired
under section 3 in accordance with the man-
agement plan developed under subsection (a),
this Act, and with the other laws, rules, and
regulations applicable to the Six Rivers Na-
tional Forest. In addition, subject to valid ex-
isting rights, any lands acquired and des-
ignated as wilderness under section 4(a) shall
also be administered in accordance with the
provisions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131–1136) governing areas designated under
that Act as wilderness, except that any ref-
erence in such provisions to the effective date
of the Wilderness Act (or any similar ref-
erence) shall be deemed to be a reference to
the date of the acquisition of the lands under
section 3.
(c) USE OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS.—To the
maximum extent practicable, all work to im-
plement the restoration measures included in
the management plan under subsection (a)(2)
shall be performed by forest and timber work-
ers, commercial fishermen, or other persons,
who are otherwise unemployed and whose
livelihood depends on fishery and timber re-
sources.
(d) STATE AGREEMENTS.—To facilitate man-
agement, the Secretary, acting through the
Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into
agreements with the State of California for
the management of lands owned by the State
or purchased with State assistance.
SEC. 6. PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
(a) PILT.—Solely for purposes of pay-
ments made pursuant to chapter 69 of title 31
of the United States Code, all lands added to
the Six Rivers National Forest by this Act
shall be deemed to have been acquired for the
purposes specified in section 6904(a) of such
title.
(b) 10-YEAR PAYMENT.—
(1) ANNUAL PAYMENTS.—Subject to an-
nual appropriations and the provisions of
subsection (c), for a period of 10 years
after acquisition by the United States of
lands under section 3, the Secretary, with
respect to the acquired lands, shall make
annual payments to Humboldt County in
the State of California in an amount
equal to the State of California Timber
Yield Tax revenues under the California
Revenue and Taxation Code (sec. 38101 et
seq.) in effect as of the date of enactment
of this Act that would have been paid
with respect to the lands if the lands had
not been acquired by the United States,
as determined by the Secretary under
this subsection.
(2) AMOUNT
OF
PAYMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall determine the amounts to be
paid under paragraph (1) based on an as-
sessment of a variety of factors, includ-
ing—
(A) timber actually sold in the
subject year from comparable com-
mercial forest lands of similar soil
type, slope and such determination of
appropriate timber harvest levels;
(B) comparable timber size, class,
age, and quality;
(C) market conditions;
(D) all applicable Federal, State,
and local laws and regulations; and
(E) the goal of sustainable, even-
flow harvest or renewable timber re-
sources.
(c) CALIFORNIA TIMBER YIELD TAX.—The
amount of State of California Timber Yield
Tax payments paid to Humboldt County in
any year under the laws of California for tim-
ber sold from lands acquired under section 3
shall be deducted from the sums to be paid to
Humboldt County in that year under sub-
section (b).
(d) 
25-PERCENT
FUND.—Amounts 
paid
under subsection (b) with respect to any land
in any year shall be reduced by any amounts
paid under the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C.
500), which are attributable to sales from the
same lands in that year.
SEC. 7. FOREST STUDY.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall
study the lands within the area comprising
approximately 13,620 acres and generally de-
picted as ‘‘Study Area’’ on the map referred to
in section 3(b)(1). The study shall analyze the
area’s potential to be added to the Six Rivers
National Forest Addition and shall identify
the natural resources of the area. Such re-
sources include the location of old growth for-
ests, old growth redwood stands, threatened
and endangered species habitat and popu-
lations, including the northern spotted owl
and marbled murrelet, commercial timber
volume, recreational opportunities, wildlife
and fish. The Secretary shall also study the
watershed management of the area and the
cost of acquiring the land.
(b) RESULTS OF STUDY.—Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Natural Resources and Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittees on Energy and Natural Resources and
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate a report containing the findings and
results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a).
SEC. 8. NO ADVERSE EFFECT ON LANDS UNTIL ACQUIRED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Until the lands in the Six
River National Forest Addition are acquired
under this Act, the owners of the lands and
their designees shall be entitled to the full
and lawful use and enjoyment of the lands.
Nothing in this Act may be—
(1) construed to impose any limita-
tions upon any otherwise lawful use of
the lands by the owners of the lands or
their designees;
(2) construed as authority to defer
the submission, review, approval, or im-
plementation of any timber harvest or
similar plan with respect to any portion
of the lands; or
(3) construed to grant a cause of ac-
tion against the owner of the lands or
their designees.
(b) VOLUNTARY DEFERMENT OF USE.—The
owners of lands described in section 3 or their
designees may agree of their own accord to
defer some or all lawful enjoyment and use of
the land for a certain period of time.
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