soil type, slope and such determination of appro-
priate timber harvest levels,
(B) comparable timber size class, age, and qual-
ity,
(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 resources.
(c) CALIFORNIA TIMBER YIELD TAX.—The amount
of State of California Timber Yield Tax payments paid
to Humboldt County in any year pursuant to the laws of
California for timber sold from lands acquired under this
Act shall be deducted from the sums to be paid to Hum-
boldt County in that year under subsection (b).
(d) 25-PERCENT FUND.—Amounts paid under sub-
section (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.
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(a). The study shall analyze the area’s potential to be
added to the Headwaters Forest and shall identify the nat-
ural resources of the area including the location of old
growth forests, old growth redwood stands, threatened and
endangered species habitat and populations including the
northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet, commercial
timber volume, recreational opportunities, wildlife and
fish, watershed management, and the cost of acquiring the
land. Within one year of the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report with the findings
of the study to the Committees on Natural Resources, and
Agriculture of the United States House of Representatives
and the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources,
and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the United
States Senate.
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 section 3, 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 limitations upon
any otherwise lawful use of the lands by the owners
of the lands or their designees;
(2) construed as authority to defer the submis-
sion, review, approval, or implementation of any tim-
ber harvest or similar plan with respect to any por-
tion of the lands; or
(3) construed to grant a cause of action 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 enjoy-
ment and use of the land for a certain period of time.
SEC. 9. SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN SIX RIVERS
NATIONAL FOREST.
As provided in section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(c)), mechanical transport (including motor
vehicles, motorized equipment, and the landing of fixed-
wing and rotary aircraft) shall be permitted anywhere
within the boundaries of the Six Rivers National Forest
with respect to any emergency involving the health or safe-
ty of an individual within the national forests.
SEC. 10. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip-
ment and products purchased with funds made available
under this Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing payments
under section 6 or other financial assistance to, or enter-
ing into any contract with, any entity using funds made
available under this Act, the Secretary, to the greatest ex-
tent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice de-
scribing the statement made in subsection (a) by the Con-
gress.
Passed the House of Representatives September 21,
1994.
Attest:
Clerk.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2866
AN ACT
To provide for the sound management and protec-
tion of Redwood forest areas in Humboldt Coun-
ty, California, by adding certain lands and waters
to the Six Rivers National Forest and by includ-
ing a portion of such lands in the national wil-
derness preservation system.