The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-10-04
Sustained Yield of
Forest Resources
BY Cooperation
Continued from last week.

Before any sale agreement made
without competition and involving
more than $500 in stumpage value
OF federally owned or administered
timber shall be entered into under
this Act, advance notice thereof
snail be given by publication once
weekly for four consecutive weeks
IN enc or more newspapers of gen
eral circulation in the vicinity of
the place where the timber is To-
Gated, and the costs incident to such
publication may be paid out of any
funds available for the protection
or management of federally owned
or administered forest land within
the unit concerned. This notice shall
state: ID the Quality and appraised
value of the timber; CD the time
and place of a public hearing to be
held not less than 80 days after the
first publication of said notice if
requested by the State or county
where the timber is located or by
any other person deemed to have a
reasonable interest in the proposed
sale or in its terms; and (3) the
place where any request for pub
lie hearing shall be made. Such re-
quests need be considered only if
received at the place designated in
the notice not later than Is days
after the first publication of such
notice. II request for hearing
is received within the time desig-
mated, notice of the holding of the
hearing shall be given not less than
10 days before the time set for such
hearing, in the same manner as pro-
vided for the original notice
The determination made by the
Secretary having jurisdiction upon
the proposals considered at any such
hearing, which determination may
Include the modification of the
terms Of such proposals. together
with the minutes or other record
of the hearing, shall be available for
public inspection during the life of
any coordinated plan of management
or agreement entered into in con-
sequence Of such determination
Sec. g. In addition to any other
remedy available under existing
law, upon failure Of any private
owner of forest land which is sub
Iect to a cooperative agreement en-
tered into pursuant to this Act to-
comply with the terms OF such
agreement, or upon failure of any
purchaser of timber or other forest
products from such land to comply
with the terms of conditions re-
CURED by such agreement to be in
cluded in the contract of sale. the
Attorney General, at the request Of
the Secretary concerned, is autho-
rized to institute against such own
|er or such purchaser a proceeding
in equity in the proper district court
of the United States, to require com
pllance with the terms and condi-
tons Of said cooperative agreement. |
and jurisdiction is hereby conferred
upon said district courts to hear and
determine such proceedings, to or
der compliance with, the terms and
conditions Of cooperative agree
ments entered into pursuant to this
Act, and to make such temporary
and final orders as shall be deemed |
just in the premises. As used in this
section the term owner" shall in |
clude the heirs, successors, and as
signs of the landowner entering in
to the cooperative agreements.
Sec. Z. Whenever used in this |
Act, the term "federally owned or |
administered forest lane" shall be
construed to mean forest land in
which. or in the natural resources
of which, the United States has q
legal and equitable interest Of any
character sufficient to entitle the
United States to control the man
agement or disposition Of the tim
Der or other forest products there
on, except land heretofore or here
after reserved or withdrawn for
which are inconsistent |
with the exercise Of the authority |
conferred by this act, and shall in
clude trust or ). restricted Indian
land, whether tribal or allotted, ex-
cept that such land shall not be in
Guided without the consent Of the
Indians concerned.
Sec 5. The Secretary of Agricul-
ture and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may severally prescribe such
rules and regulations as may be APP
to carry out the purposes
of this Act Each Secretary may
delegate any of his powers and du-
ties under this Act to other officers
or employees Of his department
Sec. g. Nothing contained in this
Act shall be construed to abrogate
or curtail any authority conferred
upon the Secretary of Agriculture
or the Secretary Of the Interior by
any act relating to management Of
federally owned or administered
forest lands, and nothing contained
in any such acts, shall be construed
to limit or restrict any authority
upon the Secretary Of Ag-
riculture or the Secretary Of the In
terror by this act
Sec. 10. Funds available for the
protection or management of feder
ally owned or administered forest
land within the unit concerned may
also be expended in carrying out
the purposes of this act. and there
are hereby authorized to be approp-
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