Sec. 3. Establishment of Forest Reserve Revenue Areas and annual volume requirements
262 words·~1 min read·
/bill/113/hr/1526/ih/section-3A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish one or more Forest Reserve Revenue Areas within each unit of the National Forest System. The purpose of a Forest Reserve Revenue Area is to provide a dependable source of 25-percent payments and economic activity for each beneficiary county containing National Forest System land. The Secretary shall have a fiduciary responsibility to beneficiary counties to manage Forest Reserve Revenue Areas to satisfy the annual volume requirement.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the establishment of a Forest Reserve Revenue Area, the Secretary shall determine the annual volume requirement for that Forest Reserve Revenue Area. Once a Forest Reserve Revenue Area is established under subsection (a), the Secretary may not reduce the number of acres of National Forest System land included in that Forest Reserve Revenue Area. The Secretary shall provide a map of all Forest Reserve Revenue Areas established under subsection
(a)for each unit of the National Forest System to— the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Neither the establishment of Forest Reserve Revenue Areas under subsection
(a)nor any other provision of this Act shall be construed to limit or restrict— access to National Forest System land for hunting, fishing, recreation, and other related purposes; or valid and existing rights regarding National Forest System land, including rights of any federally recognized Indian tribe.