Sec. 8333. Regulations regarding designation of dead or dying trees of certain tree species on National Forest System lands in California as exempt from prohibition on export of unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands
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Consistent with the rulemaking procedures specified in paragraph
(2)of subsection
(b)of section 489 of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 620a ), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make a determination under paragraph
(1)of such subsection that unprocessed timber derived from dead or dying trees of a covered tree species originating on National Forest System lands in the State of California are surplus to domestic manufacturing needs and therefore exempt from the export prohibition contained in subsection
(a)of such section. In making the determination under subsection
(a)and in implementing any regulations issued under such subsection, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— consult with representatives of sawmills in the State of California and other interested persons; and make reasonable efforts to avoid adversely impacting the domestic sawmill industry in the State of California. The Secretary of Agriculture may adjust contract provisions for Forest Service contracts in region 5 of the National Forest System as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure successful implementation of, and compliance with, the regulations issued under subsection (a). Section 490 of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 620b ) shall not apply to unprocessed timber designated as surplus pursuant to the regulations issued under subsection (a). Using funds otherwise available to the Forest Service for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, the Secretary of Agriculture may hire additional Forest Service employees to implement the regulations issued under subsection (a). The regulations issued under subsection
(a)shall remain in effect for a 10-year period beginning on the date of the issuance of the regulations, except that the continued need for the regulations shall be subject to the periodic review required by the second sentence of section 489(b)(2) of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 620a(b)(2) ). In this section: The term covered tree species means the following pine species: Ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa ). Sugar pine ( Pinus lambertiana ). Jeffrey pine ( Pinus jefferyi ). Lodgepole pine ( Pinus contorta ). The term died or dying , with respect to a covered tree species, shall be determined in a manner consistent with applicable Forest Service standards.
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Sec. 8333
Regulations regarding designation of dead or dying trees of certain tree species on National Forest System lands in California as exempt from prohibition on export of unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands
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