A bill to provide for the full recovery of the Federal Government's costs of selling timber on national forest lands, to require site-specific identification of national forest lands that are not economically suitable for timber harvesting, to remove that land from the suitable timber base and make associated adjustments in the allowable sale quantity, to assist in the economic transition of timber dependent communities, and for other purposes.
National Forest Timber Sales Cost Recovery Act of 1991 - Title I: Forest Management - Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making below-cost sales of timber produced on National Forest System land. Permits limited sales for FY 1992 through 1996.
Amends the Knutson-Vandenberg Act of 1930 to: (1) require (currently authorizes) the Secretary to collect certain reforestation funds; and (2) take such funds from net revenues. Subjects violators of this title to fine or imprisonment, or both.
Title II: Economic Transition Assistance for Timber Dependent Communities - Subtitle A: Community Development Programs - Authorizes community development programs for timber dependent communities.
Subtitle B: Special Rural Programs - Authorizes assistance (including loans) for family and cooperative programs for timber dependent communities.
Subtitle C: Development Loans to Community Economic Development Programs - Establishes a Dependent Loan Fund for Timber Dependent Communities consisting of: (1) the Transition Community Rural Development Loan Fund; and (2) the Timber Dependent Community Development Loan Fund.
Subtitle D: Supportive Programs and Activities - Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide training and technical assistance; (2) conduct research and conduct program evaluations; and (3) provide planning grant assistance.
Subtitle E: General Provisions - Authorizes the establishment of advisory community investment boards.
Authorizes appropriations for activities under this title. Terminates the authority provided by this title ten years after the date of enactment of this Act or December 31, 2001, whichever is later.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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