A bill to assign full responsibility for the sale of timber from Federal lands to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior; to assure a fair proportion of total sales of timber from Federal lands to small wood products concerns; and for other purposes.
Federal Timber Sales Act of 1979 - Authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to set aside a fair proportion of the total sales of timber from Federal lands for preferential award to small wood products concerns. Authorizes the Secretaries to set aside a portion of salvage sales for preferential award to firms with 25 or fewer employees.
Requires the Secretaries, where necessary to promote the utilization of scattered, insect-infested, diseased, dead, damaged, or down timber, to adopt procedures to encourage individuals or small firms to seek out such timber in the forest. Permits the Secretaries to sell such timber without advertisement.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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