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 112 STAT. 2681-299 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (7) control of noxious and exotic weeds and reestablishing native plant species. (c) CONTRACTS.— (1) PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE.—^A source for performance of a contract under subsection (a) shall be selected on a bestvalue basis, including consideration of source under other public and private contracts. (2) TERM.—^A multiyear contract may be entered into under subsection (a) in accordance with section 304B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c), except that the period of the contract may exceed 5 years but may not exceed 10 years. (3) OFFSETS. — (A) IN GENERAL.—In connection with contracts under subsection (a), the Forest Service may apply the value of timber or other forest products removed as an offset against the cost of services received. (B) METHODS OF APPRAISAL.—The value of timber or other forest products used as offsets under subparagraph (Ah- (i) shall be determined using appropriate methods of appraisal commensurate with the quantity of products to be removed; ' (ii) may be determined using a unit of measure appropriate to the contracts; and (iii) may include valuing products on a per-acre basis. (4) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—The Forest Service may enter into contracts under subsection (a), notwithstanding subsections (d) and (g) of section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a). (d) RECEIPTS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Forest Service may collect monies from a contract under subsection (a) so long as such collection is a secondary objective of negotiating contracts that will best achieve the purposes of this section. (2) USE.—Monies from a contract under subsection (a) may be retained by the Forest Service and shall be available for expenditure without further appropriation at the demonstration project site from which the monies are collected or at another demonstration project site. (3) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.— The value of services received by the Secretary under a stewardship contract project conducted under this section, and any payments made or resources provided by the contractor or the Secretary under such a project, shall not be considered to be monies received from the National Forest System under any provision of law. The Act of June 9, 1930 (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.; commonly known as the Knutson-Vandenberg Act), shall not apply to stewardship contracts entered into under this section. (e) COSTS OF REMOVAL.— The Forest Service may collect deposits from contractors covering the costs of removal of timber or other forest products pursuant to the Act of August 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 462, chapter 313; 16 U.S.C. 490); and the next to the last paragraph under the heading "Forest Service." under the heading "Department of Agriculture" in the Act of June 30, 1914 (38

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