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 90 STAT. 2950

PUBLIC LAW 94-588—OCT. 22, 1976 "(7) recycled timber product materials are as much a part of our renewable forest resources as are the trees from which they originally came, and in order to extend our timber and timber fiber resources and reduce pressures for timber production from Federal lands, the Forest Service should expand its research in the use of recycled and waste timber product materials, develop techniques for the substitution of these secondary materials for primary materials, and promote and encourage the use of recycled timber product materials.". REPORTS ON FIBER POTENTIAL, WOOD UTILIZATION BY MILLS, WOOD WASTES AND WOOD PRODUCT RECYCLING

16 USC 1601.

Program.

Public involvement, consultation.

SEC. 3. Section 3 of the Forest and Kangeland Kenewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (c) as follows: "(c) The Secretary shall report in the 1979 and subsequent Assessments on: " (1) the additional fiber potential in the National Forest System including, but not restricted to, forest mortality, growth, salvage potential, potential increased forest products sales, economic constraints, alternate markets, contract considerations, and other multiple use considerations; "(2) the potential for increased utilization of forest and wood product wastes in the National Forest System and on other lands, and of urban wood wastes and wood product recycling, including recommendations to the Congress for actions which would lead to increased utilization of material now being wasted both in the ^ forests and in manufactured products; and " (3) the milling and other wood fiber product fabrication facilities and their location in the Unite 1 States, notin<^ the public and private forested areas that supply such facilities, assessing the degree of utilization into product form of harvested trees by such facilities, and setting forth the technology appropriate to the facilities to improve utilization either individually or in aggregate units of harvested trees and to reduce wasted wood fibers. The Secretary shall set forth a program to encourage the adoption by these facilities of these technologies for improving wood fiber utilization. "(d) In developing the reports required under subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary shall provide opportunity for public involvement and shall consult with other interested governmental departments and agencies.". REFORESTATION

16 USC 1601.

Annual report to Congress.

SEC. 4. Section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end th.ereof new subsections (d) and (e) as follows: "(d)(1) It is the policy of the Congress that all forested lands in the National Forest System shall be maintained in appropriate forest cover with species of trees, degree of stocking, rate of growth, and conditions of stand designed to secure the maximum benefits of multiple use sustained yield management in accordance with land management plans. Accordingly, the Secretary is directed to identify and report to the Congress annually at the time of submission of the President's budget together with the annual report provided for under section 8(c) of this Act, beginning with submission of the President's

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