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 PUBLIC LAW 96-554—DEC. 19, 1980

94 STAT. 3259

(5) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture. (6) "Wood residues" includes, but is not limited to, logging slash, down timber material, woody plants, and standing live or dead trees which do not meet utilization standards because of size, species, merchantable volume, or economic selection criteria and which, in the case of live trees, are surplus to growing stock needs. SEC. 8. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed Appropriation $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986 fVjSgJji"to carry out the pilot projects and demonstrations authorized by section 3 of this Act, the residue removal credits authorized by section 4 of this Act, and the other provisions of this Act: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500,000 of such amount may be appropriated for administrative expenses to carry out this Act for the period beginning October 1, 1981, and ending September 30, 1986. Such sums shall be in addition to those provided under other provisions of law and shall remain available until expended. SEC. 9. This Act shall become effective October 1, 1981. Effective date. 16 USC 1681

Approved December 19, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-913 accompanying H.R. 6755 (Comm. on Agriculture) and No. 96-1526 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 96-634 (Comm. on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): Mar. 25, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 18, H.R. 6755 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 1996, amended, passed in lieu. Dec. 5, House agreed to conference report. Dec. 8, Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 16, No. 51: Dec. 19, Presidential statement.

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