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 99 STAT. 340

PUBLIC LAW 99-88—AUG. 15, 1985 NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

98 Stat. 1207.

For an additional amount for "National forest system", $61,247,000. Of available funds under this head, $6,067,000 are rescinded pursuant to section 2901 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984. CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For an additional amount for "Construction", $1,568,000, to remain available until expended. Of available funds under this head, $961,000 are rescinded pursuant to section 2901 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984. LAND ACQUISITION (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For an additional amount for "Land acquisition", $7,000,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended. Of available funds under this head, $68,000 are rescinded pursuant to section 2901 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

To assure that National Forest timber under contract from the Mapleton District of the Siuslaw National Forest prior to enactment 98 Stat. 2213. of the Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification Act remains 16 USC 618 note, available, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to resell all timber which is defaulted or which is returned under provisions of the Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification Act and permit roads and other associated developments, notwithstanding any other provision of law, and notwithstanding the injunctions issued in National Wildlife Federation et al. v. United States Forest Service et al., 592 F. Supp. 931 (D. ORE. 1984) and in No. 84-4274 (9th Cir., March 6, 1985). Any such timber shall be available for resale from the date of enactment of this Act until dissolution of the aforesaid injunctions. The Secretary shall determine the potential environmental degradation to streams or other bodies of water of timber sales returned pursuant to the Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification Act and shall characterize each sale's potential environmental impact as minimal, moderate, or serious. The Secretary shall give resale priority to those sales with the least risk of potential environmental degradation. Sales that are reoffered may be modified, including minor additions. Any decision of the Secretary of Agriculture to resell such timber shall not be subject to judicial review. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Forest Service shall continue to operate Equipment Development Facilities in San Dimas, California, and in Missoula, Montana, at least through the end of fiscal year 1986, and funds and personnel to operate these facilities in fiscal years 1985 and 1986 shall not be reduced by more than 10 percent from currently appropriated levels.

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