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PUBLIC LAW 99-190—DEC. 19, 1985

99 STAT. 1245

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, and for liquidation of obligations incurred in the preceding fiscal year for forest fire protection and emergency rehabilitation, including administrative expenses associated with the management of funds provided under the heads "Forest Research", "State and Private Forestry", "National Forest System", "Construction", and "Land Acquisition", $1,054,629,000, of which $182,053,000, for reforestation, timber stand improvement, cooperative law enforcement, and maintenance of forest development roads and trails shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1987: Provided, That the unobligated balances available September 30, 1985 and funds becoming available in fiscal year 1986 under the Act of October 14, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 1606), shall be transferred to and merged with the National Forest System appropriation account as of October 1, 1985: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, subsection (e) of section 303 of the Act of October 14, 1980, as amended by the Act of January 6, 1983, Public Law 97-424 (16 U.S.C. 1606), is repealed and subsection (d) of section 303 of the Act of October 14, 1980, as amended by the Act of January 6, 1983, Public Law 97-424 (16 U.S.C. 1606), is amended to read as follows: "(d) The Secretary of Agriculture is hereafter authorized to obligate such sums as are available in the Trust Fund (including any amounts not obligated in previous fiscal years) for— (1) reforestation and timber stand improvement as specified in section (3)(d) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601(d)); and (2) properly allocable administrative costs of the Federal Government for the activities specified above.". CONSTRUCTION

For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for construction, $223,865,000, to remain available until expended, of which $27,449,000 is for construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities; and $196,416,000 is for construction of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That funds becoming available in fiscal year 1986 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501), shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury of the United States: Provided further. That road construction standards used to construct Forest Service roads, purchaser credit roads, or purchaser elect roads shall be applied, or other management initiatives or administrative cost-saving actions taken, including reductions in personnel or overhead charges, in fiscal year 1986 in a manner so as to achieve a 5 per centum reduction in the average cost per road mile as compared to fiscal year 1985: Provided further. That such actions shall be taken so as to achieve this 5 per centum reduction in each Forest Service region: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other provision of law, $9,915,000 of the contract authority available in the Federal Highway Trust Fund and not otherwise appropriated shall be available to the Forest Service for road construction to Forest Development Road Standards to serve the Mount St. Helens Na-

Repeal. 16 USC 1606a.

16 USC I606a

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