Amendment originally sought to reduce Forest Service funding for forest road construction and reconstruction by $41.5 million and reduce from $50 million to $1 the amount to remain available for the construction of forest roads by timber purchasers. \ As amended by the Dicks amendment (A007), Forest Service funding for forest road construction and reconstruction was reduced by $5.6 million and the amount to remain available for the construction of forest roads by timber purchasers was reduced from $50 million to $25 million.

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Amendment Number
227
Description
Amendment originally sought to reduce Forest Service funding for forest road construction and reconstruction by $41.5 million and reduce from $50 million to $1 the amount to remain available for the construction of forest roads by timber purchasers. \ As amended by the Dicks amendment (A007), Forest Service funding for forest road construction and reconstruction was reduced by $5.6 million and the amount to remain available for the construction of forest roads by timber purchasers was reduced from $50 million to $25 million.
Purpose
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 7 in the Congressional Record of July 9, 1997, to reduce the Forest Service construction account for forest road building by $41.5 million, to $47.5 million. The amendment would also reduce the authorization for the Timber Purchaser Credit Program, which provides credits timber to companies as payment for building new forest roads) from $50 million to $1. Savings achieved would be applied to deficit reduction.
Congress
105
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 10, 1997
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Porter amendment (A006) as amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 246 - 179 (Roll no. 263).
Latest Action Time
23:15:56
Submitted Date
Jul 10, 1997
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 227 — Informed