Amendment101st Congress
Amendment directed the Secretary of Agriculture to give greater emphasis to nontimber resources, including fish, wildlife, and recreation resources, in the Tongass National Forest, and to provide for sustained production of old growth forest resources.
- Amendment Number
- 135
- Description
- Amendment directed the Secretary of Agriculture to give greater emphasis to nontimber resources, including fish, wildlife, and recreation resources, in the Tongass National Forest, and to provide for sustained production of old growth forest resources.
- Purpose
- An amendment to require the Secretary to assess the differences between the previous management and planning practices of the Tongass National Forest and those of other national forests and to make conforming changes in planning and management priorities so as to assure that the emphasis in the Tongass National Forest is given to the long-term best interests of the fishing, recreation, and tourism industries and the subsistence communities in southeast Alaska.The amendment also directs the Secretary to develop a management pl an to provide for sustained production of old-growth forest resources within the Tongass National Forest.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 13, 1989
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Olin amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 14:21:27
- Submitted Date
- Jul 13, 1989
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 10, 2021