A substitute amendment which retains the existing timber harvest goals, but would allow the Agriculture Department to reivse the goal based on industry demand. The amendment creates a new advisory panel consisting of representatives from local and State governments, environmental groups, timber and other commercial industries, and native Alaskan landowners which would submit recommendations concerni ng the management of the Tongass National Forest to the Regional Forester.The amendment provides for the renogotiation of two long-term timber contracts, but prohibits changes in the timber sale volumes provided in the contracts. The substitute provides for a three-year moratorium on timber harvesting in five areas of the Tongass National Forest consisting of a total area of 160,000 acres.

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Amendment Number
829
Description
A substitute amendment which retains the existing timber harvest goals, but would allow the Agriculture Department to reivse the goal based on industry demand. The amendment creates a new advisory panel consisting of representatives from local and State governments, environmental groups, timber and other commercial industries, and native Alaskan landowners which would submit recommendations concerni ng the management of the Tongass National Forest to the Regional Forester.The amendment provides for the renogotiation of two long-term timber contracts, but prohibits changes in the timber sale volumes provided in the contracts. The substitute provides for a three-year moratorium on timber harvesting in five areas of the Tongass National Forest consisting of a total area of 160,000 acres.
Congress
100
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 27, 1988
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 100 - 311 (Record Vote No: 242).
Submitted Date
Jul 27, 1988
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 14, 2021
Amendment 829 — Informed