[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2711 Referred in Senate (RFS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2711


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 5, 1996

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To provide for the substitution of timber for the canceled Elkhorn 
                           Ridge Timber Sale.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SUBSTITUTION OF TIMBER FOR CANCELED TIMBER SALE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of July 
31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), and the requirements of section 
5402.0-6 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, is authorized 
to substitute, without competition, a contract for timber identified 
for harvest located on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management in the State of California of comparable value for the 
following terminated timber contract: Elkhorn Ridge Timber Sale, 
Contract No. CA-050-TS-88-01.
    (b) Disclaimer.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
changing any law or policy of the Federal Government beyond the timber 
sale substitution specified in this section.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 4, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.