[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 47 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1665-S1666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
  S. 816. A bill to amend the Coquille Restoration Act to clarify 
certain provisions relating to the management of the Coquille Forest; 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 816

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

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO COQUILLE RESTORATION ACT.

       Section 5(d) of the Coquille Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 
     715c(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:

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       ``(5) Management.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, shall manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with 
     the laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land.
       ``(B) Administration.--
       ``(i) Unprocessed logs.--Unprocessed logs harvested from 
     the Coquille Forest shall be subject to the same Federal 
     statutory restrictions on export to foreign nations that 
     apply to unprocessed logs harvested from Federal land.
       ``(ii) Sales of timber.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, all sales of timber from land subject to 
     this subsection shall be advertised, offered, and awarded 
     according to competitive bidding practices, with sales being 
     awarded to the highest responsible bidder.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (9); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively.
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