[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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