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Bill97th CongressFiled Jun 22, 1982Commerce
H.R. 6655

Small Business Salvage Timber Sales Act of 1982

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What it doesSummary reported to house amended, part i (Oct 1, 1982)

(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 97-927 (Part I))

Small Business Salvage Timber Sales Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to offer to sell to small businesses not less than 30 percent of the salvage timber which is harvested from land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and offered for sale in any fiscal year.

Provides that a small business interested in such an offer must, not later than 15 days after such an offer is made: (1) certify that it is primarily engaged in the logging or forest products industry, is not owned or controlled by another person or a corporation which is not a small business, and does not have more than 25 employees; and (2) submit a bid which is higher than bids submitted by other certified small businesses and is not less than the fair market value of the salvage timber. Authorizes the Secretary to sell the salvage timber to any one if no bids are received from small businesses before the end of the 15-day period.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive the requirements of this Act in cases of catastrophic timber losses caused by natural disasters, if the salvage timber must be removed in such quantities or so quickly that the application of this Act would be impracticable or would result in significant waste of such timber.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain individual trees or small numbers of certain trees from national forest system lands if: (1) the appraised value of the sale is less than $10,000 and is equal to or greater than the estimated costs of the sale; and (2) the sale is consistent with multiple use management. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a special small salvage fund into which all proceeds from such sales shall be deposited and which shall be available to pay for expenses related to such sales. Requires the periodic transfer of amounts in the fund in excess of $1,000,000 to the Treasury.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, the Federal interest in certain real property in Lane County, Oregon, to persons claiming to have been deprived of title to such property as a result of a 1957 Bureau of Land Management resurvey if such persons submit applications for such conveyances within five years after enactment of this Act.

What just happenedDec 10, 1982

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4](D-OR)Sponsor
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  1. Dec 10, 1982Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  2. Oct 5, 1982IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  3. Oct 4, 1982IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate under the authority of the order of the Senate of October 2, 1982.

  4. Oct 1, 1982FloorH37100

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  5. Oct 1, 1982Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  6. Oct 1, 1982FloorH30000

    Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

  7. Oct 1, 1982DischargeH12300

    House Committee on Agriculture Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Agriculture Committee
  8. Oct 1, 1982Committee5500

    House Committee on Agriculture Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Agriculture Committee
  9. Oct 1, 1982CommitteeH12200

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 97-927 (Part I).

    Natural Resources Committee
  10. Oct 1, 1982Committee5000

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 97-927 (Part I).

    Natural Resources Committee
  11. Sep 29, 1982CommitteeH19000

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Natural Resources Committee
  12. Sep 29, 1982CommitteeH15000-B

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  13. Sep 23, 1982CommitteeH23000

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  14. Sep 23, 1982CommitteeH22000

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  15. Sep 23, 1982CommitteeH21000

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  16. Sep 9, 1982CommitteeH13000

    Executive Comment Received From Interior.

    Natural Resources Committee
  17. Aug 12, 1982CommitteeH21000

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee
  18. Aug 9, 1982CommitteeH12000

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

    Natural Resources Committee
  19. Jul 28, 1982CommitteeH11000

    Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  20. Jul 1, 1982CommitteeH11000

    Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.

    Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee
  21. Jun 22, 1982IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Natural Resources Committee
  22. Jun 22, 1982IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

    Agriculture Committee
  23. Jun 22, 1982IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  24. Jun 22, 1982IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House amended, Part IOct 1, 198218
(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 97-927 (Part I))

Small Business Salvage Timber Sales Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to offer to sell to small businesses not less than 30 percent of the salvage timber which is harvested from land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and offered for sale in any fiscal year.

Provides that a small business interested in such an offer must, not later than 15 days after such an offer is made: (1) certify that it is primarily engaged in the logging or forest products industry, is not owned or controlled by another person or a corporation which is not a small business, and does not have more than 25 employees; and (2) submit a bid which is higher than bids submitted by other certified small businesses and is not less than the fair market value of the salvage timber. Authorizes the Secretary to sell the salvage timber to any one if no bids are received from small businesses before the end of the 15-day period.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive the requirements of this Act in cases of catastrophic timber losses caused by natural disasters, if the salvage timber must be removed in such quantities or so quickly that the application of this Act would be impracticable or would result in significant waste of such timber.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain individual trees or small numbers of certain trees from national forest system lands if: (1) the appraised value of the sale is less than $10,000 and is equal to or greater than the estimated costs of the sale; and (2) the sale is consistent with multiple use management. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a special small salvage fund into which all proceeds from such sales shall be deposited and which shall be available to pay for expenses related to such sales. Requires the periodic transfer of amounts in the fund in excess of $1,000,000 to the Treasury.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, the Federal interest in certain real property in Lane County, Oregon, to persons claiming to have been deprived of title to such property as a result of a 1957 Bureau of Land Management resurvey if such persons submit applications for such conveyances within five years after enactment of this Act.

Passed House amendedOct 1, 198236
(Measure passed House, amended)

Small Business Salvage Timber Sales Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to offer to sell to small businesses not less than 30 percent of the salvage timber which is harvested from land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and offered for sale in any fiscal year.

Provides that a small business interested in such an offer must, not later than 15 days after such an offer is made: (1) certify that it is primarily engaged in the logging or forest products industry, is not owned or controlled by another person or a corporation which is not a small business, and does not have more than 25 employees; and (2) submit a bid which is higher than bids submitted by other certified small businesses and is not less than the fair market value of the salvage timber. Authorizes the Secretary to sell the salvage timber to any one if no bids are received from small businesses before the end of the 15-day period.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive the requirements of this Act in cases of catastrophic timber losses caused by natural disasters, if the salvage timber must be removed in such quantities or so quickly that the application of this Act would be impracticable or would result in significant waste of such timber.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain individual trees or small numbers of certain trees from national forest system lands if: (1) the appraised value of the sale is less than $10,000 and is equal to or greater than the estimated costs of the sale; and (2) the sale is consistent with multiple use management. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a special small salvage fund into which all proceeds from such sales shall be deposited and which shall be available to pay for expenses related to such sales. Requires the periodic transfer of amounts in the fund in excess of $1,000,000 to the Treasury.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, the Federal interest in certain real property in Lane County, Oregon, to persons claiming to have been deprived of title to such property as a result of a 1957 Bureau of Land Management resurvey if such persons submit applications for such conveyances within five years after enactment of this Act.

Introduced in HouseJun 22, 198200

Small Business Salvage Timber Sales Act of 1982 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to offer to sell to small businesses not less than 30 percent of the salvage timber which is harvested from land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and offered for sale in any fiscal year.

Provides that a small business interested in such an offer must, not later than 45 days after such an offer is made: (1) certify that it is primarily engaged in the logging or forest products industry, is not owned or controlled by another person, and does not have more than ten employees; and (2) submit a bid which is higher than bids submitted by other certified small businesses and is not less than the fair market value of the salvage timber. Authorizes the Secretary to sell the salvage timber to any one if no bids are received from small businesses before the end of the 45-day period.