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1 resources in the Tongass National Forest are protected and 



2 wisely managed. Termination of the long-term timber sale 



3 contracts is necessary because the contracts prevent proper 



4 Forest Service management, allow the holders to concentrate 



5 logging in the rare, high-volume old growth forest most valu- 



6 able for fish and wildlife habitat, threaten natural resource 



7 dependent communities and industries, and undermine com- 



8 petition within the southeast Alaska timber industry. 



9 "(b) Termination of Long-Teem Timber Sale 



10 Contracts. — Not later than 90 days after the date of en- 



11 actment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 



12 terminate the long-term timber sale contracts numbered 12- 



13 11-010-1545 and AlOfs-1042 between the United States 



14 and Alaska Pulp Corporation, and between the United States 



15 and Ketchikan Pulp Company, respectively. 



16 "(c) Substitution of Short-Term Timber 



17 Sales. — The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make 



18 available sufficient volumes of timber to meet actual market 



19 demand as determined pursuant to planning process specified 



20 in section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re- 



21 source Planning Act of 1974 and other applicable laws. 



22 Timber sales shall be offered for competitive bid and adminis- 



23 tered consistent with standard, short-term timber sales on 



24 other national forests.". 



