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1 which the purchaser shall be obligated to harvest in 



2 an orderly manner, subject to the following: 



3 "(A) Until March 1, 1999, when the next 



4 5-year increment is provided to the purchaser, 



5 the Forest Service shall provide the purchaser 



6 with at least 192,500,000 board feet per year 



7 of available timber at a date certain each year 



8 and shall maintain a supply of timber adequate 



9 to insure the purchaser can reasonably harvest 



10 192,500,000 board feet each year. 



11 "(B) To ensure harvest in an orderly man- 



12 ner, the contracting officer shall provide for the 



13 construction by the purchaser of roads in por- 



14 tions of the 5 -year increment area of timber in 



15 advance of the 5 -year operating period by in- 



16 eluding such roads in the environmental impact 



17 statement prepared for the 5 -year operating pe- 



18 riod. 



19 "(C) Timber selected for inclusion in the 



20 5-year increment shall meet the mid-market cri- 



21 teria. 



22 "(4) Appraisals and rates. — The contracting 



23 officer shall perform appraisals using normal inde- 



24 pendent national forest timber sale procedures and 



25 designate rates for the increments of timber to be 



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