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lOlST CONGRESS 

 1st Session 



S.237 



To reform the Tongass Timber Supply Fund. 



IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 



January 25 Gegislative day, January 3), 1989 



Mr. MuRKOwsKi (for himself and Mr. Stevens) introduced the following bill; 

 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

 Resources 



A BILL 



To reform the Tongass Timber Supply Fund. 



1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 



2 lives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 



3 That the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 



4 (Public Law 96-487, as amended) is amended by striking 



5 section 705(a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following sub- 



6 section: 



7 "Sec. 705. (a) Subject to available appropriations, the 



8 Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to carry 



9 out a program of intensive management of the commercial 



10 forest land of the Tongass National Forest m order to assure 



11 the availability of a sufficient supply of timber to achieve an 



