16. Assist U.S. producers of forest products to compete more effectively in foreign markets through 
marketing research, technical assistance, and coordinated efforts of Federal and State agencies. Use 
the USDA Forest Service and National Association of State Foresters' "National Marketing Initiatives 
Plan" as a model. 
Technical Assistance 
17. Improve the effectiveness and expand, as needed, technical assistance programs of State forestry 
agencies, forest industry, and consultants, to provide personal assistance by a professional forester 
to private landowners before harvest decisions are made and at other critical points in the manage- 
ment process. 
18. Include information on lower cost regeneration techniques such as natural regeneration and direct 
seeding when presenting management alternatives to timberland owners. Provide necessary technical 
assistance. 
Panel on Management Incentives--Direct and Indirect 
Tax Laws 
1. Support amendments to Federal and State income tax laws to allow reforestation costs to be expensed 
(deducted from income in the year paid) rather than capitalized. 
2. Support amendments to Federal and State income tax laws to allow the full amount of management 
costs to be expensed. (The 1986 Tax Reform Act imposed some limitations on the amount of these 
costs that can be deducted in the year paid for certain classes of taxpayers.) 
3. Support amendments to Federal and State income tax laws to restore the lower effective tax rate for 
long-term capital gains from the cutting or sale of timber. 
4. Support amendments to Federal and State income tax laws to establish a tax credit for free forestry 
assistance provided to nonindustrial landowners by forest industries and other interests. 
5. Support amendments to State property tax laws to exempt standing timber from taxation in those 
States where standing timber is still included in real property assessments. 
Cropland Conversion Programs 
6. Revise cropland set-aside programs (Acreage Conservation Reserve) to consider set-aside tracts 
planted to trees as planted acreage for base allotment purposes for 10 years. 
Forestry Incentives Programs 
7. Expand Forestry Incentives Programs. 
