16 U.S.C. § 620
Section 620 · Findings and purposes
Current version, with additions and removals from the August 20, 1990 version.
The Congress makes the following findings:
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Timber is essential to the United States.
(1) Timber is essential to the United States.
(2) Forests, forest resources, and the forest environment are exhaustible natural resources that require efficient and effective conservation efforts.
(2) Forests, forest resources, and the forest environment are exhaustible natural resources that require efficient and effective conservation efforts.
(3) In the interest of conserving those resources, the United States has set aside millions of acres of otherwise harvestable timberlands in the western United States, representing well over 100,000,000,000 board feet of otherwise harvestable timber.
(3) In the interest of conserving those resources, the United States has set aside millions of acres of otherwise harvestable timberlands in the western United States, representing well over 100,000,000,000 board feet of otherwise harvestable timber.
(4) In recent years, administrative, statutory, or judicial action has been taken to set aside an increased amount of otherwise harvestable timberlands for conservation purposes.
(4) In recent years, administrative, statutory, or judicial action has been taken to set aside an increased amount of otherwise harvestable timberlands for conservation purposes.
(5) In the next few months and years, additional amounts of otherwise harvestable timberlands may be set aside for conservation purposes, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 [16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.], the National Forest Management Act of 1976, or other expected statutory, administrative, and judicial actions.
(5) In the next few months and years, additional amounts of otherwise harvestable timberlands may be set aside for conservation purposes, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 [16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.], the National Forest Management Act of 1976, or other expected statutory, administrative, and judicial actions.
(6) There is evidence of a shortfall in the supply of unprocessed timber in the western United States.
(6) There is evidence of a shortfall in the supply of unprocessed timber in the western United States.
(7) There is reason to believe that any shortfall which may already exist may worsen unless action is taken.
(7) There is reason to believe that any shortfall which may already exist may worsen unless action is taken.
(8) In conjunction with the broad conservation actions expected in the next few months and years, conservation action is necessary with respect to exports of unprocessed timber.
(8) In conjunction with the broad conservation actions expected in the next few months and years, conservation action is necessary with respect to exports of unprocessed timber.
The purposes of sections 620 to 620j of this title are—
The purposes of sections 620 to 620j of this title are—
(1) to promote the conservation of forest resources in conjunction with State and Federal resources management plans, and other actions or decisions, affecting the use of forest resources;
(1) to promote the conservation of forest resources in conjunction with State and Federal resources management plans, and other actions or decisions, affecting the use of forest resources;
(2) to take action essential for the acquisition and distribution of forest resources or products in short supply in the western United States;
(2) to take action essential for the acquisition and distribution of forest resources or products in short supply in the western United States;
(4) to continue and refine the existing Federal policy of restricting the export of unprocessed timber harvested from Federal lands in the western United States; and
(4) to continue and refine the existing Federal policy of restricting the export of unprocessed timber harvested from Federal lands in the western United States; and