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16 U.S.C. § 620i — Eastern hardwoods study

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16 U.S.C. § 620i — Eastern hardwoods study

**(a) Study** The Secretary of Commerce, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, shall conduct a study of the export from the United States, during the 2-year period beginning on January 1, 1991, of unprocessed hardwood timber harvested from Federal lands or public lands east of the 100th meridian. In order to carry out the provisions of this section— (1) the Secretary of Commerce shall require each person exporting such timber from the United States to declare, in addition to the information normally required in the Shipper’s Export Declarations, the State in which the timber was grown and harvested; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that all hardwood saw timber harvested from Federal lands east of the 100th meridian is marked in such a manner as to make it readily identifiable at all times before its manufacture, and shall take such steps as each Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that such markings are not altered or destroyed before manufacturing. **(b) Report to Congress** Not later than April 1, 1993, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report describing the volume and value of unprocessed timber grown and harvested from Federal lands or public lands east of the 100th meridian that is exported from the United States during the 2-year period beginning on January 1, 1991, the country to which such timber is exported, and the State in which such timber was grown and harvested.

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16 U.S.C. § 620d — Monitoring and enforcement

**(a) Monitoring and reports** In accordance with regulations issued under this section— (1) each person who acquires, either directly or indirectly, unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands west of the 100th meridian in the contiguous 48 States shall report the receipt and disposition of such timber to the Secretary concerned, in such form as such Secretary may by rule prescribe; except that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to hold any person responsible for the reporting of the disposition of any such timber held by subsequent persons; (2) each person who transfers to another person unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands west of the 100th meridian in the contiguous 48 States shall, before completing such transfer— (A) provide to such other person a written notice, in such form as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, which shall identify the Federal origin of such timber; (B) receive from such other person a written acknowledgment of such notice and a written agreement that such other person will comply with the requirements of sections 620 to 620j of this title, in such form as the Secretary concerned may prescribe; and (C) provide to the Secretary concerned copies of all notices, acknowledgments, and agreements referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B); (3) each person who acquires, either directly or indirectly, unprocessed timber originating from public lands in a State that is subject to an order issued by the Secretary of Commerce under [section 620c(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section620c/a&num=0&edition=prelim), other than a State that is administering and enforcing a program under [section 620c(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granul

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16 U.S.C. § 620i — Eastern hardwoods study

Page 1148 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 620g 1 So in original. Probably should be section ‘‘620e(7)(B)(ii)’’. (i) the face of a log that is less than 7 inches in diameter; or (ii) unprocessed timber that is less than 8 feet in length or less than 1⁄3 sound wood. (C) Waivers (i) In general The Secretary concerned may waive log painting and branding requirements— (I) for a geographic area, if the Sec- retary determines that the risk of the unprocessed timber being exported from the area or used in substitution is low; (II) with respect to unprocessed timber originating from private lands located within an approved sourcing area for a person who certifies that the timber will be processed at a specific domestic proc- essing facility to the extent that the processing does occur; or (III) as part of a log yard agreement that is consistent with the purposes of the export and substitution restrictions imposed under sections 620 to 620j of this title. (ii) Review and termination of waivers A waiver granted under clause (i)— (I) shall, to the maximum extent prac- ticable, be reviewed once a year; and (II) shall remain effective until termi- nated by the Secretary. (D) Factors In making a determination under this paragraph, the Secretary concerned shall consider— (i) the risk of unprocessed timber of that species, grade, and size being exported or used in substitution; (ii) the location of the unprocessed tim- ber and the effect of the location on its being exported or used in substitution; (iii) the history of the person involved with respect to compliance with log paint- ing and branding requirements; and (iv) any other factor that is relevant to determining the likelihood of the unproc- essed timber being exported or used in sub- stitution. (5)

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