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16 U.S.C. § 620d

Monitoring and enforcement

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 620d, Monitoring and enforcement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/445986
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In accordance with regulations issued under this section— 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— each person who transfers to another person 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, other than a State that is administering and enforcing a program under section 620c(d) of this title, shall, before completing the transfer— receive from such other person— Using the information gathered under subsection (a), the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior shall, not later than June 1, 1995, submit to the Congress a report on the disposition of unprocessed timber harvested from Federal lands west of the 100th meridian in the contiguous 48 States, and recommendations concerning the practice of indirect substitution of such timber for exported timber harvested from private lands. Specifically, such report shall— If the Secretary concerned finds, on the record and after an opportunity for a hearing, that a person has violated any provision of sections 620 to 620j of this title or any regulation issued under sections 620 to 620j of this title relating to lands which they administer (notwithstanding that such violation may not have caused the export of unprocessed Federal timber in violation of sections 620 to 620j of this title), such Secretary may— The Secretary concerned— based on any mitigating factor, may, with respect to any penalty imposed under this paragraph— A penalty assessed under this subsection shall not be exclusive of any other penalty provided by law and shall be subject to review in an appropriate United States district court. Subject to subparagraph (B), the head of the appropriate Federal department or agency under sections 620 to 620j of this title may debar any person who violates sections 620 to 620j of this title, or any regulation or contract issued under sections 620 to 620j of this title, from entering into any contract for the purchase of unprocessed timber from Federal lands for a period of not more than 5 years. Such person shall also be precluded from taking delivery of Federal timber purchased by another party for the period of debarment. No person may be debarred from bidding for or entering into a contract for the purchase of unprocessed timber from Federal lands under subparagraph (A) unless the head of the appropriate Federal department or agency first finds, on the record and after an opportunity for a hearing, that debarment is warranted. The head of an appropriate Federal department or agency may withhold an award under sections 620 to 620j of this title of a contract for the purchase of unprocessed timber from Federal lands during a debarment proceeding. The head of the appropriate Federal department or agency under sections 620 to 620j of this title may cancel any contract entered into with a person found to have violated sections 620 to 620j of this title or regulations issued under sections 620 to 620j of this title. Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply to violations of section 620i of this title.

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 101-382(H.R. 1594)1990-08-20
    Customs and Trade Act of 1990
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 92–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-45(H.R. 2343)1993-07-01
    Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendments Act of 1993
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-83(H.R. 2107)1997-11-14
    Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998