§ 1686. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1686]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 36--FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES PLANNING
SUBCHAPTER IV--WOOD RESIDUE UTILIZATION
Sec. 1686. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) ``Anticipated cost of removal'' means the projected cost of
removal of wood residues from timber sales areas to points of
prospective use, as determined by the Secretary at the time of
advertisement of the timber sales contract in accordance with
appropriate appraisal and sale procedures.
(2) ``Anticipated value'' means the projected value of wood
residues as fuel or other merchantable wood products, as determined
by the Secretary at the time of advertisement of the timber sales
contract in accordance with appropriate appraisal and sale
procedures.
(3) ``Points of prospective use'' means the locations where the
wood residues are sold or otherwise put to use, as determined by the
Secretary in accordance with appropriate appraisal and sale
procedures.
(4) ``Person'' means an individual, partnership, joint-stock
company, corporation, association, trust, estate, or any other legal
entity, or any agency of Federal or State government or of a
political subdivision of a State.
(5) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(6) ``Wood residues'' includes, but is not limited to, logging
slash, down timber material, woody plants, and standing live or dead
trees which do not meet utilization standards because of size,
species, merchantable volume, or economic selection criteria and
which, in the case of live trees, are surplus to growing stock
needs.
(Pub. L. 96-554, Sec. 7, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3258.)
