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Timber Fair Trade and Forest Conservation Act of 1994

Introduced: May 12, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment.
May 12, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 12, 1994
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Timber Fair Trade and Forest Conservation Act of 1994- Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to require the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), in order to determine whether a critical shortage exists of unprocessed timber, or of any species or grade of unprocessed timber, for domestic manufacturing, to monitor: (1) exports of, and contracts to export, unprocessed timber; and (2) domestic supplies of such unprocessed timber for domestic manufacturing purposes.

Requires the Secretary to impose quantitative restrictions on the export of unprocessed timber in any State or region where a critical shortage exists.

Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress specified quarterly reports.

Requires the Secretary, whenever such export restrictions are imposed, to give preference in the allocation of export licenses to persons who own or have ownership interests in fewer than 3,000 acres of forest land.

Authorizes the President to suspend such export restrictions if a ruling is issued under the formal dispute resolution procedures of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) finding that they violate GATT Article XI prohibitions on export restrictions and are not allowable under such Article's exceptions.

Directs the Secretary to impose quantitative restrictions on exports of unprocessed timber from Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, and Montana.

What's happening now May 23, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1