PUBLIC LAW 100-499—OCT. 18, 1988
102 STAT. 2497
description of the national scenic area with the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the United States Senate. Each such map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act; except that correction of clerical and typographical errors in such legal description and map may be made. The map and legal description shall be on file and available Public for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, information. Department of Agriculture. (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall administer the national scenic area in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the national forests in such manner as will best further the purposes of this section, as set forth in subsection (a). Timber management practices within the area shall promote a mixed hardwood and conifer forest with species and age class diversity approximating natural succession and with significant mast production and den trees for wildlife. Unevenaged management Safety. shall be the timber management practice in the area, except that Pests and the Secretary is authorized to use evenaged management practices pesticides. in order to promote public safety or to mitigate the effects of fire, insects, and disease. SEC. 12. NOMENCLATURE.
The wilderness areas, the national recreation area, the national scenic and wildlife area, the national scenic area, and the botanical areas designated in this Act shall be referred to as the "Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area". SEC. 13. TIMBER MANAGEMENT REPORT.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the United States Senate a report on the timber management program on those lands of the Ouachita National Forest located in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, each year after the enactment of this Act for a period of 20 years. Each such report shall include information on timber management practices, sale preparation, harvest levels, reforestation, forest pest and damage problems, multiple use mitigation practices, including wildlife enhancement, recreation, protection of scenery, vegetation conversion, roads, and vegetative cover along streams, roads and trails. The report shall also include an economic impact statement of the Ouachita National Forest in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, on the timber industry and the tourism and recreation industry. SEC. 14. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary is directed to establish an advisory committee for Ouachita National Forest lands in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. The Committee's purpose shall be advisory in nature and the Committee shall provide information and recommendations to the Secretary regarding the operation of the Ouachita National Forest in Le Flore County. The Committee shall be composed of representatives from the local area in which the Ouachita National Forest is located
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