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110 STAT. 3009-209 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 or any other unavoidable cause without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays, and the regular workweek. To the greatest extent possible, and in accordance with the Final Amendment to the Shawnee National Forest Plan, none of the funds available in this Act shall be used for preparation of timber sales using clearcutting or other forms of even aged management in hardwood stands in the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois. Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101- 593, funds up to $1,000,000 for matching funds shall be available for the National Forest Foundation on a one-for-one basis to match private contributions for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs. Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to $1,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service shall be available for matching funds, as authorized in 16 U.S.C. 3701- 3709, on a one-for-one basis to match private contributions for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities for sustainable rural development purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 80 percent of the funds appropriated to the Forest Service in the National Forest System and Construction accounts and planned to be allocated to activities under the "Jobs in the Woods" program for projects on National Forest land in the State of Washington may be granted directly to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife for accomplishment of planned projects. Twenty percent of said funds shall be retained by the Forest Service for planning and administering projects. Project selection and prioritization shall be accomplished by the Forest Service with such consultation with the State of Washington as the Forest Service deems appropriate. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to sections 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663. The Secretary of Agriculture shall by March 31, 1997 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the status and disposition of all salvage timber sales started under the authority of Section 2001 of Public Law 104-19 and subsequently withdrawn or delayed and completed under different authorities as a consequence of the July 2, 1996 directive on the implementation of Section 2001 issued by the Secretary. The Pacific Northwest Research Station Silviculture Laboratory in Bend, Oregon is hereby named the "Robert W. Chandler Building". For purposes of the Southeast Alaska Economic Disaster Fund as set forth in section 101(c) of Public Law 104-134, the direct grants provided in subsection (c) shall be considered direct payments for purposes of all applicable law except that these direct grants may not be used for lobbying activities. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 30 days unless the individual's employing agency or office is fully