S.Amdt. 2449

SA 2449. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 50302(a)(3), strike subparagraph (C) and insert
the following:
(C) Receipts.--Of the monies derived from a timber sale
contract entered into to meet the requirements under
subparagraphs (A) and (B)--
(i) 50 percent shall be deposited in the general fund of
the Treasury; and
(ii) 50 percent shall be distributed to the county within
the boundaries of which the applicable National Forest System
land is located.
In section 50302(b)(3), strike subparagraph (C) and insert
the following:
(C) Receipts.--Of the monies derived from a contract
entered into to meet the requirements under subparagraphs (A)
and (B)--
(i) 50 percent shall be deposited in the general fund of
the Treasury; and
(ii) 50 percent shall be distributed to the county within
the boundaries of which the applicable public lands are
located.
In section 1706(f)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (as
added by section 50403(a)(6)), strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and
insert ``$819,000,000''.
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