What are the size standards and other requirements for the purchase of Government-owned timber (other than Special Salvage Timber)?

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 13

(a) To be small for purposes of the sale of Government-owned timber (other than Special Salvage Timber) a concern must: (1) Be primarily engaged in the logging or forest products industry; (2) Not exceed 500 employees, taking into account its affiliates; and (3) If it does not intend at the time of the offer to resell the timber— (i) Agree that it will manufacture the logs with its own facilities or those of another business which meets the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section; (ii) Agree that if it eventually resells the timber, it will resell no more than 30% of the sawtimber volume to other businesses which do not meet the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section; and (iii) Agree that if it becomes acquired or controlled by a business which does not meet the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section, it will require as a condition of the acquisition or change of control that the acquiring or controlling business resell at least 70% of the sawtimber volume to businesses which do meet the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section; or (4) If it intends at the time of offer to resell the timber— (i) Agree that it will not sell more than 30% of such timber (50% of such timber if the concern is an Alaskan business) to a business which does not meet the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section; and (ii) Agree that if it becomes acquired or controlled by a business which does not

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 13:§ 121.507