Pub. L. 86-649, tit. III, sec. 301

Sec. 301. Any moneys received by the United States as a result of the forfeiture of a bond or deposit by a timber purchaser or permittee who does not fulfill the requirements of his contract or permit or does not comply with the regulations of the Department, or as a result of a compromise or settlement of any claim whether sounding in tort or in contract involving present or potential damage to timberlands, shall be covered into the Treasury and are hereby appropriated and made available, until expended as the Secretary may direct, to cover the cost to the United States of any forest improvement, protection, or rehabilitation work, which has been rendered necessary by the action which has led to the forfeiture, compromise, or settlement.