Pub. L. 100-446, tit. II, sec. 1

Sec. 1. (a) For the protection and management of the timber resources and the scenic, natural, recreation and other resource values associated with certain forest lands in the State of New Hampshire, and in cooperation with State and private entities as provided herein, the Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter “Secretary”) is authorized and directed to acquire by purchase, donation or otherwise, lands and interests therein now or formerly owned by Diamond International Corporation in the State of New Hampshire (hereafter “Diamond lands’j. (b) The Diamond lands are generally depicted on maps dated July 1988 and entitled, “New Hampshire Forest Initiatives”, which maps are on file with Chief, Forest Service, Washington, D.C. The Secretary may correct technical and clerical errors on any map. (c) Acquisitions made pursuant to this Act shall be commensurate with appropriated and donated funds and shall be completed by the Secretary notwithstanding any other provision or requirement of law or condition precedent. The Secretary may exclude from acquisi-102 STAT. 1806tion such rights-of-way, easements and other outstanding rights deemed unacceptable to the Secretary, and may also exclude from acquisition any small or isolated parcels which the Secretary deems are not manageable for Federal purposes. It is the intent of Congress that these acquisitions be completed prior to October 15, 1988.