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Amend the amendment by striking out all of the 5th and 6th indented paragraphs (page 1, lines 22 and 23 in amendment) and inserting the following:
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Amend the bill in section 1 in §1778 by striking out all of subsection 4 (page 2, lines 8 to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘4.  Timber.     "Timber" means roundwood and residue.
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the 2nd occurrence of subsection 2 (page 1, lines 33 and 34 and page 2, lines 1 to 7 in amendment).
Amend the amendment by inserting before the 11th indented paragraph (page 2, line 8 in amendment) the following:
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Amend the bill in section 1 in §1779 by renumbering the subsections to read consecutively.
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SUMMARY
This amendment removes the requirement that, if the State provides a subsidy to a person who purchases timber, the person give preference to timber harvested in the State by an in-state contractor.
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