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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 27 > U.S. House panel OKs extension of timber payments

U.S. House panel OKs extension of timber payments

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
September 27, 2007

WASHINGTON — Funding for rural counties and schools took another step forward Wednesday, when a U.S. House committee unanimously passed a four-year extension of the county timber payments program.

But Oregon lawmakers cautioned that it probably will be months before the program comes....

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