LD 1165
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(i) Use of the land for multiple public
recreation activities;

 
(ii) Statutory or governmental restrictions
that prevent commercial harvesting of trees
or require a primary use of the land other
than commercial harvesting;

 
(iii) Deed restrictions, restrictive
covenants or organizational charters that
prevent commercial harvesting of trees or
require a primary use of land other than
commercial harvesting and that were effective
prior to January 1, 1982; or

 
(iv) Past or present multiple use for
mineral exploration.

 
(c) "Forest products that have commercial value"
means logs, pulpwood, veneer, bolt wood, wood
chips, stud wood, poles, pilings, biomass, fuel
wood, Christmas trees, maple syrup, nursery
products used for ornamental purposes, wreaths,
bough material or cones or other seed products.

 
(d) "Sustainably managed" means:

 
(i) A forest management and harvest plan, as
defined in section 573, subsection 3-A, has
been prepared for the eligible timberlands
and has been in effect for the entire time
period used to compute the amount of the
subtraction modification under this
paragraph; and

 
(ii) The taxpayer has received a written
statement from a licensed forester certifying
that, as of the time of the sale, the
eligible timberlands have been managed in
accordance with the plan under subdivision
(i) during that period.

 
(2) To the extent included in the taxpayer's taxable
income under the laws of the United States, the taxable
income of the taxpayer under the laws of the United
States must be decreased by:

 
(a) For eligible timberlands held by the taxpayer for at least a
10-year period beginning on or after January 1, 2005 but less
than an 11-year


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