{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-223.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 223.31","heading":"Duration of contracts.","body":"Sale contracts shall not exceed 10 years in duration, unless there is a finding by the Chief, Forest Service, that better utilization of the various forest resources (consistent with the provisions of the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960) will result.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 223—SALE AND DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM TIMBER","Subpart B—Timber Sale Contracts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"c22fe9cfefb9bbf65bfbef46f5a8f9673132641fd9408bf1886828650d918321","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-223.30","next":"us/36-cfr-223.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}