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PUBLIC LAW 103-66—AUG. 10, 1993 107 STAT. 681 (3) Sections 13912(a) and 13912(bXl) shall take effect, and shall be implemented beginning on, July 1,1994. (4) Sections 13911, 13913, 13914, 13915, 13916, 13922, 13924, 13931,13932, and 13942 shall take effect, and shall be implemented beginning on, September 1,1994. (5XA) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), section 13921 shall take effect, and snail be implemented beginning on, September 1,1994. (B) State agencies shall implement the amendment made by inter- section 13921 not later than October 1,1995. governmental (6) Section 13912(bX2) shall take effect, and shall be imple- mented beginning on, January 1,1997. relations. CHAPTER 4—TIMBER SALES SEC. 13981. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 16 USC 500 note. The table of contents of this chapter is as follows: CHAPTER 4—TIMBER SALES Sec. 13981. Table of contents. Sec. 13982. Sharing of Forest Service timber sale receipts. Sec. 13983. Sharingof Bureau of Land Management timber sale receipts. SEC. 13982. SHARING OF FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALE RECEIPTS. (a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: (1) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—The term "applicable percentage" means— (A) for fiscal year 1994, 85 percent; and (B) for each of fiscal years 1995 through 2003, 3 percentage points less than the applicable percentage for the preceding fiscal year. (2) 25-PERCENT PAYMENTS TO STATES.—The term "25-per- cent payments to States" means the 25 percent payments authorized by the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500) for the States of Washington, Oregon, and California for the benefit of counties in which national forests are situated and that are affected by decisions related to the northern spotted owl. (3) SPECIAL PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The term "special payment amoimt" means the amoimt determined by multiplying— (A) the applicable percentage; by (B) the annual average of the 25-percent payments to States made to a county pursuant to such Acts during the 5-year period consisting of fiscal years 1986 through 1990. (b) PAYMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—^In lieu of making the 25-percent pay- ments to States, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make payments to States, for the benefit of coimties, that are eligible to receive the 25-percent payments to States as of the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.— (A) FISCAL YEARS 1994 THROUGH 1998.—For each of fiscal years 1994 through 1998, the payment to each State for the benefit of each county in the State referred to in para- graph (1) shall be equ£d to the sum of the special payment amounts for each coimty in the State. (B) FISCAL YEARS 1999 THROUGH 2003.—