LD 1305
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(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
period beginning on or after January 1, 2005, 1/15
of the gain recognized on the sale of the eligible
timberlands;

 
(b) For eligible timberlands held by the taxpayer
for at least an 11-year period__beginning on or
after January 1, 2005 but less than a 12-year
period beginning on or after January 1, 2005, 2/15
of the gain recognized on the sale of the eligible
timberlands;

 
(c)__For eligible timberlands held by the taxpayer
for at least a 12-year period__beginning on or
after January 1, 2005 but less than a 13-year
period beginning on or after January 1, 2005, 1/5
of the gain recognized on the sale of the eligible
timberlands;

 
(d)__For eligible timberlands held by the taxpayer
for at least a 13-year period__beginning on or
after January 1, 2005 but less than a 14-year
period beginning on or after January 1, 2005, 4/15
of the gain recognized on the sale of the eligible
timberlands;


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