### Question
How is the term contingency area defined?


### Answer
The term **contingency area** is defined in *43 U.S.C. § 1614* as the following:

> any area specified in a timber sale contract as an area from which the timber contractor may harvest timber if the volume of timber specified in the contract cannot be obtained from one or more areas definitely designated for timbering in the contract

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 1614*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 32B-COLORADO RIVER FLOODWAY**

