### Question
How does the law define contingency area?


### Answer
Under *43 U.S.C. § 1614*, **contingency area** is defined as:

> 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 33-ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT**

