16 USC Ch. 41: Front Matter
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 41-COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 41-COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE
Sec.
2101.
Findings, purpose, and policy.
(a)
Findings.
(b)
Purpose.
(c)
Policy.
(d)
Construction.
2102.
Rural forestry assistance.
(a)
Assistance to forest landowners and others.
(b)
State forestry assistance.
(c)
Implementation.
(d)
Authorization of appropriations.
2103.
Forestry incentives program.
(a)
Development and implementation; statement of purposes.
(b)
"Private forest land" defined.
(c)
Eligibility of landowners for cost sharing; exception; limitation on approval of cost sharing.
(d)
Administration.
(e)
Individual forest management plans as basis for agreements between landowners and Secretary; preparation of plans.
(f)
Cost sharing for implementation of appropriate forestry practices and measures set forth in agreement; apportionment; maximum amount.
(g)
Prerequisites for distribution of funds available for cost sharing.
(h)
Use of advertising and bid procedure in determining lands to be covered by agreements; prerequisites.
(i)
Applicability of other Federal authorities in implementation of provisions.
(j)
Authorization of appropriations.
2103a.
Forest Stewardship Program.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Goal.
(c)
"Nonindustrial private forest lands" defined.
(d)
Implementation.
(e)
Eligibility.
(f)
Duties of owners.
(g)
Stewardship recognition.
(h)
Authorization of appropriations.
2103b.
Stewardship Incentive Program.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Eligibility.
(c)
Reimbursement of eligible activities.
(d)
Recapture.
(e)
Distribution.
(f)
Authorization of appropriations.
2103c.
Forest Legacy Program.
(a)
Establishment and purpose.
(b)
State and regional forest legacy programs.
(c)
Interests in land.
(d)
Implementation.
(e)
Eligibility.
(f)
Application.
(g)
State consent.
(h)
Forest management activities.
(i)
Duties of owners.
(j)
Compensation and cost sharing.
(k)
Easements.
(l)
Optional State grants.
(m)
Appropriation.
2104.
Forest health protection.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Activities.
(c)
Consent of entity.
(d)
Contribution by entity.
(e)
Allotments to other agencies.
(f)
Limitation on use of appropriations.
(g)
Partnerships.
(h)
Authorization of appropriations.
(i)
Integrated pest management.
2105.
Urban and community forestry assistance.
(a)
Findings.
(b)
Purposes.
(c)
General authority.
(d)
Program of education and technical assistance.
(e)
Procurement of plant materials.
(f)
Challenge cost-share program.
(g)
Forestry Advisory Council.
(h)
Definitions.
(i)
Authorization of appropriations.
2106.
Rural fire prevention and control.
(a)
Congressional findings.
(b)
Implementation of provisions.
(c)
Encouragement of use of excess personal property by State and local fire forces receiving assistance; cooperation and assistance of Administrator of General Services.
(d)
Coordination of assistance with assistance of Secretary of Commerce under Federal fire prevention and control provisions.
(e)
Authorization of appropriations for implementation of provisions.
(f)
Special rural fire disaster fund; establishment, appropriations, etc.
(g)
Definitions.
2106a.
Emergency reforestation assistance.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Form of assistance.
(c)
Conditions.
(d)
Definitions.
(e)
Retroactive assistance.
2106b.
Use of money collected from States for fire suppression assistance.
2107.
Financial, technical, and related assistance to States.
(a)
Development of State organizations for protection and management of non-Federal forest lands; scope of assistance; request by officials.
(b)
Assembly, analysis, display, and reporting of State forest resources data, resources planning, etc.; scope of assistance; other statutory provisions unaffected.
(c)
Technology implementation program; scope of program; availability of funds; use of forest resources planning committees.
(d)
Authorization of appropriations.
2108.
Consolidation of payments.
(a)
Request by State; excluded funds.
(b)
State forest resources programs as basis.
(c)
Amount of payments.
(d)
Certification requirement by State forester or equivalent State official for Federal payment.
(e)
Administration of consolidated payments program not to adversely affect, etc., other programs.
(f)
Total annual amount of financial assistance to participating State; financial assistance for special projects not to be included in determining base amount.
2109.
General provisions.
(a)
Cooperative and coordinating requirements for implementation of programs, etc.
(b)
Availability of appropriations.
(c)
Consultation requirements for implementation of programs, etc.
(d)
Definitions.
(e)
Rules and regulations.
(f)
Granting, etc., authorities.
(g)
Construction of statutory provisions.
(h)
Additional assistance.
2110.
Statement of limitation.
2111.
Other Federal programs.
(a)
Repeal of statutory authorities.
(b)
Force and effect of contracts and cooperative and other agreements under cooperative forestry programs executed under authority of repealed statutes.
(c)
Availability of funds appropriated under authority of repealed statutes for cooperative forestry assistance programs.
2112.
Cooperative national forest products marketing program.
(a)
Findings and purposes.
(b)
Program authority.
(c)
Limitations.
(d)
Authorization for appropriations.
(e)
Program report.
2113.
Federal, State, and local coordination and cooperation.
(a)
Department of Agriculture Coordinating Committee.
(b)
State Coordinating Committees.
2114.
Administration.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Guidelines.
(c)
Existing mechanisms.
(d)
Land grant universities.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in sections 1606, 1650, 2106a of this title; title 7 section 6614.