GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 10. (a) In implementing this Act, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable (1) work through, cooperate with, and assist State foresters or equivalent State officials; (2) encourage cooperation and coordination between State foresters or equivalent State officials and other State agencies that manage renewable natural resources; (3) use and encourage cooperators under this Act to use, private agencies, consultants, organizations, firms, and individuals to furnish necessary materials and services; and (4) promote effectiveness and economy by coordinating the direct actions and assistance authorized under this Act with related programs the Secretary administers, and with cooperative programs of other agencies. (b) Money appropriated under this Act shall remain available until expended. (c) Requirements for the development of State forest resources programs and State participation in management assistance, planning assistance, and technology implementation, the apportionment of funds among States participating under this Act, the administrative expenses in connection with activities and programs under this Act, and the amounts to be expended by the Secretary to assist non-State cooperators under this Act, shall be determined by the Secretary in consultation with a committee of not less than five State foresters or equivalent State officials selected by a majority of the State foresters or equivalent State officials from States participating in programs under this Act. However, the Secretary need not consult with such committee regarding funds to be expended under emergency conditions that the Secretary may determine. (d) For the purposes of this Act (1) The terms "United States" and "State" shall include each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States; (2) The term "forest resources" shall include esthetics, fish and wildlife, forage, outdoor recreation opportunities, timber, and water; and (3) The term "urban forestry" means the planning, establishment, protection, and management of trees and associated plants, individually, in small groups, or under forest conditions within cities, their suburbs, and towns. (e) The Secretary may prescribe rules and regulations, as the Secretary deems appropriate, to implement the provisions of this Act. (f) The Secretary is authorized to make grants, agreements, contracts, and other arrangements the Secretary deems necessary to implement this Act. (g) This Act shall be construed as supplementing all other laws relating to the Department of Agriculture and shall not be construed 16 U.S.C. 2109. as limiting or repealing any existing law or authority of the Secretary, except as specifically cited in section 13 of this Act. STATEMENT OF LIMITATION SEC. 11.10 This Act does not authorize the Federal Government to regulate the use of private land or to deprive owners of land of their rights to property or to income from the sale of property, and this Act does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States. REPORTS SEC. 12.11 To ensure that Congress has adequate information to implement its oversight responsibilities and to provide accountability for expenditures and activities under this Act, section 8 (c) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 is amended by (1) inserting immediately before the period at the end of the last sentence "and in cooperative State and private Forest Service programs"; and (2) adding a new sentence at the end thereof as follows: "With regard to the cooperative forestry assistance part of the Program, the report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the status, accomplishments, needs, and work backlogs for the programs and activities conducted under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978.". REPEAL OF OTHER LAWS; EXISTING CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS; APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 13.12 (a) The following laws, and portions of laws, are hereby repealed: (1) sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Act of June 7, 1924, known as the Clarke-McNary Act (43 Stat. 653-654, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 564, 565, 566, 567); (2) the Act of April 26, 1940, known as the White Pine Blister Rust Protection Act (54 Stat. 168; 16 U.S.C. 594a); (3) the Forest Pest Control Act; (4) the Cooperative Forest Management Act; (5) section 401 of the Agricultural Act of 1956; (6) title IV of the Rural Development Act of 1972; and (7) section 1009 and the proviso to section 1010 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as added by the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973. (b) Contracts and cooperative and other agreements under cooperative forestry programs executed under authority of the Acts, or portions thereof, repealed under subsection (a) of this section shall remain in effect until revoked or amended by their own terms or under other provisions of law. 10 16 U.S.C. 2110. (c) Funds appropriated under the authority of the Acts, or portions thereof, repealed under subsection (a) of this section shall be available for expenditure for the programs authorized under this Act. EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 14.13 The provisions of this Act shall become effective October 1, 1978. 18 16 U.S.C. 2101 note. FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT OF 1978 Act of June 30, 1978, Public Law 95-307, 92 Stat. 353, 16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq. AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out forest and rangeland renewable resources research, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978". PURPOSE SEC. 2. (a) Congress finds that scientific discoveries and technological advances must be made and applied to support the protection, management, and utilization of the Nation's renewable resources. It is the purpose of this Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") to implement a comprehensive program of forest and rangeland renewable resources research and dissemination of the findings of such research. (b) This Act shall be deemed to complement the policies and direction set forth in the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary is authorized to conduct, support, and cooperate in investigations, experiments, tests, and other activities the Secretary deems necessary to obtain, analyze, develop, demonstrate, and disseminate scientific information about protecting, managing, and utilizing forest and rangeland renewable resources in rural, suburban, and urban areas. The activities conducted, supported, or cooperated in by the Secretary under this Act shall include, but not be limited to the five major areas of renewable resource research identified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection. (1) Renewable resource management research shall include, as appropriate, research activities related to managing, reproducing, planting, and growing vegetation on forests and rangelands for timber, forage, water, fish and wildlife, esthetics, recreation, wilderness, energy production, activities related to energy conservation, and other purposes; determining the role of forest and rangeland management in the productive use of forests and rangelands, in diversified agriculture, and in mining, transportation, and other industries; and developing alternatives for the manage 116 U.S.C. 1642. Amended by section 254 of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980, Public Law 96-294, 94 Stat. 707, to include provisions relating to research into energy production and conservation. ment of forests and rangelands that will make possible the most effective use of their multiple products and services. (2) Renewable resource environmental research shall include, as appropriate, research activities related to understanding and managing surface and subsurface water flow, preventing and controlling erosion, and restoring damaged or disturbed soils on forest and rangeland watersheds; maintaining and improving wildlife and fish habitats; managing vegetation to reduce air and water pollution, provide amenities, and for other purposes; and understanding, predicting, and modifying weather, climatic and other environmental conditions that affect the protection and management of forests and rangelands. (3) Renewable resource protection research shall include, as appropriate, research activities related to protecting vegetation and other forest and rangeland resources, including threatened and endangered flora and fauna, as well as wood and wood products in storage or use, from fires, insects, diseases, noxious plants, animals, air pollutants, and other agents through biological, chemical, and mechanical control methods and systems; and protecting people, natural resources, and property from fires in rural areas. (4) Renewable resource utilization research shall include, as appropriate, research activities related to harvesting, transporting, processing, marketing, distributing, and utilizing wood and other materials derived from forest and rangeland renewable resources; recycling and fully utilizing wood fiber; producing and conserving energy; and testing forest products, including necessary fieldwork associated therewith. (5) Renewable resource assessment research shall include, as appropriate, research activities related to developing and applying scientific knowledge and technology in support of the survey and analysis of forest and rangeland renewable resources described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) To ensure the availability of adequate data and scientific information for development of the periodic Renewable Resource Assessment provided for in section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make and keep current a comprehensive survey and analysis of the present and prospective conditions of and requirements for renewable resources of the forests and rangelands of the United States and of the supplies of such renewable resources, including a determination of the present and potential productivity of the land, and of such other facts as may be necessary and useful in the determination of ways and means needed to balance the demand for and supply of these renewable resources, benefits, and uses in meeting the needs of the people of the United States. The Secretary shall conduct the survey and analysis under such plans as the Secretary may determine to be fair and equitable, and cooperate with appropriate officials of each State and, either through them or directly, with private or other entities. RESEARCH FACILITIES AND COOPERATION SEC. 4.2 (a) In implementing this Act, the Secretary is authorized to establish and maintain a system of experiment stations, research labo 16 U.S.C. 1643. |