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16 U.S.C. § 6554 — Definitions
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Applied silvicultural assessment**
(A) *In general* — The term “applied silvicultural assessment” means any vegetative or other treatment carried out for information gathering and research purposes.
(B) *Inclusions* — The term “applied silvicultural assessment” includes timber harvesting, thinning, prescribed burning, pruning, and any combination of those activities.
(2) **1890 Institution**
(A) *In general* — The term “1890 Institution” means a college or university that is eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 ([7 U.S.C. 321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(B) *Inclusion* — The term “1890 Institution” includes Tuskegee University.
(3) **Forest-damaging insect** — The term “forest-damaging insect” means—
(A) a Southern pine beetle;
(B) a mountain pine beetle;
(C) a spruce bark beetle;
(D) a gypsy moth;
(E) a hemlock woolly adelgid;
(F) an emerald ash borer;
(G) a red oak borer;
(H) a white oak borer; and
(I) such other insects as may be identified by the Secretary.
(4) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through appropriate offices of the United States Geological Survey, with respect to federally owned land administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Applied silvicultural assessment**
(A) *In general* — The term “applied silvicultural assessment” means any vegetative or other treatment carried out for information gathering and research purposes.
(B) *Inclusions* — The term “applied silvicultural assessment” includes timber harvesting, thinning, prescribed burning, pruning, and any combination of those activities.
(2) **1890 Institution**
(A) *In general* — The term “1890 Institution” means a college or university that is eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 ([7 U.S.C. 321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(B) *Inclusion* — The term “1890 Institution” includes Tuskegee University.
(3) **Forest-damaging insect** — The term “forest-damaging insect” means—
(A) a Southern pine beetle;
(B) a mountain pine beetle;
(C) a spruce bark beetle;
(D) a gypsy moth;
(E) a hemlock woolly adelgid;
(F) an emerald ash borer;
(G) a red oak borer;
(H) a white oak borer; and
(I) such other insects as may be identified by the Secretary.
(4) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through appropriate offices of the United States Geological Survey, with respect to federally owned land administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
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The Secretary of Agriculture is charged with the proper administration of this subchapter.
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**(a) Authorized projects** As soon as practicable after December 3, 2003, the Secretary shall implement authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects, consistent with the Implementation Plan, on—
(1) Federal land in wildland-urban interface areas;
(2) condition class 3 Federal land, in such proximity to a municipal water supply system or a stream feeding such a system within a municipal watershed that a significant risk exists that a fire disturbance event would have adverse effects on the water quality of the municipal water supply or the maintenance of the system, including a risk to water quality posed by erosion following such a fire disturbance event;
(3) condition class 2 Federal land located within fire regime I, fire regime II, or fire regime III, in such proximity to a municipal water supply system or a stream feeding such a system within a municipal watershed that a significant risk exists that a fire disturbance event would have adverse effects on the water quality of the municipal water supply or the maintenance of the system, including a risk to water quality posed by erosion following such a fire disturbance event;
(4) Federal land on which windthrow or blowdown, ice storm damage, the existence of an epidemic of disease or insects, or the presence of such an epidemic on immediately adjacent land and the imminent risk it will spread, poses a significant threat to an ecosystem component, or forest or rangeland resource, on the Federal land or adjacent non-Federal land; and
(5) Federal land not covered by paragraphs (1) through (4) that contains threatened and endangered species habitat, if—
(A) natural fire regimes on that land are identified as being important for, or wildfire is identified as a threat to, an endangered species, a threatened species
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 6554
grant colleges and universities, and 1890 Insti-
tutions), State agencies, and private land-
owners to carry out the program; and
(3) to carry out applied silvicultural assess-
ments.
(Pub. L. 108–148, title IV, § 401, Dec. 3, 2003, 117
Stat. 1907.)
§ 6552. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) Applied silvicultural assessment
(A) In general
The term ‘‘applied silvicultural assess-
ment’’ means any vegetative or other treat-
ment carried out for information gathering
and research purposes.
(B) Inclusions
The term ‘‘applied silvicultural assess-
ment’’ includes timber harvesting, thinning,
prescribed burning, pruning, and any com-
bination of those activities.
(2) 1890 Institution
(A) In general
The term ‘‘1890 Institution’’ means a col-
lege or university that is eligible to receive
funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7
U.S.C. 321 et seq.).
(B) Inclusion
The
term
‘‘1890
Institution’’
includes
Tuskegee University.
(3) Forest-damaging insect
The term ‘‘forest-damaging insect’’ means—
(A) a Southern pine beetle;
(B) a mountain pine beetle;
(C) a spruce bark beetle;
(D) a gypsy moth;
(E) a hemlock woolly adelgid;
(F) an emerald ash borer;
(G) a red oak borer;
(H) a white oak borer; and
(I) such other insects as may be identified
by the Secretary.
(4) Secretary
The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting
through the Forest Service, with respect to
National Forest System land; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through appropriate offices of the United
States Geological Survey, with respect to
federally owned land administered by the
Secretary of the Interior.
(Pub. L. 108–148, title IV, § 402, Dec. 3, 2003, 117
Stat. 1908.)
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 322
SUBCHAPTER II—COLLEGE-AID ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION
§ 321. Secretary of Agriculture to administer an-
nual college-aid appropriation
The Secretary of Agriculture is charged with
the proper administration of this subchapter.
(Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 4, 26 Stat. 419; 1939 Reorg.
Plan No. 1, §§ 201, 204, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728,
53 Stat. 1424; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff.
Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L.
96–88, title III, § 301(a)(2)(E), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat.
677; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1419, Dec. 22, 1981,
95 Stat. 1306.)
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CODIFICATION
Section constitutes part of section 4 of act Aug. 30,
1890. Remainder of section 4 is classified to section 326
of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Act Aug. 30, 1890, as amended, which is classified to
this subchapter, is popularly known as the ‘‘Agricul-
tural College Act of 1890’’ and also as the ‘‘Second Mor-
rill Act’’.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions and duties of Secretary of Education under
this subchapter transferred to Secretary of Agriculture
by section 1419 of Pub. L. 97–98.
Functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and
Welfare under this subchapter transferred to Secretary
of Education by section 301(a)(2)(E) of Pub. L. 96–88,
which is classified to section 3441(a)(2)(E) of Title 20,
Education.
Functions of Federal Security Administrator trans-
ferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred
to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by
section 5 of 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, set out in the Ap-
pendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Em-
ployees. Federal Security Agency and office of Admin-
istrator abolishe
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