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16 U.S.C. § 2107 — Financial, technical, and related assistance to States
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**(a) Development of State organizations for protection and management of non-Federal forest lands; scope of assistance; request by officials** To aid in achieving maximum effectiveness in the programs and activities conducted under this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to provide financial, technical, and related assistance to State foresters or equivalent State officials for the development of stronger and more efficient State organizations that will enable them to fulfill better their responsibilities for the protection and management of non-Federal forest lands. Assistance under this subsection may include, but will not be limited to, assistance in matters related to organization management, program planning and management, budget and fiscal accounting services, personnel training and management, information services, and recordkeeping. Assistance under this subsection may be extended only upon request by State foresters or equivalent State officials.
**(b) Assembly, analysis, display, and reporting of State forest resources data, resources planning, etc.; scope of assistance; other statutory provisions unaffected** To ensure that data regarding forest lands are available for and effectively presented in State and Federal natural resources planning, the Secretary is authorized to provide financial, technical, and related assistance to State foresters or equivalent State officials in the assembly, analysis, display, and reporting of State forest resources data, in the training of State forest resources planners, and in participating in natural resources planning at the State and Federal levels. The Secretary shall restrict assistance under this subsection to the implementation of the forestry aspects of State and Federal natural resources planning conducted unde
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**(a) Development of State organizations for protection and management of non-Federal forest lands; scope of assistance; request by officials** To aid in achieving maximum effectiveness in the programs and activities conducted under this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to provide financial, technical, and related assistance to State foresters or equivalent State officials for the development of stronger and more efficient State organizations that will enable them to fulfill better their responsibilities for the protection and management of non-Federal forest lands. Assistance under this subsection may include, but will not be limited to, assistance in matters related to organization management, program planning and management, budget and fiscal accounting services, personnel training and management, information services, and recordkeeping. Assistance under this subsection may be extended only upon request by State foresters or equivalent State officials.
**(b) Assembly, analysis, display, and reporting of State forest resources data, resources planning, etc.; scope of assistance; other statutory provisions unaffected** To ensure that data regarding forest lands are available for and effectively presented in State and Federal natural resources planning, the Secretary is authorized to provide financial, technical, and related assistance to State foresters or equivalent State officials in the assembly, analysis, display, and reporting of State forest resources data, in the training of State forest resources planners, and in participating in natural resources planning at the State and Federal levels. The Secretary shall restrict assistance under this subsection to the implementation of the forestry aspects of State and Federal natural resources planning conducted under other laws. This subsection shall not be construed, in any way whatsoever, as extending, limiting, amending, repealing, or otherwise affecting any other law or authority.
**(c) Technology implementation program; scope of program; availability of funds; use of forest resources planning committees** To ensure that new technology is introduced, new information is integrated into existing technology, and forest resources research findings are promptly made available to State forestry personnel, private forest landowners and managers, vendors, forest operators, wood processors, public agencies, and individuals, the Secretary is authorized to carry out a program of technology implementation.
(1) In implementing this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to work through State foresters or equivalent State officials, and, if the State forester or equivalent State official is unable to deliver these services, the Secretary is authorized to act through appropriate United States Department of Agriculture agencies, subdivisions of States, agencies, institutions, organizations, or individuals to—
(A) strengthen technical assistance and service programs of cooperators participating in programs under this chapter by applying research results and conducting pilot projects and field tests of management and utilization practices, equipment, and technologies, related to programs and activities authorized under this chapter;
(B) study the effects of tax laws, methods, and practices on forest management;
(C) develop and maintain technical information systems in support of programs and activities authorized under this chapter;
(D) test, evaluate, and seek registration of chemicals for use in implementing the programs and activities authorized under this chapter;
(E) conduct other activities, including training of State forestry personnel whom the Secretary deems necessary to ensure that the programs and activities authorized under this chapter are responsive to special problems, unique situations, and changing conditions.
(2) The Secretary may make funds available to cooperators under this chapter without regard to the provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, which prohibits advances of public money.
(3) The Secretary shall use forest resources planning committees at National and State levels in implementing this subsection.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations** There are hereby authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as may be needed to implement this section.
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This chapter shall 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, unless such property rights are voluntarily conveyed or limited by contract or other agreement. This chapter does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary may protect trees and forests and wood products, stored wood, and wood in use directly on the National Forest System and, in cooperation with others, on other lands in the United States, from natural and man-made causes, to—
(1) enhance the growth and maintenance of trees and forests;
(2) promote the stability of forest-related industries and employment associated therewith through the protection of forest resources;
(3) aid in forest fire prevention and control;
(4) conserve forest cover on watersheds, shelterbelts, and windbreaks;
(5) protect outdoor recreation opportunities and other forest resources; and
(6) extend timber supplies by protecting wood products, stored wood, and wood in use.
**(b) Activities** Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e) and to such other conditions the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may, directly on the National Forest System, in cooperation with other Federal departments on other Federal lands, and in cooperation with State foresters, or equivalent State officials, subdivisions of States, agencies, institutions, organizations, or individuals on non-Federal lands—
(1) conduct surveys to detect and appraise insect infestations and disease conditions and man-made stresses affecting trees and establish a monitoring system throughout the forests of the United States to determine detrimental changes or improvements that occur over time, and report annually concerning such surveys and monitoring;
(2) determine the biological, chemical, and mechanical measures necessary to prevent, retard, control, or suppress incipient, potential, threatening, or emergency insect infestations and disease conditions affecting trees;
(3) plan, organize, direct, and perform measures the Secretary determines necess
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 2107
(A) fuel hazard mitigation and prevention;
(B) invasive species management;
(C) multiresource wildfire planning;
(D) community protection planning;
(E) community and landowner education
enterprises, including the program known as
FIREWISE;
(F) market development and expansion;
(G) improved wood utilization; and
(H) special restoration projects.
(4) Consent required
Program activities undertaken by the Sec-
retary on non-Federal lands shall be under-
taken only with the consent of the owner of
the lands.
(5) Considerations
The Secretary shall use persons in the local
community wherever possible to carry out
projects under the Program.
(c) Consultation
In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall consult with the Administrator of the
United States Fire Administration, the Director
of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, and the heads of other Federal agencies,
as necessary.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this sec-
tion—
(1) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002
through 2007; and
(2) such sums as are necessary for fiscal
years thereafter.
(Pub. L. 95–313, § 10A, as added Pub. L. 107–171,
title VIII, § 8003(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 473.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
FINDINGS FOR ENHANCED COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION
Pub. L. 107–171, title VIII, § 8003(a), May 13, 2002, 116
Stat. 473, provided that: ‘‘Congress finds the following:
‘‘(1) The severity and intensity of wildland fires has
increased dramatically over the past few decades as a
result of past fire and land management policies.
‘‘(2) The record 2000 fire season is a prime example
of what can be expected if action is not t
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