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16 U.S.C. § 1674a — Expanded programs
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the State cooperative extension services, and in consultation with State foresters or equivalent State officials, school boards, and universities, shall expand forestry and natural resources education programs conducted under this subchapter for private forest owners and managers, public officials, youth, and the general public, and shall include guidelines for the transfer of technology.
**(b) Activities**
(1) **In general** — In expanding the programs conducted under this subchapter, the Secretary shall ensure that activities are undertaken to promote policies and practices that enhance the health, vitality, productivity, economic value, and environmental attributes of the forest lands of the United States.
(2) **Types** — The activities referred to in paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) demonstrating and teaching landowners and forest managers the concepts of multiple-use and sustainable natural resource management;
(B) conducting comprehensive environmental education programs that assist citizens to participate in environmentally positive activities such as tree planting, recycling, erosion prevention, and waste management; and
(C) educational programs and materials that will improve the capacity of schools, local governments and resource agencies to deliver forestry and natural resources information to young people, environmentally concerned citizens, and action groups.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the State cooperative extension services, and in consultation with State foresters or equivalent State officials, school boards, and universities, shall expand forestry and natural resources education programs conducted under this subchapter for private forest owners and managers, public officials, youth, and the general public, and shall include guidelines for the transfer of technology.
**(b) Activities**
(1) **In general** — In expanding the programs conducted under this subchapter, the Secretary shall ensure that activities are undertaken to promote policies and practices that enhance the health, vitality, productivity, economic value, and environmental attributes of the forest lands of the United States.
(2) **Types** — The activities referred to in paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) demonstrating and teaching landowners and forest managers the concepts of multiple-use and sustainable natural resource management;
(B) conducting comprehensive environmental education programs that assist citizens to participate in environmentally positive activities such as tree planting, recycling, erosion prevention, and waste management; and
(C) educational programs and materials that will improve the capacity of schools, local governments and resource agencies to deliver forestry and natural resources information to young people, environmentally concerned citizens, and action groups.
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**(a) Definition of policy** In this section, the term “policy” means a policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.
**(b) Reimbursement of research, development, and maintenance costs**
(1) **Research and development payment**
(A) *In general* — The Corporation shall provide a payment to an applicant for research and development costs in accordance with this subsection.
(B) *Reimbursement*
(i) *In general* — An applicant who submits a policy under [section 1508(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/h&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be eligible for the reimbursement of reasonable research and development costs if the policy is approved by the Board for sale to producers.
(ii) *Reasonable costs* — For the purpose of reimbursing research and development and maintenance costs under this section, costs of the applicant shall be considered reasonable costs if the costs are based on—
(I) for any employees or contracted personnel, wage rates equal to not more than 2 times the hourly wage rate plus benefits, as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the year in which such costs are incurred, calculated using the formula applied to an applicant by the Corporation in reviewing proposed project budgets under this section on October 1, 2016; and
(II) other actual documented costs incurred by the applicant.
(2) **Advance payments**
(A) *In general* — Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, the Board may approve the request of an applicant for advance payment of a portion of reasonable research and development costs prior to submission and approval of the policy by the Board under [section 1508(h) of this title](https://uscode
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171).
**(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c) Transportation**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di
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Page 1976
TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1674a
their respective State renewable resources ex-
tension programs, which are to be appropriate in
terms of the conditions, needs, and opportuni-
ties in each State. The Renewable Resources Ex-
tension Program shall contain, but not be lim-
ited to, brief outlines of general extension pro-
grams for fish and wildlife management (for
both game and nongame species), range manage-
ment, timber management (including brief out-
lines of general extension programs for timber
utilization, timber harvesting, timber mar-
keting, wood utilization, and wood products
marketing), and watershed management (giving
special attention to water quality protection),
as well as brief outlines of general extension
programs for recognition and enhancement of
forest- and range-based outdoor recreation op-
portunities, for urban and community forestry
activities, and for planting and management of
trees and shrubs in shelterbelts, and give special
attention to water quality protection and nat-
ural resource and environmental education for
landowners and managers, public officials, and
the public.
(b) Considerations governing preparation
In preparing the Renewable Resources Exten-
sion Program, the Secretary shall take into ac-
count the respective capabilities of private for-
ests and rangelands for yielding renewable re-
sources and the relative needs for such resources
identified in the periodic Renewable Resource
Assessment provided for in section 1601 of this
title and the periodic appraisal of land and
water resources provided for in section 2004 of
this title.
(c) Omitted
(d) Review of activities and evaluation of
progress
To assist Congress and the public in evalu-
ating the Renewable Resources Extension Pro-
gram, the program
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