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16 U.S.C. § 2101a — State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources
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**(a) Assessment and strategies for forest resources** For a State to be eligible to receive funds under the authorities of this chapter, the State forester of that State or equivalent State official shall develop and submit to the Secretary, not later than two years after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the following:
(1) A State-wide assessment of forest resource conditions, including—
(A) the conditions and trends of forest resources in that State;
(B) the threats to forest lands and resources in that State consistent with the national priorities specified in [section 2101(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2101/c&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) any areas or regions of that State that are a priority; and
(D) any multi-State areas that are a regional priority.
(2) A long-term State-wide forest resource strategy, including—
(A) strategies for addressing threats to forest resources in the State outlined in the assessment required by paragraph (1); and
(B) a description of the resources necessary for the State forester or equivalent State official from all sources to address the State-wide strategy.
**(b) Updating** At such times as the Secretary determines to be necessary, the State forester or equivalent State official shall update and resubmit to the Secretary the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a).
**(c) Coordination** In developing or updating the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), the State Forester or equivalent State official shall coordinate with—
(1) the State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee established for the State under [section 2113(b) of this title](https
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**(a) Assessment and strategies for forest resources** For a State to be eligible to receive funds under the authorities of this chapter, the State forester of that State or equivalent State official shall develop and submit to the Secretary, not later than two years after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the following:
(1) A State-wide assessment of forest resource conditions, including—
(A) the conditions and trends of forest resources in that State;
(B) the threats to forest lands and resources in that State consistent with the national priorities specified in [section 2101(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2101/c&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) any areas or regions of that State that are a priority; and
(D) any multi-State areas that are a regional priority.
(2) A long-term State-wide forest resource strategy, including—
(A) strategies for addressing threats to forest resources in the State outlined in the assessment required by paragraph (1); and
(B) a description of the resources necessary for the State forester or equivalent State official from all sources to address the State-wide strategy.
**(b) Updating** At such times as the Secretary determines to be necessary, the State forester or equivalent State official shall update and resubmit to the Secretary the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a).
**(c) Coordination** In developing or updating the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), the State Forester or equivalent State official shall coordinate with—
(1) the State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee established for the State under [section 2113(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2113/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) the State wildlife agency, with respect to strategies contained in the State wildlife action plans;
(3) the State Technical Committee;
(4) applicable Federal land management agencies;
(5) as feasible, appropriate military installations where the voluntary participation and management of private or State-owned or other public forestland is able to support, promote, and contribute to the missions of such installations; and
(6) for purposes of the Forest Legacy Program under [section 2103c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2103c&num=0&edition=prelim), the State lead agency designated by the Governor.
**(d) Incorporation of other plans** In developing or updating the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), the State forester or equivalent State official shall incorporate any forest management plan of the State, including community wildfire protection plans and State wildlife action plans.
**(e) Sufficiency** Once approved by the Secretary, a State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy developed under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be sufficient to satisfy all relevant State planning and assessment requirements under this chapter.
**(f) Funding**
(1) **Authorization of appropriations** — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section up to $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023.
(2) **Additional funding sources** — In addition to the funds appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1) to carry out this section, the Secretary may use any other funds made available for planning under this chapter to carry out this section, except that the total amount of combined funding used to carry out this section may not exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year.
**(g) Annual report on use of funds** The State forester or equivalent State official shall submit to the Secretary an annual report detailing how funds made available to the State under this chapter are being used.
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**(a) Establishment and purpose** The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the Forest Legacy Program, in cooperation with appropriate State, regional, and other units of government for the purposes of ascertaining and protecting environmentally important forest areas that are threatened by conversion to nonforest uses and, through the use of conservation easements and other mechanisms, for promoting forest land protection and other conservation opportunities. Such purposes shall also include the protection of important scenic, cultural, fish, wildlife, and recreational resources, riparian areas, and other ecological values.
**(b) State and regional forest legacy programs** The Secretary shall exercise the authority under subsection (a) in conjunction with State or regional programs that the Secretary deems consistent with this section.
**(c) Interests in land** In addition to the authorities granted under [section 515 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section515&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 2268a(a) of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2268a/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may acquire from willing landowners lands and interests therein, including conservation easements and rights of public access, for Forest Legacy Program purposes. The Secretary shall not acquire conservation easements with title held in common ownership with any other entity.
**(d) Implementation**
(1) **In general** — Lands and interests therein acquired under subsection (c) may be held in perpetuity for program and easement administration purposes as the Secretary may provide. In administering lands and interests therein under the program, the Secretary shall identify t
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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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**(a) Findings** Congress finds that—
(1) most of the productive forest land of the United States is in private, State, and local governmental ownership, and the capacity of the United States to produce renewable forest resources is significantly dependent on such non-Federal forest lands;
(2) adequate supplies of timber and other forest resources are essential to the United States, and adequate supplies are dependent on efficient methods for establishing, managing, and harvesting trees and processing, marketing, and using wood and wood products;
(3) nearly one-half of the wood supply of the United States comes from nonindustrial private timberlands and such percentage could rise with expanded assistance programs;
(4) managed forest lands provide habitats for fish and wildlife, as well as aesthetics, outdoor recreation opportunities, and other forest resources;
(5) the soil, water, and air quality of the United States can be maintained and improved through good stewardship of privately held forest resources;
(6) insects and diseases affecting trees occur and sometimes create emergency conditions on all land, whether Federal or non-Federal, and efforts to prevent and control such insects and diseases often require coordinated action by both Federal and non-Federal land managers;
(7) fires in rural areas threaten human lives, property, forests and other resources, and Federal-State cooperation in forest fire protection has proven effective and valuable;
(8) trees and forests are of great environmental and economic value to urban areas;
(9) managed forests contribute to improving the quality, quantity, and timing of water yields that are of broad benefit to society;
(10) over half the forest lands of the United States are in need of some type of conservation trea
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**(a) Forest Resource Coordinating Committee**
(1) **Establishment** — The Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the “Forest Resource Coordinating Committee” (in this section referred to as the “Coordinating Committee”), to coordinate nonindustrial private forestry activities within the Department of Agriculture and with the private sector.
(2) **Composition** — The Coordinating Committee shall be composed of the following:
(A) The Chief of the Forest Service.
(B) The Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(C) The Director of the Farm Service Agency.
(D) The Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
(E) Non-Federal representatives appointed by the Secretary to 3 year terms, although initial appointees shall have staggered terms, including the following persons:
(i) At least three State foresters or equivalent State officials from geographically diverse regions of the United States.
(ii) A representative of a State fish and wildlife agency.
(iii) An owner of nonindustrial private forest land.
(iv) A forest industry representative.
(v) A conservation organization representative.
(vi) A land-grant university or college representative.
(vii) A private forestry consultant.
(viii) A representative from a State Technical Committee established under [section 3861 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3861&num=0&edition=prelim).
(F) Such other persons as determined by the Secretary to be appropriate.
(3) **Chairperson** — The Chief of the Forest Service shall serve as chairperson of the Coordinating Committee.
(4) **Duties** — The Coordinating Committee shall—
(A) provide direction and coordination of actions within
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 2101a
Council and direct its work. The Co-Chairs shall keep
the Council apprised of all Federal efforts related to
the subject of this order. The Co-Chairs and members of
the Council shall also coordinate with the Vice Chairs
on communications with the Initiative and related par-
ties regarding any Federal Government interactions
with the Initiative.
SEC. 3. Agency Roles and Responsibilities. All members
of the Council who are heads of agencies shall:
(a) include Council-related activities within their re-
spective strategic planning processes; and
(b) provide to the Co-Chairs, Vice Chairs, and the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, pursu-
ant to the Council protocol established under section
4(e) of this order, regular progress reports on their re-
spective agencies’ activities, if any, relating to the
growth, restoration, and conservation of trees.
SEC. 4. Council Mission and Functions. The mission of
the Council shall be to promote an increase in Federal
Government activities and other national efforts that
further the Initiative by growing, restoring, and con-
serving trees. The Council shall:
(a) develop and implement a strategy that includes a
methodology that the Federal Government will use to
track and measure any Federal activities related to the
Initiative, specifically with respect to trees grown, re-
stored, and conserved;
(b) identify statutory, regulatory, and other limita-
tions that inhibit the Federal Government from taking
additional actions in furtherance of the Initiative, and
recommend potential administrative and legislative ac-
tions to remedy such limitations;
(c) identify opportunities to use existing authorities
and existing or future authorized and appropriated
funds t
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