16 U.S.C. § 1681 — Congressional statement of purpose

Page 1977 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1681 culture’’ for ‘‘Extension Service’’, was executed by making the substitution in subsec. (a) of this section, which is section 5A of the Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as other- wise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture. Amendment by section 7511(c)(34) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of Title 7, Agriculture. § 1674b. Sustainable Forestry Outreach Initiative The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Sustainable Forestry Outreach Initiative’’, to educate landowners concerning the following: (1) The value and benefits of practicing sus- tainable forestry. (2) The importance of professional forestry advice in achieving sustainable forestry objec- tives. (3) The variety of public and private sector resources available to assist the landowners in planning for and practicing sustainable for- estry. (Pub. L. 95–306, § 5B, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VIII, § 8101(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 474.) § 1675. Authorization of appropriations; criteria for eligibility of States for funds There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2023. Generally, States shall be eligible for funds appropriated under this subchapter according to the respective ca- pabilities of their private forests and rangelands for yielding renewable resources and relative needs for such resources identified in the peri- odic 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. (Pub. L. 95–306, § 6, June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 100–231, § 2(1), Jan. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1565; Pub. L. 105–185, title III, § 301(h), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 563; Pub. L. 107–171, title VIII, § 8101(b)(1), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 474; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7413(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1256; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7413(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2017; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7405(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 898; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7509(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4824.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–334 substituted ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2018’’. 2014—Pub. L. 113–79 substituted ‘‘2018’’ for ‘‘2012’’. 2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 7413(a), substituted ‘‘2012’’ for ‘‘2007’’ in first sentence. 2002—Pub. L. 107–171 substituted ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007.’’ for ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to implement this subchapter $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1987 through 2002.’’ 1998—Pub. L. 105–185 substituted ‘‘each of fiscal years 1987 through 2002.’’ for ‘‘the fiscal year ending Sep- tember 30, 1988, and $15,000,000 for each of the next twelve fiscal years.’’ 1988—Pub. L. 100–231 amended first sentence gen- erally, substituting ‘‘1988’’ for ‘‘1979’’ and ‘‘twelve’’ for ‘‘nine’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture. § 1676. Issuance of rules and regulations for im- plementation of provisions and coordination with agricultural, research, extension, and teaching provisions The Secretary is authorized to issue such rules and regulations as the Secretary deems nec- essary to implement the provisions of this sub- chapter and to coordinate this subchapter with title XIV of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 [7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.]. (Pub. L. 95–306, § 7, June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 352.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 95–113, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 913. Title XIV of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, known as the ‘‘National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977’’, is classified principally to chapter 64 (§ 3101 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of Title 7 and Tables. SUBCHAPTER IV—WOOD RESIDUE UTILIZATION § 1681. Congressional statement of purpose The purpose of this subchapter is to develop, demonstrate, and make available information on feasible methods that have potential for com- mercial application to increase and improve uti- lization, in residential, commercial, and indus- trial or powerplant applications, of wood resi- dues resulting from timber harvesting and forest protection and management activities occurring on public and private forest lands, and from the manufacture of forest products, including woodpulp. (Pub. L. 96–554, § 2, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3257.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 96–554, § 9, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3259, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this subchapter and enacting Page 1978 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1682 a provision set out as a note under section 1600 of this title] shall become effective October 1, 1981’’. SHORT TITLE For short title of Pub. L. 96–554, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3257, as the Wood Residue Utilization Act of 1980, see Short Title of 1980 Amendment note set out under sec- tion 1600 of this title. § 1682. Pilot projects and demonstrations (a) Establishment, implementation The Secretary may establish pilot projects and demonstrations to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The pilot projects and dem- onstrations established under this section (1) may be operated by the Secretary; or (2) may be carried out through contracts or agreements with owners of private forest lands or other per- sons, or in conjunction with projects, contracts, or agreements entered into under any other au- thority which the Secretary may possess: Pro- vided, That nothing contained in this subchapter shall abrogate or modify provisions of existing contracts or agreements, including contracts or agreements for the sale of national forest tim- ber, except to the extent such changes are mutu- ally agreed to by the parties to such contracts or agreements. (b) Scope; residue removal credits Pilot projects and demonstrations carried out under this section may include, but are not lim- ited to (1) establishment and operation of utili- zation demonstration areas; (2) establishment and operation of fuel wood concentration and distribution centers; and (3) construction of ac- cess roads needed to facilitate wood residue uti- lization: Provided, That residue removal credits may be utilized by the Secretary only as pro- vided in section 1683 of this title. (Pub. L. 96–554, § 3, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3257.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 9 of Pub. L. 96–554, set out as a note under section 1681 of this title. § 1683. Pilot projects; requirements; residue re- moval credits as compensation; implementa- tion guidelines The Secretary may carry out pilot wood res- idue utilization projects under which purchasers of National Forest System timber under con- tracts awarded prior to October 1, 1986, may, ex- cept as otherwise provided in this section, be re- quired to remove wood residues not purchased by them to points of prospective use in return for compensation in the form of ‘‘residue re- moval credits.’’ Such projects may be carried out where the Secretary identifies situations in which pilot wood residue utilization projects on the National Forest system can provide impor- tant information on various methods and ap- proaches to increasing the utilization, in resi- dential, commercial, and industrial or power- plant applications, of wood residues and where such information cannot reasonably be obtained unless the pilot projects are done in conjunction with normal National Forest timber sale activi- ties. The residue removal credits shall be ap- plied against the amount payable for the timber purchased and shall represent the anticipated cost of removal of wood residues. The following guidelines shall apply to projects carried out under this section: (1) Except in cases where wood residue re- moval is determined to be necessary for fire prevention, site preparation for regeneration, wildlife habitat improvement, or other land management purposes, the Secretary may not provide for removal of wood residues in in- stances where the anticipated cost of removal would exceed the anticipated value. (2) The residue removal credits authorized by this section shall not exceed the amount payable by the purchaser for timber after the application of all other designated charges and credits. (3) The Secretary may sell the wood residues removed to points of prospective use for not less than their appraised value. (4) Pilot projects, demonstrations, and other programs established pursuant to this sub- chapter shall be carried out in a manner which does not result in an adverse effect on the fur- nishing of timber, free of charge, under any other provision of law. (5) Wood residues shall be collected from a site so as to avoid soil depletion or erosion giving full consideration to the protection of wildlife habitat. (6) For the purposes of section 500 of this title, (A) any residue removal credit applied under this section shall be considered as ‘‘money received’’ or ‘‘moneys received’’, re- spectively, and (B) the ‘‘money received’’ or ‘‘moneys received’’, respectively, from the sales of wood residues removed to points of prospective use shall be the proceeds of the sales less the sum of any residue removal cred- it applied with respect to such residues plus any costs incurred by the Forest Service in processing and storing such residues. (Pub. L. 96–554, § 4, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3257.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 9 of Pub. L. 96–554, set out as a note under section 1681 of this title. § 1684. Annual reports The Secretary shall make annual reports to the Congress on the programs authorized by this subchapter. These reports shall be submitted with the reports required under section 1606(c) of this title. (Pub. L. 96–554, § 5, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3258.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 9 of Pub. L. 96–554, set out as a note under section 1681 of this title. § 1685. Regulations The Secretary shall issue such regulations as the Secretary deems necessary to implement the provisions of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 96–554, § 6, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3258.)