25 U.S.C. § 3079 — Authorization of appropriations

Page 548 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 3079 Stat. 2372, known as the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3071 of this title and Tables. § 3079. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027. (Pub. L. 117–258, § 11, Dec. 21, 2022, 136 Stat. 2385.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 117–258, Dec. 21, 2022, 136 Stat. 2372, known as the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3071 of this title and Tables. CHAPTER 33—NATIONAL INDIAN FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Sec. 3101. Findings. 3102. Purposes. 3103. Definitions. 3104. Management of Indian forest land. 3105. Forest management deduction. 3106. Forest trespass. 3107. Direct payment of forest products receipts. 3108. Secretarial recognition of tribal laws. 3109. Indian forest land assistance account. 3110. Tribal forestry programs. 3111. Assessment of Indian forest land and manage- ment programs. 3112. Alaska Native technical assistance program. 3113. Establishment of Indian and Alaska Native forestry education assistance. 3114. Postgraduation recruitment, education and training programs. 3115. Cooperative agreement between Department of the Interior and Indian tribes. 3115a. Tribal forest assets protection. 3115b. Tribal forest management demonstration project. 3116. Obligated service; breach of contract. 3117. Authorization of appropriations. 3118. Regulations. 3119. Severability. 3120. Trust responsibility. § 3101. Findings The Congress finds and declares that— (1) the forest lands of Indians are among their most valuable resources and Indian for- est lands— (A) encompass more than 15,990,000 acres, including more than 5,700,000 acres of com- mercial forest land and 8,700,000 acres of woodland, (B) are a perpetually renewable and man- ageable resource, (C) provide economic benefits, including income, employment, and subsistence, and (D) provide natural benefits, including ecological, cultural, and esthetic values; (2) the United States has a trust responsi- bility toward Indian forest lands; (3) existing Federal laws do not sufficiently assure the adequate and necessary trust man- agement of Indian forest lands; (4) the Federal investment in, and the man- agement of, Indian forest land is significantly below the level of investment in, and manage- ment of, National Forest Service forest land, Bureau of Land Management forest land, or private forest land; (5) tribal governments make substantial contributions to the overall management of Indian forest land; and (6) there is a serious threat to Indian forest lands arising from trespass and unauthorized harvesting of Indian forest land resources. (Pub. L. 101–630, title III, § 302, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4532.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2004 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108–278, § 1, July 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 868, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 3115a of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 3115b of this title] may be cited as the ‘Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 101–630, title III, § 301, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4532, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘National Indian Forest Resources Management Act’.’’ § 3102. Purposes The purposes of this chapter are to— (1) allow the Secretary of the Interior to take part in the management of Indian forest lands, with the participation of the lands’ ben- eficial owners, in a manner consistent with the Secretary’s trust responsibility and with the objectives of the beneficial owners; (2) clarify the authority of the Secretary to make deductions from the proceeds of sale of Indian forest products, assure the use of such deductions on the reservation from which they are derived solely for use in forest land man- agement activities, and assure that no other deductions shall be collected; (3) increase the number of professional In- dian foresters and related staff in forestry pro- grams on Indian forest land; and (4) provide for the authorization of necessary appropriations to carry out this chapter for the protection, conservation, utilization, man- agement, and enhancement of Indian forest lands. (Pub. L. 101–630, title III, § 303, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4532.) § 3103. Definitions For the purposes of this chapter, the term— (1) ‘‘Alaska Native’’ means Native as defined in section 1602(b) of title 43; (2) ‘‘forest’’ means an ecosystem of at least one acre in size, including timberland and woodland, which— (A) is characterized by a more or less dense and extensive tree cover, (B) contains, or once contained, at least ten percent tree crown cover, and (C) is not developed or planned for exclu- sive nonforest use; (3) ‘‘Indian forest land’’ means Indian lands, including commercial and non-commercial