16 U.S.C. § 1672 — General program authorization

Page 1974 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1672 the investments of landowners, processors, and users; (4) trees and forests in urban areas improve the esthetic quality, reduce noise, filter impu- rities from the air and add oxygen to it, save energy by moderating temperature extremes, control wind and water erosion, and provide habitat for wildlife; and (5) trees and shrubs used as shelterbelts pro- tect farm lands from wind and water erosion, promote moisture accumulation in the soil, and provide habitat for wildlife. (Pub. L. 95–306, § 2, June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 349.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES Pub. L. 95–306, § 8, June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 352, as amended by Pub. L. 100–231, § 2(2), Jan. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1565; Pub. L. 107–171, title VIII, § 8101(b)(2), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 475; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7413(b), May 22, 2008, 110 Stat. 1256; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7413(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2017; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7405(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 898; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7509(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4824, provided that: ‘‘The provisions of this Act [enacting this subchapter and provision set out as a note under section 1600 of this title] shall be effective for the pe- riod beginning October 1, 1978, and ending September 30, 2023.’’ SHORT TITLE For short title of Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978, see Short Title of 1978 Amendment note set out under section 1600 of this title. § 1672. General program authorization (a) Types of programs; preconditions and co- operation with State program directors, etc. The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), under conditions the Secretary may prescribe and in cooperation with the State directors of cooperative extension service programs and eli- gible colleges and universities, shall— (1) provide educational programs that enable individuals to recognize, analyze, and resolve problems dealing with renewable resources, in- cluding forest- and range-based outdoor recre- ation opportunities, trees and forests in urban areas, and trees and shrubs in shelterbelts; (2) use educational programs to disseminate the results of research on renewable resources; (3) conduct educational programs that trans- fer the best available technology to those in- volved in the management and protection of forests and rangelands and the processing and use of their associated renewable resources; (4) develop and implement educational pro- grams that give special attention to the edu- cational needs of small, private nonindustrial forest landowners; (5) develop and implement educational pro- grams in range and fish and wildlife manage- ment; (6) assist in providing continuing education programs for professionally trained individ- uals in fish and wildlife, forest, range, and wa- tershed management and related fields; (7) help forest and range landowners in se- curing technical and financial assistance to bring appropriate expertise to bear on their problems; (8) help identify areas of needed research re- garding renewable resources; (9) in cooperation with State foresters or equivalent State officials, promote public un- derstanding of the energy conservation, eco- nomic, social, environmental, and psycho- logical values of trees and open space in urban and community area environments and expand knowledge of the ecological relationships and benefits of trees and related resources in urban and community environments; and (10) conduct a comprehensive natural re- source and environmental education program for landowners and managers, public officials, and the public, with particular emphasis on youth. (b) ‘‘Eligible colleges and universities’’ defined As used in this subchapter, the term ‘‘eligible colleges and universities’’ means colleges and universities eligible to be supported and main- tained, in whole or in part, with funds made available under the provisions of the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503–505, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301–305, 307, 308), and the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328), including Tuskegee Institute, and colleges and universities eligible for assistance under the Act of October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 806–807, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 582a, 582a–1—582a–7). (c) Use of appropriate educational methods re- quired; scope of methods In implementing this section, all appropriate educational methods may be used, including, but not limited to, meetings, short courses, workshops, tours, demonstrations, publications, news releases, and radio and television pro- grams. (Pub. L. 95–306, § 3, June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, §§ 1219(b)(1), 1251(b), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3538, 3552; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1018(d), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1905.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503–505, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301–305, 307, 308), referred to in subsec. (b), is act July 2, 1862, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503, popularly known as the Morrill Act and also as the First Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 301 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 301 of Title 7 and Tables. Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328), referred to in subsec. (b), is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as the Ag- ricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 321 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 7. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 321 of Title 7 and Tables. Act of October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 806–807, as amended), referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 87–788, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 806, popularly known as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962’’ and also as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Coopera- tive Forestry Act’’, which is classified generally to sub- chapter III (§ 582a et seq.) of chapter 3 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 582a of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1991—Subsec. (a)(8) to (10). Pub. L. 102–237 struck out ‘‘and’’ at end of par. (8), substituted ‘‘; and’’ for period Page 1975 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1674 at end of par. (9), and redesignated par. (9), relating to education program, as (10). 1990—Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1251(b), added par. (9) relating to education programs for landowners, managers, public officials, and the public. Pub. L. 101–624, § 1219(b)(1), added par. (9) relating to promotion of public understanding of energy conserva- tion, economic, social, environmental, and psycho- logical values of trees and open space in urban and community environments. § 1673. State programs (a) Development by State program director, etc., of comprehensive and coordinated program by mutual agreement; consultations; review procedure The State director of cooperative extension programs (hereinafter in this subchapter re- ferred to as the ‘‘State director’’) and the ad- ministrative heads of extension for eligible col- leges and universities in each State shall jointly develop, by mutual agreement, a single com- prehensive and coordinated renewable resources extension program in which the role of each eli- gible college and university is well-defined. In meeting this responsibility, the State director and the administrative heads of extension for el- igible colleges and universities shall consult and seek agreement with the administrative tech- nical representatives and the forestry represent- atives provided for by the Secretary in imple- mentation of the Act of October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 806–807, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 582a, 582a–1— 582a–7), in the State. Each State’s renewable re- sources extension program shall be submitted to the Secretary annually. The National Agricul- tural Research, Extension, Education, and Eco- nomics Advisory Board established under sec- tion 3123 of title 7 shall review and make rec- ommendations to the Secretary pertaining to programs conducted under this subchapter. (b) Encouragement by State director, etc., of co- operation between county and State exten- sion staffs and appropriate Federal and State agencies and organizations The State director and the administrative heads of extension for eligible colleges and uni- versities in each State shall encourage close co- operation between extension staffs at the coun- ty and State levels, and State and Federal re- search organizations dealing with renewable re- sources, State and Federal agencies that man- age forests and rangelands and their associated renewable resources, State and Federal agencies that have responsibilities associated with the processing or use of renewable resources, and other agencies or organizations the State direc- tor and administrative heads of extension deem appropriate. (c) Administration and coordination of program by State director; exception Each State renewable resources extension pro- gram shall be administered and coordinated by the State director, except that, in States having colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328), including Tuskegee Insti- tute, the State renewable resources extension program shall be administered by the State di- rector and the administrative head or heads of extension for the college or colleges eligible to receive such funds. (d) Appointment and use of advisory committees by State director, etc.; composition of advi- sory committees In meeting the provisions of this section, each State director and administrative heads of ex- tension for eligible colleges and universities shall appoint and use one or more advisory com- mittees comprised of forest and range land- owners, professionally trained individuals in fish and wildlife, forest, range, and watershed man- agement, and related fields, as appropriate, and other suitable persons. (e) ‘‘State’’ defined For the purposes of this subchapter, the term ‘‘State’’ means any one of the fifty States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Dis- trict of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. (Pub. L. 95–306, § 4, June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 350; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 802(b)(3), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1159.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 806–807, as amended), referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87–788, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 806, popularly known as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962’’ and also as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Coopera- tive Forestry Act’’, which is classified generally to sub- chapter III (§ 582a et seq.) of chapter 3 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 582a of this title and Tables. Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328), referred to in subsec. (c), is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as the Ag- ricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 321 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 321 of Title 7 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–127 substituted ‘‘Na- tional Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board’’ for ‘‘National Agricul- tural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board’’. § 1674. Renewable Resources Extension Program plan (a) Preparation and submission to Congress; pur- poses; contents The Secretary shall prepare a five-year plan for implementing this subchapter, which is to be called the ‘‘Renewable Resources Extension Pro- gram’’ and shall submit such plan to the Com- mittee on Agriculture of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate no later than the last day of the first half of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and the last day of the first half of each fifth fiscal year there- after. The Renewable Resources Extension Pro- gram shall provide national emphasis and direc- tion as well as guidance to State directors and administrative heads of extension for eligible colleges and universities in the development of