16 U.S.C. § 1676 — Issuance of rules and regulations for im-

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