Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 36 — Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
§ 1602. Renewable Resource Program; preparation by Secretary and transmittal to President; purpose and development of program; time of preparation, updating and contents
Statutory text
In order to provide for periodic review of programs for management and administration of the National Forest System, for research, for cooperative State and private Forest Service programs, and for conduct of other Forest Service activities in relation to the findings of the Assessment, the Secretary, utilizing information available to the Forest Service and other agencies within the Department of Agriculture, including data prepared pursuant to section 1010a of title 7, shall prepare and transmit to the President a recommended Renewable Resource Program (hereinafter called the “Program”). The Program transmitted to the President may include alternatives, and shall provide in appropriate detail for protection, management, and development of the National Forest System, including forest development roads and trails; for cooperative Forest Service programs; and for research. The Program shall be developed in accordance with principles set forth in the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of (74 Stat. 215; 16 U.S.C. 528–531), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 852) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.]. The Program shall be prepared not later than , to cover the four-year period beginning , and at least each of the four fiscal decades next following such period, and shall be updated no later than during the first half of the fiscal year ending , and the first half of each fifth fiscal year thereafter to cover at least each of the four fiscal decades beginning next after such updating. The Program shall include, but not be limited to—
an inventory of specific needs and opportunities for both public and private program investments. The inventory shall differentiate between activities which are of a capital nature and those which are of an operational nature;
specific identification of Program outputs, results anticipated, and benefits associated with investments in such a manner that the anticipated costs can be directly compared with the total related benefits and direct and indirect returns to the Federal Government;
a discussion of priorities for accomplishment of inventoried Program opportunities, with specified costs, outputs, results, and benefits;
a detailed study of personnel requirements as needed to implement and monitor existing and ongoing programs; and
Program recommendations which—
evaluate objectives for the major Forest Service programs in order that multiple-use and sustained-yield relationships among and within the renewable resources can be determined;
explain the opportunities for owners of forests and rangeland to participate in programs to improve and enhance the condition of the land and the renewable resource products therefrom;
recognize the fundamental need to protect and, where appropriate, improve the quality of soil, water, and air resources;
state national goals that recognize the interrelationships between and interdependence within the renewable resources;
evaluate the impact of the export and import of raw logs upon domestic timber supplies and prices; and
account for the effects of global climate change on forest and rangeland conditions, including potential effects on the geographic ranges of species, and on forest and rangeland products.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 93–378 § 4 · 88 Stat. 476
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1602
Pub. L. 93–378, § 4, formerly § 3, Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 477, renumbered § 4 and amended Pub. L. 94–588, §§ 2, 5, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2949, 2951
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 93–378, § 4, formerly § 3, Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 477, renumbered § 4 and amended Pub. L. 94–588, §§ 2, 5, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2949, 2951Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 4. National Forest System Resource Inventories.— As a part 16 USC 1603. of the Assessment, the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and maintain on a continuing basis a comprehensive and appropriately detailed inventory of all National Forest System lands and renewable resources. This inventory shall be kept current so as to reflect changes in conditions and identify new and emerging resources and values.National Forest Management Act of 1976
Pub. L. 94–588 · 90 Stat. 2949
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1602(4)
Pub. L. 94–588 substituted “implement and monitor” for “satisfy”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (4). Pub. L. 94–588 substituted “implement and monitor” for “satisfy”.National Forest Management Act of 1976
Pub. L. 94–588 · 90 Stat. 2949
Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1602(5)
Pub. L. 94–588 added par. (5)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (5). Pub. L. 94–588 added par. (5).Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990
Pub. L. 101–624 title XXIV § 2408(b) · 104 Stat. 3359
Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1602(5)(F)
Pub. L. 101–624 added subpar. (F)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (5)(F). Pub. L. 101–624 added subpar. (F).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Renewable Resource Program.— Section 4 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1602) is amended in paragraph (5)— (1) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (D); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: “(F) account for the effects of global climate change on forest and rangeland conditions, including potential effects on the geographic ranges of species, and on forest and rangeland products.”.Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2018
Pub. L. 115–141 div. O title II § 208(b)(2) · 132 Stat. 348
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1602
Pub. L. 115–141 substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of Agriculture” in introductory provisions
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–141 substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of Agriculture” in introductory provisions.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 208. None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
3 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 86–517, , 74 Stat. 215, which is classified generally to sections 528 to 531 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 528 of this title and Tables.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 91–190, , 83 Stat. 852, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (§ 4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4321 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments1976–2018 · 3 rounds
2018
Pub. L. 115–141 substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of Agriculture” in introductory provisions.
1990
Par. (5)(F). Pub. L. 101–624 added subpar. (F).
1976
Par. (4). Pub. L. 94–588 substituted “implement and monitor” for “satisfy”.
Par. (5). Pub. L. 94–588 added par. (5).
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under this subchapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 1601 of this title.
Credits
1974–2018 · 3 acts
- 1974Pub. L. 93–378, § 4, formerly § 3, , 88 Stat. 477, renumbered § 4 and amended Pub. L. 94–588, §§ 2, 5, , 90 Stat. 2949, 2951
- 1990Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIV, § 2408(b), , 104 Stat. 4061
- 2018Pub. L. 115–141, div. O, title II, § 208(b)(2), , 132 Stat. 1066.
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(Pub. L. 93–378, § 4, formerly § 3, , 88 Stat. 477, renumbered § 4 and amended Pub. L. 94–588, §§ 2, 5, , 90 Stat. 2949, 2951; Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIV, § 2408(b), , 104 Stat. 4061; Pub. L. 115–141, div. O, title II, § 208(b)(2), , 132 Stat. 1066.)