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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 36 — Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning

§ 1607. National Forest System renewable resources; development and administration by Secretary in accordance with multiple use and sustained yield concepts for products and services; target year for operational posture of resources; budget requests

Statutory text

The Secretary shall take such action as will assure that the development and administration of the renewable resources of the National Forest System are in full accord with the concepts for multiple use and sustained yield of products and services as set forth in the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 [16 U.S.C. 528–531]. To further these concepts, the Congress hereby sets the year 2030 as the target year when the renewable resources of the National Forest System shall be in an operating posture whereby all backlogs of needed treatment for their restoration shall be reduced to a current basis and the major portion of planned intensive multiple-use sustained-yield management procedures shall be installed and operating on an environmentally-sound basis. The annual budget shall contain requests for funds for an orderly program to eliminate such backlogs: Provided, That when the Secretary finds that (1) the backlog of areas that will benefit by such treatment has been eliminated, (2) the cost of treating the remainder of such area exceeds the economic and environmental benefits to be secured from their treatment, or (3) the total supplies of the renewable resources of the United States are adequate to meet the future needs of the American people, the budget request for these elements of restoration may be adjusted accordingly.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 93–378 § 9 · 88 Stat. 476

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1607

    Pub. L. 93–378, § 9, formerly § 8, Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 479, renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 94–588, § 2, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2949

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–378, § 9, formerly § 8, Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 479, renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 94–588, § 2, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2949

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 9. Transportation System.— The Congress declares that the 16 USC 1608. installation of a proper system of transportation to service the National Forest System, as is provided for in Public Law 88–657, the Act of October 13, 1964 (16 U.S.C. 532–538), shall be carried forward in time to meet anticipated needs on an economical and environmentally sound basis, and the method chosen for financing the construction and maintenance of the transportation system should be such as to enhance local, regional, and national benefits, except that the financing of forest development roads as authorized by clause (2) of section 4 of the Act of October 13, 1964, shall be deemed “budget authority” and “budget outlays” as those terms are defined in section 3(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and shall be effective for any fiscal year only in the manner Ante, p. 299. required for new spending authority as specified by section 401(a) of that Act. Ante, p. 317.

  2. 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. § 1607

    Pub. L. 115–141 substituted “Secretary shall take” for “Secretary of Agriculture shall take”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–141 substituted “Secretary shall take” for “Secretary of Agriculture shall take”.

    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. Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees Act

    Pub. L. 117–58 div. G title III § 70302(a)(2) · 135 Stat. 429

    Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1607

    Pub. L. 117–58 substituted “year 2030” for “year 2000”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 117–58 substituted “year 2030” for “year 2000”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) National forest system program elements.— Section 9 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1607) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking “2000” and inserting “2030”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

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.

Amendments2018–2021 · 2 rounds

2021

Pub. L. 117–58 substituted “year 2030” for “year 2000”.

2018

Pub. L. 115–141 substituted “Secretary shall take” for “Secretary of Agriculture shall take”.

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

1974–2021 · 3 acts
  1. 1974Pub. L. 93–378, § 9, formerly § 8, , 88 Stat. 479, renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 94–588, § 2, , 90 Stat. 2949
  2. 2018amended Pub. L. 115–141, div. O, title II, § 208(b)(2), , 132 Stat. 1066
  3. 2021Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title III, § 70302(a)(2), , 135 Stat. 1260.
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(Pub. L. 93–378, § 9, formerly § 8, , 88 Stat. 479, renumbered § 9, Pub. L. 94–588, § 2, , 90 Stat. 2949; amended Pub. L. 115–141, div. O, title II, § 208(b)(2), , 132 Stat. 1066; Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title III, § 70302(a)(2), , 135 Stat. 1260.)

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