Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 3 — Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
§ 583j. Establishment and purposes of Foundation
Statutory text
Establishment
There is established the National Forest Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the “Foundation”) as a charitable and nonprofit corporation domiciled in the District of Columbia.
Purposes
The purposes of the Foundation are to—
encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money, and of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture;
undertake and conduct activities that further the purposes for which units of the National Forest System are established and are administered and that are consistent with approved forest plans; and
undertake, conduct and encourage educational, technical and other assistance, and other activities that support the multiple use, research, cooperative forestry and other programs administered by the Forest Service.
Limitation and conflicts of interests
The Foundation shall not participate or intervene in a political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
No director, officer, or employee of the Foundation shall participate, directly or indirectly, in the consideration or determination of any question before the Foundation affecting—
the financial interests of the director, officer, or employee; or
the interests of any corporation partnership, entity, or organization in which such director, officer, or employee—
is an officer, director, or trustee; or
has any direct or indirect financial interest.
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.
National Forest Foundation Act
Pub. L. 101–593 title IV § 402 · 104 Stat. 2954
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 583j
(Pub. L. 101–593, title IV, § 402, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2970.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–593, title IV, § 402, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2970.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 402. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES OF FOUNDATION. (a) Establishment.— There is established the National Forest Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the “Foundation”) as a charitable and nonprofit corporation domiciled in the District of Columbia. (b) Purposes.— The purposes of the Foundation are to— (1) encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money, and of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture; (2) undertake and conduct activities that further the purposes for which units of the National Forest System are established and are administered and that are consistent with approved forest plans; and (3) undertake, conduct and encourage educational, technical and other assistance, and other activities that support the multiple use, research, cooperative forestry and other programs administered by the Forest Service. (c) Limitation and Conflicts of Interests.— (1) The Foundation shall not participate or intervene in a political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. (2) No director, officer, or employee of the Foundation shall participate, directly or indirectly, in the consideration or determination of any question before the Foundation affecting— (A) the financial interests of the director, officer, or employee; or (B) the interests of any corporation partnership, entity, or organization in which such director, officer, or employee— (i) is an officer, director, or trustee; or (ii) has any direct or indirect financial interest.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 1993 Amendment
Pub. L. 103–106, § 1, , 107 Stat. 1031, provided that: “This Act [amending sections 583j–3 and 583j–8 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 583j–3 of this title] may be cited as the ‘National Forest Foundation Act Amendment Act of 1993’.”
Short Title
Pub. L. 101–593, title IV, § 401, , 104 Stat. 2969, provided that: “This title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘National Forest Foundation Act’.”