Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 84 — Healthy Forest Restoration
§ 6552. Definitions
Statutory text
In this subchapter:
Applied silvicultural assessment
In general
The term “applied silvicultural assessment” means any vegetative or other treatment carried out for information gathering and research purposes.
Inclusions
The term “applied silvicultural assessment” includes timber harvesting, thinning, prescribed burning, pruning, and any combination of those activities.
1890 Institution
In general
The term “1890 Institution” means a college or university that is eligible to receive funds under the Act of (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.).
Inclusion
The term “1890 Institution” includes Tuskegee University.
Forest-damaging insect
The term “forest-damaging insect” means—
a Southern pine beetle;
a mountain pine beetle;
a spruce bark beetle;
a gypsy moth;
a hemlock woolly adelgid;
an emerald ash borer;
a red oak borer;
a white oak borer; and
such other insects as may be identified by the Secretary.
Secretary
The term “Secretary” means—
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land; and
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through appropriate offices of the United States Geological Survey, with respect to federally owned land administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
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. 108–148 title IV § 402 · 117 Stat. 1887
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6552
(Pub. L. 108–148, title IV, § 402, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1908.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 108–148, title IV, § 402, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1908.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) Applied silvicultural assessment.— (A) In general.— The term “applied silvicultural assessment” means any vegetative or other treatment carried out for information gathering and research purposes. (B) Inclusions.— The term “applied silvicultural assessment” includes timber harvesting, thinning, prescribed burning, pruning, and any combination of those activities. (2) 1890 institution.— (A) In general.— The term “1890 Institution” means a college or university that is eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.). (B) Inclusion.— The term “1890 Institution” includes Tuskegee University. (3) Forest-damaging insect.— The term “forest-damaging insect” means— (A) a Southern pine beetle; (B) a mountain pine beetle; (C) a spruce bark beetle; (D) a gypsy moth; (E) a hemlock woolly adelgid; (F) an emerald ash borer; (G) a red oak borer; (H) a white oak borer; and (I) such other insects as may be identified by the Secretary. (4) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land; and (B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through appropriate offices of the United States Geological Survey, with respect to federally owned land administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Act of , referred to in par. (2)(A), is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as the Agricultural 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.