§ 6613. Rural natural resources and economic diversification action teams

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. 1990

   National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XXIII § 2375 · 104 Stat. 3359

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6613

   Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2375, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4047

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2375, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4047

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 2375. RURAL FORESTRY AND ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION ACTION TEAMS. (a) Requests for Assistance.— Economically disadvantaged rural communities may request assistance from the Secretary in identifying opportunities that will promote economic improvement and diversification and revitalization. (b) Establishment.— Upon request, the Secretary may establish rural forestry and economic diversification action teams to prepare an action plan to provide technical assistance to economically disadvantaged communities. The action plan shall identify opportunities to promote economic diversification and enhance local economies now dependent upon national forest resources. The action team may also identify opportunities to use value-added products and services derived from national forest resources. (c) Organization.— The Secretary shall design and organize any action team established pursuant to subsection (b) to meet the unique needs of the requesting rural community. Each action team shall be directed by an employee of the Forest Service and may include personnel from other agencies within the Department of Agriculture, from other Federal and State departments and agencies, and from the private sector. (d) Cooperation.— In preparing action plans, the Secretary may cooperate with State and local governments, universities, private companies, individuals, and nonprofit organizations for procurement of services determined necessary or desirable. (e) Eligibility.— The Secretary shall ensure that no substantially similar geographical or defined local area in a State receives a grant for technical assistance to an economically disadvantaged community under this chapter and a grant for assistance under a designated rural development program, as defined in section 365(b)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, during any continuous five-year period. (f) Approval.— After reviewing requests under this section for financial and economic feasibility and viability, the Secretary shall approve and implement in accordance with section 2376 those action plans that will achieve the purposes of this chapter.

2. 1996

   Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–127 § 753(b)(1)(A) · 110 Stat. 888

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6613(e)

   Pub. L. 104–127, § 753(b)(1)(A), struck out “, as defined in section 2008(b)(2) of this title,” before “during any”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–127, § 753(b)(1)(A), struck out “, as defined in section 2008(b)(2) of this title,” before “during any”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (e), by striking “, as defined in section 365(b)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,”; and

3. 1996

   Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–127 § 753(b)(1)(B) · 110 Stat. 888

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 6613(g)

   Pub. L. 104–127, § 753(b)(1)(B), added subsec. (g)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–127, § 753(b)(1)(B), added subsec. (g).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) by adding at the end the following: “(g) Definition of Designated Rural Development Program.— In this section, the term ‘designated rural development program’ means a program carried out under section 304(b), 306(a), or 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(b), 1926(a), and 1932(e)) for which funds are available at any time during the fiscal year.”.

4. 1999

   District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000

   Pub. L. 106–113 div. B § 1000(a)(3)(tIII)(s345)(c) · 113 Stat. 1501

   1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6613(b)

      Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “natural resources” for “forestry”

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6613(b)

      Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “National Forest System land resources” for “national forest resources” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “natural resources” for “forestry” and substituted “National Forest System land resources” for “national forest resources” in two places.

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