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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 95 — Rural Revitalization Through Forestry

§ 6614. Action plan implementation

Statutory text

(a)

In general

Action plans shall be implemented, insofar as practicable, to upgrade existing industries to use natural resources more efficiently and to expand the economic base of rural communities so as to alleviate or reduce their dependence on National Forest System land resources.

(b)

Assistance

To implement action plans, the Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts to provide necessary technical and related assistance. Such grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts may be with the affected rural community, State and local governments, universities, corporations, and other persons.

(c)

Limitation

The Federal contribution to the overall implementation of an action plan shall not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the plan, including administrative and other costs. In calculating the Federal contribution, the Secretary shall take into account the fair market value of equipment, personnel, and services provided.

(d)

Available authority

The Secretary may use the Secretary’s authority under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) and other Federal, State, and local governmental authorities in implementing action plans.

(e)

Consistency with forest plans

The implementation of action plans shall be consistent with land and resource management plans.

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. National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–624 title XXIII § 2376 · 104 Stat. 3359

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6614

    Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2376, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4048

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2376, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4048

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2376. ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. (a) In General.— Action plans shall be implemented, insofar as practicable, to upgrade existing industries to use forest resources more efficiently and to expand the economic base of rural communities so as to alleviate or reduce their dependence on national forest resources. (b) Assistance.— To implement action plans, the Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts to provide necessary technical and related assistance. Such grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts may be with the affected rural community, State and local governments, universities, corporations, and other persons. (c) Limitation.— The Federal contribution to the overall implementation of an action plan shall not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the plan, including administrative and other costs. In calculating the Federal contribution, the Secretary shall take into account the fair market value of equipment, personnel, and services provided. (d) Available Authority.— The Secretary may use the Secretary’s authority under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) and other Federal, State, and local governmental authorities in implementing action plans. (e) Consistency With Forest Plans.— The implementation of action plans shall be consistent with land and resource management plans.

  2. District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000

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

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6614(a)

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

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6614(a)

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

    Source evidence

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

1 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 95–313, , 92 Stat. 365, which is classified principally to chapter 41 (§ 2101 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of Title 16 and Tables.

Amendments

1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “natural resources” for “forest resources” and “National Forest System land resources” for “national forest resources”.

Credits

1990–1999 · 2 acts
  1. 1990Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2376, , 104 Stat. 4048
  2. 1999Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(3) [title III, § 345(d)], , 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–204.
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(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2376, , 104 Stat. 4048; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(3) [title III, § 345(d)], , 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–204.)

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