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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 96 — Global Climate Change

§ 6709. Interagency cooperation to maximize biomass growth

Statutory text

The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to develop a program to manage forests and land on Department of Defense military installations so as to maximize their potential for biomass growth and sequestering carbon dioxide.

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. Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–624 title XXIV § 2411 · 104 Stat. 3359

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6709

    Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIV, § 2411, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4062

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIV, § 2411, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4062

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2411. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION TO MAXIMIZE BIOMASS GROWTH. The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to— (1) conduct a study of reforestation and improved management of Department of Defense military installations and lands; and (2) develop a program to manage such forests and lands so as to maximize their potential for biomass growth and sequestering carbon dioxide.

  2. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 title VIII § 8301(b) · 132 Stat. 4490

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6709

      Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “to” for “to—”

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6709

      Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “develop a program to manage forests and land on Department of Defense military installations” for “(2) develop a program to manage such forests and lands”

    3. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6709

      Pub. L. 115–334 struck out par. (1) which read as follows: “conduct a study of reforestation and improved management of Department of Defense military installations and lands; and”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “to” for “to—” and “develop a program to manage forests and land on Department of Defense military installations” for “(2) develop a program to manage such forests and lands” and struck out par. (1) which read as follows: “conduct a study of reforestation and improved management of Department of Defense military installations and lands; and”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Interagency Cooperation to Maximize Biomass Growth.— Section 2411 of the Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6709) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “to—” and all that follows through “such forests and lands” in paragraph (2) and inserting “to develop a program to manage forests and land on Department of Defense military installations”.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “to” for “to—” and “develop a program to manage forests and land on Department of Defense military installations” for “(2) develop a program to manage such forests and lands” and struck out par. (1) which read as follows: “conduct a study of reforestation and improved management of Department of Defense military installations and lands; and”.

Credits

1990–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 1990Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIV, § 2411, , 104 Stat. 4062
  2. 2018Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8301(b), , 132 Stat. 4840.
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(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIV, § 2411, , 104 Stat. 4062; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8301(b), , 132 Stat. 4840.)

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