Sec. 1243. SEMIARID AGROFORESTRY RESEARCH CENTER
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## SEC. 1243 SEMIARID AGROFORESTRY RESEARCH CENTER **[**[16 U.S.C. 1642 note](/us/usc/t16/s1642)**]** ###
(a)Semiarid Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Center The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish at the Forestry Sciences Laboratory of the United States Forest Service, in Lincoln, Nebraska, a Semiarid Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Center (hereafter referred to in this section as the “Center”) and appoint a Director to manage and coordinate the program established at the Center under subsection (b). ###
(b)Program The Secretarv shall establish a program at the Center and seek the participation of Federal or State governmental entities, land-grant colleges or universities, State agricultural experiment stations, State and private foresters, the National Arbor Day Foundation, and other nonprofit foundations in such program to conduct or assist research, investigations, studies, and surveys to— ####
(1)develop sustainable agroforestry systems on semiarid lands that minimize topsoil loss and water contamination and stabilize or enhance crop productivity; ####
(2)adapt, demonstrate, document, and model the effectiveness of agroforestry systems under different farming systems and soil or climate conditions; ####
(3)develop dual use agroforestry systems compatible with paragraphs
(1)and
(2)which would provide high-value forestry products for commercial sale from semiarid land; ####
(4)develop and improve the drought and pest resistance characteristics of trees for conservation forestry and agroforestry applications in semiarid regions, including the introduction and breeding of trees suited for the Great Plains region of the United States; ####
(5)develop technology transfer programs that increase farmer and public acceptance of sustainable agroforestry systems; ####
(6)develop improved windbreak and shelterbelt technologies for drought preparedness, soil and water conservation, environmental quality, and biological diversity on semiarid lands; ####
(7)develop technical and economic concepts for sustainable agroforestry on semiarid lands, including the conduct of economic analyses of the costs and benefits of agroforestry systems and the development of models to predict the economic benefits under soil or climate conditions; ####
(8)provide international leadership in the development and exchange of agroforestry practices on semiarid lands worldwide; ####
(9)support research on the effects of agroforestry systems on semiarid lands in mitigating nonpoint source water pollution; ####
(10)support research on the design, establishment, and maintenance of tree and shrub plantings to regulate the deposition of snow along roadways; and ####
(11)conduct sociological, demographic, and economic studies as needed to develop strategies for increasing the use of forestry conservation and agroforestry practices. ###
(c)Information Collection and Dissemination The Secretary shall establish at the Center a program, to be known as the National Clearinghouse on Agroforestry Conservation and Promotion to— ####
(1)collect, analyze, and disseminate information on agroforestry conservation technologies and practices; and ####
(2)promote the use of such information by landowners and those organizations associated with forestry and tree promotion. ###
(d)Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out this section. * * * * * * * # TITLE XIV CONSERVATION
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