Sec. 13. general provisions
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## Sec. 13 general provisions **[**[16 U.S.C. 2109](/us/usc/t16/s2109)**]** ###
(a)In implementing this Act, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable— ####
(1)work through, cooperate with, and assist State foresters or equivalent State officials; ####
(2)encourage cooperation and coordination between State foresters or equivalent State officials and other State agencies that manage renewable natural resources; ####
(3)use and encourage cooperators under this Act to use, private agencies, consultants, organizations, firms, and individuals to furnish necessary materials and services; and ####
(4)promote effectiveness and economy by coordinating the direct actions and assistance authorized under this Act with related programs the Secretary administers, and with cooperative programs of other agencies. ###
(b)Money appropriated under this Act shall remain available until expended. ###
(c)Requirements for the development of State forest resources programs and State participation in management assistance, planning assistance, and technology implementation, the apportionment of funds among States participating under this Act, the administrative expenses in connection with activities and programs under this Act, and the amounts to be expended by the Secretary to assist non-State cooperators under this Act, shall be determined by the Secretary in consultation with a committee of not less than five State foresters or equivalent State officials selected by a majority of the State foresters or equivalent State officials from States participating in programs under this Act. However, the Secretary need not consult with such committee regarding funds to be expended under emergency conditions that the Secretary may determine. ###
(d)For the purposes of this Act— ####
(1)The terms “**United States**” and “State” shall include each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau,6 and the territories and possessions of the United States; 6Section 8004 of Public Law 110–246 amended the “Cooperative Forestry Act of 1978”. The amendment instruction should have referred to the “Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978” and was executed to reflect the probable intent of Congress. ####
(2)The term “**forest resources**” shall include esthetics, fish and wildlife, forage, outdoor recreation opportunities, timber, and water; and ####
(3)The term “**urban forestry**” means the planning, establishment, protection, and management of trees and associated plants, individually, in small groups, or under forest conditions within cities, their suburbs, and towns. ###
(e)The Secretary may prescribe rules and regulations, as the Secretary deems appropriate, to implement the provisions of this Act. ###
(f)The Secretary is authorized to make grants, agreements, contracts, and other arrangements the Secretary deems necessary to implement this Act. ###
(g)This Act shall be construed as supplementing all other laws relating to the Department of Agriculture and shall not be construed as limiting or repealing any existing law or authority of the Secretary, except as specifically cited in section 16 of this Act. **[**(h)7 In addition to the authority provided elsewhere in this Act, the Secretary may provide assistance to other countries with respect to the activities described in paragraphs
(1)through
(10)of section 3(b), paragraphs
(1)through
(5)of section 7(b), and paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of section 9(b). For the purposes of providing assistance to other countries under this subsection, the term “**non-Federal forest land**” shall mean any forest land and related renewable natural resources in such countries. In providing the assistance authorized under this subsection, the Secretary shall coordinate with other Federal officials, departments, agencies, or international organizations, as the President may direct. The references to “State foresters or equivalent State officials” in this Act shall not apply to the assistance provided by the Secretary to other countries under this subsection.7Subsection
(h)was added by section 607(b)(3) of Public Law 101–513 (104 Stat. 2072, approved November 5, 1990). The amendment was drafted in anticipation of amendments to the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to be made by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 104 Stat. 3525). Two problems arose. The anticipated amendments were changed somewhat so that the amendatory language in Public Law 101–513 refers to the wrong section and Public Law 101–624 was enacted on November 28, 1990, after the date of the enactment of Public Law 101–513. Consequently, subsection
(h)does not appear in the law. The cross references in subsection
(h)to other provisions of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 are also wrong because of the redesignations actually made by Public Law 101–624. Paragraphs
(1)through
(10)of section 3(b) do not exist as section 3(b) now has only six paragraphs. Paragraphs
(1)through
(5)of section 7(b) probably refer to paragraphs
(1)through
(5)of section 8(b), or possibly to all seven paragraphs of section 8(b). Paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of section 9(b) either refer to section 9(b), which actually has eight paragraphs, or to section 10(b), which has four paragraphs. The former is the choice of the Law Revision Counsel while the latter is the choice of the Legislative Counsel.**]**
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- Pub. L. 110-246
- Pub. L. 101-513
- 104 Stat. 2072
- Pub. L. 101-624
- 104 Stat. 3525
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Sec. 13
general provisions
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-246
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101-513
Stat.104 Stat. 2072
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101-624
Stat.104 Stat. 3525
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