Sec. 601. FOREST STANDS INVENTORY AND MONITORING PROGRAM TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF AND RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS
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## SEC. 601 FOREST STANDS INVENTORY AND MONITORING PROGRAM TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF AND RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS **[**[16 U.S.C. 6591](/us/usc/t16/s6591)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out a comprehensive program to inventory, monitor, characterize, assess, and identify forest stands (with emphasis on hardwood forest stands) and potential forest stands— ####
(1)in units of the National Forest System (other than those units created from the public domain); and ####
(2)on private forest land, with the consent of the owner of the land. ###
(b)Issues To Be Addressed In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall address issues including— ####
(1)early detection, identification, and assessment of environmental threats (including insect, disease, invasive species, fire, and weather-related risks and other episodic events); ####
(2)loss or degradation of forests; ####
(3)degradation of the quality forest stands caused by inadequate forest regeneration practices; ####
(4)quantification of carbon uptake rates; and ####
(5)management practices that focus on preventing further forest degradation. ###
(c)Early Warning System In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive early warning system for potential catastrophic environmental threats to forests to increase the likelihood that forest managers will be able to— ####
(1)isolate and treat a threat before the threat gets out of control; and ####
(2)prevent epidemics, such as the American chestnut blight in the first half of the twentieth century, that could be environmentally and economically devastating to forests. ###
(d)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
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Sec. 601
FOREST STANDS INVENTORY AND MONITORING PROGRAM TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF AND RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS
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