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FOREST SERVICE 



Forest & Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act (1978) [16 U.S.C. § 1642] 



authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct research and experiments to obtain, 

 analyze, develop, demonstrate, and disseminate scientific information about protecting and 

 managing forests for a multitude of purposes; § 1642(a)(3) specifies protecting vegetation, 

 forest, and rangeland resources from insects, diseases, noxious plants, animals, air 

 pollutants, and other agents 



§ 1642(b) requires the Secretary to maintain a current comprehensive survey of the 

 "present and prospective conditions of and requirements for renewable resources of the 

 forests and rangelands . . . and means needed to balance the demand for and supply of 

 these renewable resources, benefits, and uses in meeting the needs of the people of the 

 United States. . . ." 



Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (1978) [16 U.S.C. §§ 2101, 2102, 2104] ^ 



§ 2101(a) recognizes that "efforts to prevent and control . . . insects and diseases often 

 require coordinated action by both Federal and non-Federal land managers; . . ." 



§ 2102(b) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to state foresters to 

 develop and distribute genetically improved tree seeds and to improve management 

 techniques aimed at increasing production of a variety of forest products, including wildlife 

 habitat and water 



§ 2104 authorizes the Secretary to protect from insects and diseases trees and wood 

 products in use on National forests or, in cooperation with others, on other lands in the 

 U.S.; such assistance may include surveys and determination and organization of control 

 methods. Programs on non-federal lands can be instituted only with the consent of, and 

 with a contribution of resources from, the owner. The Secretary may also prescribe other 

 conditions for such cooperative efforts. 



Executive Order 11987 (1977) 



directs federal agencies to restrict the introduction of exotic species into natural 

 ecosystems under their jurisdiction and to encourage states to do the same; directs the 

 Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to restrict the introduction into any natural system 

 of animals or plants designated as injurious or noxious under the Lacey Act and Federal 

 Noxious Weed Act 



