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Jects which cover the types of conservation measures 

 that should be approved regarding the water bank 

 program; the authorization to purchase perpetual 

 easements to promote the purposes of this Act, as 

 described In section 1501 of this title; the provid- 

 ing of long-term upland game cover; and the estab- 

 lishment and management of approved practices 

 on multlyear set-aside contracts as provided in sec- 

 tion 1505 of this title. (Pub. L. 91-524, title X, § 1007, 

 as added Pub. L. 93-86, § 1(28), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 

 Stat. 244, and amended Pub. L. 93-125, § l(g)(U), 

 Oct. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 450.) 



Amendments 

 1973 — Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-125 substituted "sec- 

 tion 1505 of this title." for "section 1605 of this title:". 



§ 1508. Coordination with and utilization by Secretary 

 of Federal, State, and local services and facilities 

 to carry out programs and plans. 



In carrying out the programs authorized under 

 sections 1501 through 1506 of this title, the Secretary 

 shAll, in addition to appropriate coordination with 

 other Interested Federal, State, and local agencies, 

 utilize the services of local, county, and State com- 

 mittees established under section 590h of this title. 

 The Secretary is also authorized to utilize the facili- 

 ties and services of the Commodity Credit Corpora- 

 tion in discharging his functions and responsibili- 

 ties under this program. The Secretary shall also 

 utilize the technical services of the Soil Conserva- 

 tion Service, the Forest Service, State forestry or- 

 ganizations, soil and water conservation districts, 

 and other State, and Federal agencies, as appropri- 

 ate, in development and installation of approved 

 conservation plans under this chapter. (Pub. L. 91- 

 524. title X, § 1008, as added Pub. L. 93-86, ! 1(28). 

 Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 244.) 



§ 1509. Forestry incentives program. 



(a) Establishment and purposes of program. 



In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, 

 the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and di- 

 rected to develop and carry out a forestry incentives 

 program to encourage the development, manage- 

 ment, and protection of nonlndustrial private for- 

 est lands. The purposes of such a program shall be 

 to encourage landowners to apply practices which 

 will provide for the afforestation of suitable open 

 lands and reforestation of cutover and other non- 

 stocked and understocked forest lands and inten- 

 sive multiple-purpose management and protection 

 of forest resources so as to provide for production of 

 timber and related benefits. 



(b) Definition. 



For the purposes of this section, the term "non- 

 Industrial private forest lands" means lands capable 

 of producing crops of Industrial wood and owned by 

 any private individual, group, association, corpora- 

 tion, or other legal entity. Such term does not in- 

 clude private entities which regularly engage in the 

 business of manufacturing forest products or pro- 

 viding public utilities services of any type, or the 

 subsidiaries of such entities. 



(c) Consultations by Secretary; criteria for distribu- 

 tion of funds by Secretary for cost-sharing; ap- 

 proval of contracts for tracts greater than 500 

 acres. 



The Secretary shall consult with the State forester 

 or other appropriate ofBcial of the respective States 

 Ui the conduct of the forestry incentives program 

 under this section, and Federal assistance shall be 

 extended in accordance with section 1503 (b) of this 

 title. The Secretary shall for the purposes of this 

 section distribute funds available for cost sharing 

 among and within the States only after assessing 

 the public benefit incident thereto, and after giving 

 appropriate consideration to' the number and acre- 

 age of commercial forest lands, number of eligible 

 ownerships in the State, and counties to be served 

 by such cost sharing; the potential productivity of 

 such lands; and the need for reforestation, timber 

 stand improvement, or other forestry investments 

 on such land. No forest Incentives contract shall be 

 approved under this section on a tract greater than 

 five hundred acres, unless the Secretary finds that 

 significant public benefit will be incident to such 

 approval. 



(d) Advertising and bid procedure for contracts. 



The Secretary may, if he determines that such ac- 

 tion will contribute to the effective and equitable ad- 

 ministration of the program established by this sec- 

 tion, use an advertising and bid procedure in deter- 

 mining the lands in any area to be covered by agree- 

 ments. 



(e) Implementation of program; periodic reports to 

 appropriate Congressional committees. 



In implementing the program under this section, 

 the Secretary wlU cause it to be coordinated with 

 other related programs in such a manner as to en- 

 courage the utilization of private agencies, firms, 

 and individuals furnishing services and materials 

 needed in the application of practices Included in the 

 forestry Incentives Improvement procram. The Sec- 

 retary shall periodically report to the appropriate 

 congressional committees of the proRress and con- 

 duct of the progrtim established under this section. 

 (Pub. L. 91-524. title X. § 1009, as added Pub. L. 

 93-«6, i 1(28). Aug. 10. 1973. 87 Stut. 245.) 



§1510. Authorization of .ippropriafions; construction 

 and continuation of proRraiii.s, condacts, and au- 

 thorities; limKation on authorization of appropri- 

 ation for forestry incentives proRram. 



There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 

 annually such sums as may be necessary to carry 

 out the provisions of this chapter. The programs, 

 contracts, and authority authorized under this chap- 

 ter shall be in addition to, and not in substitution 

 for. other programs in such areas authc-ized by this 

 chapter or any other title or Act, and shall not ex- 

 pire with the termination of any other title or Act: 

 Provided. That not more than $25,000,000 annually 

 shall be authorized to be appropriated for the pro- 

 grams authorized under section 1509 of this title. 

 (Pub. L. 91-524, title X, § 1010, as added Pub. L. 93- 

 86. § 1(28), Aug. 10. 1973, 87 Stat. 245.) 



