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afford timber purchasers qualifying as "small busi- 

 ness concerns" under the Small Business Act, as 

 amended, and the regulations issued thereunder, 

 an estimate of the cost and the right, when sub- 

 mitting a bid, to elect that the Secretary build the 

 proposed road: Provided. That the provisions of 

 this subsection shall not apply to sales of timber on 

 National Forest System lands in the State of 

 Alaska. 



(2) If the purchaser makes such an election, the 

 price subsequently paid for the timber shall include 

 all of th estimated cost of the road. In the notice of 

 sale, the Secretary of Agriculture shall set a date 

 when such road shall be completed which shall be 

 applicable to either construction by the purchaser 

 or the Secretary, depending on the election. To ac- 

 complish requested work, the Secretary is author- 

 ized to use from any receipts from the sale of tim- 

 ber a siun equal to the estimate for timber pur- 

 chaser credits, and such additional sums as may 

 be appropriated for the construction of roads, such 

 funds to be available until expended, to construct 

 a road that meets the standards specified in the 

 notice of sale. 



(3) The provisions of this subsection shall be- 

 come effective on October 1, 1976. 



PLAN FOR CONTROL OF DUTCH ELM DISEASE 



Sec. 20. The Secretary of Agriculture, in consul- 

 tation with officials of both the States and political 

 subdivisions thereof, shall conduct a study of the 

 incidence of Dutch elm disease and evaluate 

 methods for controlling the spread of such dis- 

 ease. The Secretary shall prepare and submit to 

 the President and both Houses of the Congress on 

 or before March 1, 1977, a report which includes — 



(1) the results of such study; 



(2) plans for further research into the control 

 of Dutch elm disease; and 



(3) an action plan which includes a program 

 of outreach and public information about the 

 disease, and recommendations for controlling the 

 spread of the disease. 



SEVERABILITY 



Sec 21. If any provision of this Act or the ap- 

 plication thereof to any person or circumstances is 

 held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the 

 Act and of the appplication of such provision to 

 other persons and circumstances shall not be af- 

 fected thereby. 



13. Forestry Research Programs 

 16 U.S.C. 582a, 582a-l, 582a-6 



§ 582a. Congressional findings. 



It is recognized that research in forestry is the 

 driving force behind progress in developing and uti- 

 lizing the resources of the Nation's forest and related 

 rangelands. The production, protection, and uti- 

 lization of the forest resources deiJend on strong 

 technological advances and continuing development 

 of the knowledge necessary to increase the efficiency 

 of forestry practices and to extend the benefits that 

 flow from forest and related rangelands. It is rec- 

 ognized that the total forestry research efforts of 

 the several State colleges and universities and of 

 the Federal Government are more fully effective if 

 there is close coordination between such programs, 

 and it is further recognized that forestry schools are 

 especially vital in the training of research workers in 

 forestry. (Pub. L. 87-788, § 1, Oct. 10, 1962. 76 Stat. 

 806.) 



§ 582a-l. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with 

 States; assistance: plans, eligible institutions and 

 amount. 



In order to promote research in forestry, the Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with 

 the several States for the purpose of encouraging 

 and assisting them in carrying out programs of 

 forestry research. 



Such assistance sha.U be in accordance with plans 

 to be agreed upon in advance by the Secretary and 

 (a) land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment 

 stations established under the Morrill Act of July 2. 



1862, as amended, and the Hatch Act of March 2, 

 1887, as amended, and (b) other State-supported 

 colleges and universities offering graduate training 

 in the sciences basic to forestry and having a for- 

 estry school; however, an appropriate State repre- 

 sentative designated by the State's Governor shall, 

 in any agreement drawn up with the Secretary of 

 Agriculture for the purposes of sections 582a to 

 582a-7 of this title, certify those eligible institutions 

 of the State which will qualify for assistance and 

 shall determine the proportionate amounts of as- 

 sistance to be extended these certified institutions. 

 (Pub. L. 87-788, § 2. Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 806.) 



§ 582a-6. Scope of forestry research. 



The term "forestry research" as used in sections 

 582a to 582a-7 of this title shall include investiga- 

 tions relating to: (1) Reforestation and management 

 of land for the production of crops of timber and 

 other related products of the forest; (2) manage- 

 ment of forest and related watershed lands to im- 

 prove conditions of waterflow and to protect re- 

 sources against floods and erosion; (3) management 

 of forest and related rangeland for production of 

 forage for domestic livestock and game and improve- 

 ment of food and habitat for wildlife; (4) manage- 

 ment of forest lands for outdoor recreation; (5) 

 protection of forest land and resources against flre, 

 insects, diseases, or other destructive agents; (6) uti- 

 lization of wood and other forest products; (7) de 



