especially for the South. Meanwhile, 

 input from various southern 

 associations has also been helpful in 

 developing Clean Air Act regulations 

 permitting continuation of much- 

 needed prescribed burning under 

 carefully supervised conditions. 



In 1978, most national and Sothern 

 State forestry associations had 

 stongly supported enactment of the 

 Cooperative Forestry Assistance 

 Act, Renewable Resources 

 Extension Act, and the Forest and 

 Reangeland Renewable Resources 

 Research Act. While these were all 

 Federal and therefore national 

 measures, they were clearly going 

 to exert major impact on the 

 South and its forest productivity. 

 These groups had also responded 

 similarly in supporting the 1974 

 Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

 Resources Planning Act and the 1976 

 National Forest Management Act 

 (LeMaster 1984). 



Beginning with Virginia in 1970, 

 State forestry associations have 

 played a major role in establishing 

 State forestry incentives programs, 

 which are enhancing reforestation and 

 forest improvement practices through 

 various cost-share arrangements. 

 Mississippi and Louisiana inaugurated 

 programs in 1974, North Carolina in 

 1977, Texas in 1980, Florida in 

 1981, and South Carolina in 1982. 

 All of the preceding programs 

 involve State as well as private 

 funding, except for those in Florida, 

 Louisiana and Texas, which are 

 financed wholly by industry. The 

 Florida program, however, is 

 administered by the State division of 

 forestry, whereas the Louisiana and 

 Texas programs are directed through 

 the State forestry association's 

 offices. Indications are that other 

 Southern States may undertake similar 

 programs in the future. 



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