Lands Authorized for Unit Designation Sec. 7. Whenever used in this Act, the term "federally owned or administered forest land" shall be construed to mean forest land in which, or in the natural resources of which, the United States has a legal or equitable interest of any character sufficient to entitle the United States to control the management or disposition of the timber or other forest products thereon, except land heretofore or hereafter reserved or withdrawn for purposes which are inconsistent with the exercise of the authority confered by this Act; and shall include trust or restricted Indian land, whether tribal or allotted, except that such land shall not be included without the consent of the Indians concerned. (16 U.S.C. 583£) Regulations Sec. 8. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may severally prescribe such rules and regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act. Each Secretary may delegate any of his powers and duties under this Act to other officers or employees of his department. (16 U.S.C. 583g) Other Authorities Sec. 9. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to abrogate or curtail any authority conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior by any Act relating to management of federally owned or administered forest lands, and nothing contained in any such Acts shall be construed to limit or restrict any authority conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior by this Act. (16 U.S.C. 583h) Authorizing Appropriations Sec. 10. Funds available for the protection or management of federally owned or administered forest land within the unit concerned may also be expended in carrying out the purposes of this Act, and there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such additional sums for the purposes of this Act as the Congress may from time to time deem necessary, but such additional sums shall not exceed $150,000 for the Department of Agriculture and $50,000 for the Department of the Interior, for any fiscal year. U.S.C. 5831). (16 Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 • Act of September 21, 1944 (Ch. 412, 58 Stat. 734, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 500-501, 526, 527, 554b, 554c, 559a, 567(note), 572a, 579a, 580-580a; 7 U.S.C. 2225, 2231, 2232, 2244, 2249, 2250, 2256-2258) TITLE II Authorizing Rewards Sec. 201. The Secretary of Agriculture may pay rewards from appropriations available for the protection and management of the national forests, under such regulations as he may prescribe, for information leading to the arrest and convicition for violation of the laws and regulations relating to fires in or near national forests, or for the unlawful taking of, or injury to, Government property. U.S.C. 559a) Medical Attention for Employees (16 Sec. 202. Appropriations for the Forest Service shall be available for medical supplies and services and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of artisans, laborers, and other employees engaged in any hazardous work under the Forest Service, and for expenses of notifying employees of the death or serious illness of close relatives and in such cases where no public transportation is available, for transporting the employees to a point where public transportation is available. (16 U.S.C. 554b) Sale of Fire Control Equipment Sec. 203. The Forest Service may sell and distribute supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to State and private agencies who cooperate with the Forest Service in fire control under terms of written cooperatives agreements, the cost of such supplies, equipment, and materials, including the cost of supervision, transportation, warehousing, and handling, to be reimbursed to appropriations current at the time additional supplies, equipment and materials are procured for warehouse stocks. (16 U.S.C. 580a) Equipment Rental to Cooperators Sec. 204. Appropriations for the work of the Forest Service available for the operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of motor and other equipment may be reimbursed for use of such equipment on projects of the Forest Service chargeable to other appropriations, or on work of other Federal agencies, when requested by such agencies, reimbursement to be made from appropriations applicable to the work on which used at rental rates fixed by the Chief Forester based on the actual or estimated cost of operation, repair, maintenance, depreciation, and equipment management control, and credited to appropriations currently available at the time adjustment is effected. Forest Service may also rent equipment for fire-control purposes to State, county, private, or other non-Federal agencies cooperating with the Forest Service in fire control under the terms of written cooperative agreements, the amount collected for such rental to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time payment is received. (16 U.S.C. 580) Aerial Facilities and Services The Sec. 205. The Forest Service by contract or otherwise may provide for procurement and operation of aerial facilities and services for the protection and management of the national forests and other lands administered by it, including the furnishing, at the airbase, of facilities, equipment, materials and the preparation, mixing and loading into aircraft, with authority to renew any contract for such purpose annually, not more than twice, without additional advertising. (16 U.S.C. 579a) NOTE.--Sec. 205 is amended by Sec. 4 of The Graves of Employees Sec. 206. Appropriations for the Forest Service shall be available within such limitations as may be prescribed therein for the expenses of properly caring for the graves of persons who have lost their lives as a result of fighting fires while employed by the Forest Service. (16 U.S.C. 554c) * * * * Matching Funds Sec. 208. No part of any appropriation which is available for carrying out sections 4 and 5 of the Clarke-McNary Act (16 U.S.C. 567-568) shall be expended in any State or Territory unless the State or Territory, or local subdivision thereof, or individuals, or associations contribute a sum equal to that to be allotted there from by the Government or make contributions other than money deemed by the Secretary to be the value equivalent thereof. (16 U.S.C. 567 (note)) Sec. 209. Apropriations for carrying out sections 4 and 5 of the Clarke-McNary Act (16 U.S.C. 567-568) and Acts supplementary thereto allocated for the production or procurement of nursery stock by any Federal agency, or funds appropriated to any Federal agency for allocation to cooperating States for the production or procurement of nursery stock, shall remain available for expenditure for not more than three fiscal years. (16 U.S.C. 567 (note)) Deposits For Scaling Services Sec. 210. The Forest Service may accept money from timber purchasers for deposit into the Treasury in the trust account, "Forest Service cooperative fund," which moneys are hereby made available for scaling services requested by purchasers in addition to those required by the Forest Service, and for refunds of amounts deposited in excess of the cost of such work. (16 U.S.C. 572a)) Lands Under Purchase Contract Sec. 211. The Forest Service may expend funds available for national forest protection and management for the administration of lands under contract for purchase or for the acquisition of which condemnation proceedings have been instituted under the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.c. 521), and the Act of June 7, 1924 (16 U.S.C. 471, 499, 505, 564-570), and lands transferred to the Forest Service for administration. (16 U.S.C. 527) Amending Other Acts Sec. 212. The sixth paragraph under the heading "Forest Service" of the Act of May 23, 1908, as amended (16 U.S.C. 500), and the fourteenth paragraph under the heading "Forest Service" of the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.c. 501) are each amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "In sales of logs, ties, poles, posts, cordwood, pulpwood, and other forest products the amounts made available for schools and roads by this Act shall be based upon the stumpage value of the timber". (16 U.S.C. 500,501) Water Rights Sec. 213. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for expenditure by the Forest Service such sums as may be necessary for the investigation and establishment of water rights, including the purchase thereof or of lands or interest in lands or rights-of-way for use and protection of water rights necessary or beneficial in connection with the administration and public use of the national forests. (16 U.S.C. 526) Sec. 702. (a) The head of any department or independent establishment of the Government requiring inspections, analyses, and tests of food and other products, within the scope of the functions of the Department of Agriculture and which the Department is unable to perform within the limits of its appropriations, may, with the approval of the Secretary, transfer to the Department for direct expenditure such sums as may be necessary for the performance of such work. (7 U.S.C. 2256) (b) Not to exceed 7 per centum of the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the miscellaneous expenses of the work of any bureau, division, or office of the Department of Agriculture shall be available interchangeably for expenditures on the objects included within the general expenses of such bureau, division, or office, but no more than 7 per centum shall be added to any one item of appropriation except in cases of extraordinary emergency. (7 U.S.C. 2257) Building Repairs Sec. 703. The Department of Agriculture is authorized to erect, alter, and repair such buildings and other public improvements as may be necessary to carry out its authorized work: Provided, That no building or improvement shall be erected or altered under this authority unless provision is made there for in the applicable appropriation and the cost thereof is not in excess of limitations prescribed therein. (7 U.S.C. 2250) Newspaper Subscriptions Sec. 704. The Department of Agriculture is authorized to subscribe for such newspapers as may be necessary to carry out its authorized work: Provided, That purchases under this authority shall not be made unless provision is made there for in the applicable appropriation and the cost thereof is not in excess of limitations prescribed therein. (7 U.S.C. 2258) |