1

 So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.

2

 So in original. The comma probably should be a period.

Editorial Notes

Codification

Subsec. (b) of this section amended section 581h of this title.

Amendments

2021—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 117–58, § 70302(a)(1)(A)(ii), redesignated subsec. (d) relating to Congressional policy regarding forested land in the National Forest System as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).

Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 117–58, § 70302(a)(1)(A)(iii)(I), in first sentence, substituted “1607 of this title, the Secretary shall, annually during each of the 10 years beginning after November 15, 2021” for “1607 of this title, the Secretary shall annually for eight years following October 22, 1976” and “10-year” for “eight-year”; in second sentence, substituted “the 10-year period” for “such eight-year period”; and in third sentence, substituted “fiscal year 2021” for “fiscal year 1978”.

Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 117–58, § 70302(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II), substituted “requirements of this subsection” for “requirements of this subsection (d)”.

Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 117–58, § 70302(a)(1)(A)(iii)(III), added par. (4).

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117–58, § 70302(a)(1)(A)(i), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f).

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–141 inserted “(referred to in this subchapter as the ‘Secretary’)” after “Secretary of Agriculture” in introductory provisions.

1990—Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 101–624 added pars. (5) and (6).

1976—Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 94–588, §§ 3, 4, added subsecs. (c) to (e).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsecs. (d)(1) and (e) of this section relating to submitting annual reports to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and pages 45 and 47 of House Document No. 103–7.

Report

Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title III, § 70303, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1260, provided that: “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 15, 2021], and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available on the website of the Forest Service, a report that describes, with respect to the preceding year—

“(1)

an evaluation of the degree to which the Secretary has achieved compliance with the requirements contained in the amendments made by this title [see Short Title of 2021 Amendment note set out under section 1600 of this title], including, as a result of those amendments, the number of acres covered by reforestation projects that follow unplanned events (such as wildfires);

“(2)

the total number of acres of land reforested under each authority of the Secretary under which reforestation projects have been carried out;

“(3)

the number of acres of National Forest System land affected by, and the substance of reforestation needs on that land resulting from, unplanned events; and

“(4)

the number of acres in need of reforestation under subsection (e)(1) of section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601).”

Presidential Commission on State and Private Forests

Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1245, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3548, as amended by Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1018(b), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1905, established the Commission on State and Private Forests, which was to assess the status of the State and private forest lands of the United States and report its findings and recommendations to the President by Dec. 1, 1992, and which terminated 90 days after submitting its report.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture, insofar as they involve lands and programs under jurisdiction of that Department, related to compliance with this subchapter and system activities requiring coordination and approval under general authorities of this subchapter with respect to pre-construction, construction, and initial operation of transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas transferred to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, until first anniversary of date of initial operation of Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, §§ 102(f), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1, 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System abolished and functions and authority vested in Inspector transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102–486, set out as an Abolition of Office of Federal Inspector note under section 719e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. Functions and authority vested in Secretary of Energy subsequently transferred to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects by section 720d(f) of Title 15.