§ 582a–1.
Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States; assistance: plans, eligible institutions and amount
In order to promote research in forestry, the Secretary 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 shall 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 [7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], and the Hatch Act of March 2, 1887, as amended [7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.], 1890 Institutions (as defined in section 7601 of title 7), and 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; [Public Law 103–382]
([Pub. L. 87–788, § 2], Oct. 10, 1962, [76 Stat. 806]; [Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1441(b)], Dec. 22, 1981, [95 Stat. 1320]; [Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7412(a)], May 22, 2008, [122 Stat. 1255]; [Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)], title VII, § 7412(a), June 18, 2008, [122 Stat. 1664], 2017; [Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7604], Dec. 20, 2018, [132 Stat. 4828].)