116 STAT. 468 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 TITLE VIII—FORESTRY Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 SEC. 8001. REPEAL OF FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM AND STEWARDSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM. (a) REPEAL. — The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by striking section 4 (16 U.S.C. 2103) and section 6 (16 U.S.C. 2103b). 16 USC 2103 (b) USE OF REMAINING FUNDS. —Notwithstanding the amendiiote. ment made by subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may use funds appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the forestry incentives program or the stewardship incentive program, but not expended before the date of enactment of this Act, to carry out sections 4 and 6 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as in effect on the date before the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 8002. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PRO- GRAM. 16 USC 2103 (a) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this section are— note- (1) to strengthen the commitment of the Secretary of Agriculture to sustainable forest management to enhance the productivity of timber, fish and wildlife habitat, soil and water quality, wetland, recreational resources, and aesthetic values of forest land; and (2) to establish a coordinated and cooperative Federal, State, and local sustainable forestry program for the establishment, management, maintenance, enhancement, and restoration of forests on nonindustrial private forest land. (b) FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.—The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after section 3 (16 U.S.C. 2102) the following: 16 USC 2103. " SEC. 4. FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. " (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a forest land enhancement program— "(A) to provide financial assistance to State foresters; and "(B) to encourage the long-term sustainability of nonindustrial private forest lands in the United States by assisting the owners of nonindustrial private forest lands, through State foresters, in more actively managing the nonindustrial private forest lands and related resources of those owners through the use of State, Federal, and private sector resource management expertise, financial assistance, and educational programs. "(2) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION. — The Secretary, acting through State foresters, shall implement the program— "(A) in coordination with the State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committees; and "(B) in consultation with other Federal, State, and local natural resource management agencies, institutions
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