PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3535 program of education and technical assistance for urban and community forest resources. The program shall be designed to— "(1) assist urban areas and communities in conducting inventories of their forest resources, including inventories of the species, number, location, and health of trees in urban areas and communities, identifying opportunities for the establishment of plantings for the purposes of conserving energy, and determining the status of related resources (including fish and wildlife habitat, water resources, and trails); "(2) assist State and local organizations (including community associations and schools) in organizing and conducting urban and community forestry projects and programs; "(3) improve education and technical support in— "(A) selecting tree species appropriate for planting in urban and community environments and for promotion of energy conservation; "(B) providing for proper tree planting, maintenance, and protection in urban areas and communities; "(C) protecting individual trees and preserving existing open spaces with or without tree cover; and "(D) identifying opportunities for expanding tree cover in urban areas and communities; "(4) assist in the development of State and local mangigement plans for trees and associated resources in urban areas and communities; and "(5) increase public understanding of the energy conservation, economic, social, environmental, and psychological values of trees and open space in urban and community environments and expand knowledge of the ecological relationships and benefits of trees and related resources in these environments. "(e) PROCUREMENT OF PLANT MATERIALS.— The Secretary, in cooperation with State foresters or equivalent State officials, shall assist in identifying sources of plant materials and may procure or otherwise obtain such plant materials from public or private sources and may make such plant materials available to urban areas and communities for the purpose of reforesting open spaces, replacing dead and dying urban trees, promoting energy conservation, and providing other environmental benefits through expanding tree cover in urban areas and communities. "(f) CHALLENGE COST-SHARE PROGRAM. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall establish an urban and community forestry challenge cost-share program. Funds or other support shall be provided under such program to eligible communities and organizations, on a competitive basis, for urban and community forestry projects. The Secretary shall Decorations, annually make awards under the program in accordance with "pedals, awards. criteria developed in consultation with, and after consideration of recommendations received from, the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council established under subsection (g). Each State forester or equivalent State official may make recommendations to the Secretary for awards under the program for project proposals in their State which meet such criteria. Awards shall be consistent with the cost-share requirements of this section. (2) COST-SHARING. — The Federal share of support for a project provided under this subsection may not exceed 50 percent of the support for that project gind shall be provided on a
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