PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3539 (1) PROMOTION OF PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING. —Section 3(a) of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1672(a)) is amended— (A) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (7); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting "; and"; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(9) in cooperation with State foresters or equivalent State officials, promote public understanding of the energy conservation, economic, social, environmental, and psychological values of trees and open space in urban and community area environments and expand knowledge of the ecological relationships and . benefits of trees and related resources in urban and community environments.". (2) URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY.— Section 5(a) of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1674(a)) is amended in the final sentence by striking "for planting and management of trees and forests in urban areas," and inserting "for urban and community forestry activities,". SEC. 1220. FIREFIGHTING PREPAREDNESS AND MOBILIZATION ASSIST- ANCE. (a) ASSISTANCE TO STATE FORESTERS. —Section 10(b) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 2106(b)) (as redesignated by section 1215 of this Act) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(4) provide financial, technical, and related assistance to State foresters or equivalent State officials, and through them to other agencies and individuals, including rural volunteer fire departments, to conduct preparedness and mobilization activities, including training, equipping, and otherwise enabling State and local firefighting agencies to respond to requests for fire suppression assistance.". (b) APPROPRIATIONS. —Section 10(e) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 2106(e)) is amended— (1) by striking "(e)" and inserting "(e)(1)"; and (2) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by inserting "paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of" after "implement"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(2)(A) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated annually $70,000,000 to carry out subsection (b)(4). Of the total amount appropriated to carry out subsection (b)(4)— "(i) one-half shall be available only for State foresters or equivalent State officials, and through them to other agencies and individuals, of which not less than $100,000 shall be made available to each State; and "(ii) one-half shall be available only for rural volunteer fire departments. "(B) The Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out with funds made available pursuant to this paragraph may not exceed 50 percent of the cost of that activity. The non-Federal share for such activity may be in the form of cash, services, or in kind contributions.".
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