Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/220

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104 STAT. 3542 PUBLIC LAW 101-624-NOV. 28, 1990 in the Forest Legacy Program established pursuant to section 7. "(3) FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN. —The State forester or equivalent State official of each State, in consultation with the State Coordinating Committee of such State, shall develop a Forest Stewardship Plan that shall— "(A) provide baseline data on the forest resources of the State; "(B) outline threats to the forest resources of the State; "(C) describe economic and environmental opportunities that are linked with the forest resources of the State; "(D) address management problems, opportunities, and objectives associated with intermingled Federgil, State, and private land ownership patterns within the State; and "(E) make planning recommendations for Federal, State, and local implementation of this Act. "(4) OTHER PLANS. — Other State forest management plans may be used as the basis for or in lieu of establishing a plan for the State under paragraph (3) if such plans fully conform to the objectives of this section. " (5) TERMINATION.— The State Coordinating Committees shall not terminate. "(6) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. —Nothing in this section shall be construed to compel action by any State official.". SEC. 1223. ADMINISTRATION. The Act (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) (as amended by section 1222 of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 16 USC 2114. " SEC. 20. ADMINISTRATION. Regulations. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall administer this Act in accordance with regulations that the Secretary shall develop. " Qo) GuiDEUNES. —The regulations promulgated under this Act shall include guidelines for the administration of this Act at the Federal and State levels and shall identify the measures and activities that are eligible for cost sharing under this Act. "(c) EXISTING MECHANISMS.— Existing mechanisms shall be used to the extent possible to make pajmiente and deliver services to the landowner under this Act. "(d) LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES. — The Secretary, in consultation with State foresters or equivalent State officials, may provide assistance directly to other State and local natural resource management agencies and land grant universities in implementing this Act in cases in which the State foresters or equivalent State officials are not able to make fund transfers to other State and local agencies.". SEC. 1224. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (1) in subsections (d) and (f) of section 4 (16 U.S.C. 2103 (d) and (f)), by striking "10(c)" each place that such occurs and inserting " 13(c)"; (2) in section 12(f) (as redesignated by section 1215 of this Act) (16 U.S.C. 2108(f)) by striking '13" in subsection (f) and inserting "16"; and (3) in section 13(g) (as redesignated by section 1215 of this Act) (16 U.S.C. 2109(g)), by striking "13" and inserting "16".