12 2 STA T . 12 80PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 34—M A Y 22 , 2008 specif ie d i n s ub sec t i o n ( c )a ndt h e outco m es achie v ed in meetin g the nationa l p r iorities .’ ’. SEC.80 0 2 . LONG-T E RM ST A TE- WID E ASSESSMENTS AND STRATEGIES F OR FOREST RESO U RCES. T he C ooperative F orestr yA ssistance Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after section 2 (1 6U . S .C. 21 0 1) the follo w ing new section
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‘SEC. 2A. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR FOREST RESOURCES. ‘ ‘(a) A S S E SS M E NTA N D ST R ATE GI ES FO R FOREST R ESO U R C ES. — For a State to be eligible to receive funds under the authorities of this Act , the State forester of that State or e q uivalent State official shall develop and submit to the Secretary, not later than two years after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and E nergy Act of 2008, the following: ‘‘(1) A State - wide assessment of forest resource conditions, including— ‘‘(A) the conditions and trends of forest resources in that State
‘‘( B ) the threats to forest lands and resources in that State consistent with the national priorities specified in section 2(c); ‘‘(C) any areas or regions of that State that are a priority; and ‘‘( D ) any multi-State areas that are a regional priority. ‘‘(2) A long-term State-wide forest resource strategy, including— ‘‘(A) strategies for addressing threats to forest resources in the State outlined in the assessment required by paragraph (1); and ‘‘(B) a description of the resources necessary for the State forester or equivalent State official from all sources to address the State-wide strategy. ‘‘(b) U P DATING.—At such times as the Secretary determines to be necessary, the State forester or equivalent State official shall update and resubmit to the Secretary the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a). ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.— I n developing or updating the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), the State Forester or equivalent State official shall coordinate with— ‘‘(1) the State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee established for the State under section 19(b); ‘‘(2) the State wildlife agency, with respect to strategies contained in the State wildlife action plans; ‘‘( 3 ) the State Technical Committee; ‘‘( 4 ) applicable Federal land management agencies; and ‘‘( 5 ) for purposes of the Forest L egacy P rogram under sec- tion 7, the State lead agency designated by the G overnor. ‘‘(d) INCORPORATION OF O T H ERP L ANS.—In developing or updating the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), the State forester or equivalent State official shall incorporate any forest management plan of the State, including community wildfire protection plans and State wildlife action plans. Deadlin e .16USC2 1 0 1a.
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