§ 1650. — Hardwood technology transfer and applied research.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1650]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 36--FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES PLANNING
SUBCHAPTER II--RESEARCH
Sec. 1650. Hardwood technology transfer and applied research
(a) Authority of Secretary
The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter the ``Secretary'') is
hereby and hereafter authorized to conduct technology transfer and
development, training, dissemination of information and applied research
in the management, processing and utilization of the hardwood forest
resource. This authority is in addition to any other authorities which
may be available to the Secretary including, but not limited to, the
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended (16 U.S.C. 2101
et seq.), and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Act of 1978,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1600-1614).\1\
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(b) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements; gifts and donations
In carrying out this authority, the Secretary may enter into grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements with public and private agencies,
organizations, corporations, institutions and individuals. The Secretary
may accept gifts and donations pursuant to section 2269 of title 7
including gifts and donations from a donor that conducts business with
any agency of the Department of Agriculture or is regulated by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
(c) Use of assets of Wood Education and Resource Center; establishment
of Institute of Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied
Research
The Secretary is hereby and hereafter authorized to operate and
utilize the assets of the Wood Education and Resource Center (previously
named the Robert C. Byrd Hardwood Technology Center in West Virginia) as
part of a newly formed ``Institute of Hardwood Technology Transfer and
Applied Research'' (hereinafter the ``Institute''). The Institute, in
addition to the Wood Education and Resource Center, will consist of a
Director, technology transfer specialists from State and Private
Forestry, the Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Princeton, West Virginia,
and any other organizational unit of the Department of Agriculture as
the Secretary deems appropriate. The overall management of the Institute
will be the responsibility of the Forest Service, State and Private
Forestry.
(d) Generation of revenue; deposit into Hardwood Technology Transfer and
Applied Research Fund
The Secretary is hereby and hereafter authorized to generate revenue
using the authorities provided herein. Any revenue received as part of
the operation of the Institute shall be deposited into a special fund in
the Treasury of the United States, known as the ``Hardwood Technology
Transfer and Applied Research Fund'', which shall be available to the
Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, in furtherance
of the purposes of this section, including upkeep, management, and
operation of the Institute and the payment of salaries and expenses.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There are hereby and hereafter authorized to be appropriated such
sums as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(3) [title III, Sec. 332], Nov.
29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-197.)
References in Text
The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, referred to in
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 95-313, July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 365, as amended,
which is classified principally to chapter 41 (Sec. 2101 et seq.) of
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, and not as part of the Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 which comprises
this subchapter.
Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied Research
Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(e) [title III, Sec. 343], Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-231, 2681-297, provided that:
``(a) The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter the `Secretary') is
hereby authorized to conduct technology transfer and development,
training, dissemination of information and applied research in the
management, processing and utilization of the hardwood forest resource.
This authority is in addition to any other authorities which may be
available to the Secretary including, but not limited to, the
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended (16 U.S.C. 2101
et. seq.), and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Act of 1978,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1600-1614).
``(b) In carrying out this authority, the Secretary may enter into
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with public and private
agencies, organizations, corporations, institutions and individuals. The
Secretary may accept gifts and donations pursuant to the Act of October
10, 1978 (7 U.S.C. 2269) including gifts and donations from a donor that
conducts business with any agency of the Department of Agriculture or is
regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture.
``(c) The Secretary is authorized, on such terms and conditions as
the Secretary may prescribe, to assume all rights, title, and interest,
including all outstanding assets, of the Robert C. Byrd Hardwood
Technology Center, Inc. (hereinafter the `Center'), a non-profit
corporation existing under the laws of the State of West Virginia:
Provided, That the Board of Directors of the Center requests such an
action and dissolves the corporation consistent with the Articles of
Incorporation and the laws of the State of West Virginia.
``(d) The Secretary is authorized to operate and utilize the assets
of the Center as part of a newly formed `Institute of Hardwood
Technology Transfer and Applied Research' (hereinafter the `Institute').
The Institute, in addition to the Center, will consist of a Director,
technology transfer specialists from State and Private Forestry, the
Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Princeton, West Virginia, and any other
organizational unit of the Department of Agriculture as the Secretary
deems appropriate. The overall management of the Institute will be the
responsibility of the USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry.
``(e) The Secretary is authorized to generate revenue using the
authorities provided herein. Any revenue received as part of the
operation of the Institute shall be deposited into a special fund in the
Treasury of the United States, known as the `Hardwood Technology
Transfer and Applied Research Fund', which shall be available to the
Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, in furtherance
of the purposes of this section, including upkeep, management, and
operation of the Institute and the payment of salaries and expenses.
``(f) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.''
