§ 1682. — Pilot projects and demonstrations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1682]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 36--FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES PLANNING
SUBCHAPTER IV--WOOD RESIDUE UTILIZATION
Sec. 1682. Pilot projects and demonstrations
(a) Establishment, implementation
The Secretary may establish pilot projects and demonstrations to
carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The pilot projects and
demonstrations established under this section (1) may be operated by the
Secretary; or (2) may be carried out through contracts or agreements
with owners of private forest lands or other persons, or in conjunction
with projects, contracts, or agreements entered into under any other
authority which the Secretary may possess: Provided, That nothing
contained in this subchapter shall abrogate or modify provisions of
existing contracts or agreements, including contracts or agreements for
the sale of national forest timber, except to the extent such changes
are mutually agreed to by the parties to such contracts or agreements.
(b) Scope; residue removal credits
Pilot projects and demonstrations carried out under this section may
include, but are not limited to (1) establishment and operation of
utilization demonstration areas; (2) establishment and operation of fuel
wood concentration and distribution centers; and (3) construction of
access roads needed to facilitate wood residue utilization: Provided,
That residue removal credits may be utilized by the Secretary only as
provided in section 1683 of this title.
(Pub. L. 96-554, Sec. 3, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3257.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1687 of this title.
