§ 582a-4. — Regulations; advice and assistance; appointment, membership, etc., of council.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC582a-4]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER III--RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Sec. 582a-4. Regulations; advice and assistance; appointment,
membership, etc., of council
(a) Regulations and assistance
The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary
to carry out this subchapter and to furnish such advice and assistance
through a cooperative State forestry research unit in the Department as
will best promote the purposes of this subchapter.
(b) Advisory council
The Secretary shall appoint a council of not fewer than sixteen
members which shall be constituted to give representation to Federal and
State agencies concerned with developing and utilizing the Nation's
forest resources, the forest industries, the forestry schools of the
State-certified eligible institutions, State agricultural experiment
stations, and volunteer public groups concerned with forests and related
natural resources. The council shall meet at least annually and shall
submit a report to the Secretary on regional and national planning and
coordination of forestry research within the Federal and State agencies,
forestry schools, and the forest industries, and shall advise the
Secretary on the apportionment of funds. The Secretary shall seek, at
least once each year, the advice of the council to accomplish
efficiently the purposes of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 87-788, Sec. 5, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 97-98,
title XIV, Sec. 1441(c), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1320.)
Amendments
1981--Pub. L. 97-98 substituted provisions directing the Secretary
to promulgate necessary regulations, furnish necessary advice and
assistance, and appoint a council of no fewer than sixteen members in
order to give representation to Federal and State agencies in developing
cooperative State forestry programs for provisions which had directed
the Secretary to make apportionments among participating States only
after consulting with a national advisory board of not less than seven
officials of the forestry schools of the State-certified eligible
colleges and universities chosen by a majority of such schools. See
section 582a-5 of this title.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801
of Pub. L. 97-98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301
of Title 7, Agriculture.
Termination of Advisory Councils
Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year
period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its
duration is otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 582a-5, 582a-8 of this
title.
