§ 583. — Establishment of sustainedyield units to stabilize forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC583]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER IV--SUSTAINED-YIELD FOREST MANAGEMENT
Sec. 583. Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize
forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth
In order to promote the stability of forest industries, of
employment, of communities, and of taxable forest wealth, through
continuous supplies of timber; in order to provide for a continuous and
ample supply of forest products; and in order to secure the benefits of
forests in maintenance of water supply, regulation of stream flow,
prevention of soil erosion, amelioration of climate, and preservation of
wildlife, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
are severally authorized to establish by formal declaration, when in
their respective judgments such action would be in the public interest,
cooperative sustained-yield units which shall consist of federally owned
or administered forest land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
establishing the unit and, in addition thereto, land which reasonably
may be expected to be made the subject of one or more of the cooperative
agreements with private landowners authorized by section 583a of this
title.
(Mar. 29, 1944, ch. 146, Sec. 1, 58 Stat. 132.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 583a, 583d of this title.
