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[CITE: 16USC1607]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
      CHAPTER 36--FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES PLANNING
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--PLANNING
 
Sec. 1607. National Forest System renewable resources; 
        development and administration by Secretary of Agriculture in 
        accordance with multiple use and sustained yield concepts for 
        products and services; target year for operational posture of 
        resources; budget requests
        
    The Secretary of Agriculture shall take such action as will assure 
that the development and administration of the renewable resources of 
the National Forest System are in full accord with the concepts for 
multiple use and sustained yield of products and services as set forth 
in the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 [16 U.S.C. 528-531]. To 
further these concepts, the Congress hereby sets the year 2000 as the 
target year when the renewable resources of the National Forest System 
shall be in an operating posture whereby all backlogs of needed 
treatment for their restoration shall be reduced to a current basis and 
the major portion of planned intensive multiple-use sustained-yield 
management procedures shall be installed and operating on an 
environmentally-sound basis. The annual budget shall contain requests 
for funds for an orderly program to eliminate such backlogs: Provided, 
That when the Secretary finds that (1) the backlog of areas that will 
benefit by such treatment has been eliminated, (2) the cost of treating 
the remainder of such area exceeds the economic and environmental 
benefits to be secured from their treatment, or (3) the total supplies 
of the renewable resources of the United States are adequate to meet the 
future needs of the American people, the budget request for these 
elements of restoration may be adjusted accordingly.

(Pub. L. 93-378, Sec. 9, formerly Sec. 8, Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 479, 
renumbered Sec. 9, Pub. L. 94-588, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 
2949.)

                       References in Text

    The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960, referred to in text, 
is Pub. L. 86-517, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 215, as amended, which is 
classified generally to sections 528 to 531 of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 528 of this title and Tables.

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other 
official in Department of Agriculture under this subchapter to Federal 
Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas 
Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, 
see note set out under section 1601 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1601 of this title.
