16 U.S.C. § 6552 — Definitions
submitted 23 years ago by Pub. L. 108-148 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 204 words · no verdicts yet
This subchapter defines applied silvicultural assessments, 1890 Institutions, forest-damaging insects, and Secretary. The definitions specify included treatments, institutions, pests, and which federal official acts for different lands.
In this subchapter: (1) Applied silvicultural assessment. (A) In general. This term means any plant-based or other treatment carried out to gather information and conduct research. (B) Inclusions. It includes timber harvesting, thinning, prescribed burning, pruning, and any combination of those activities. This section does not otherwise define the quoted term. (2) 1890 Institution. (A) In general. This term means a college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890. (B) Inclusion. It includes Tuskegee University. (3) Forest-damaging insect. This term means (A) a Southern pine beetle; (B) a mountain pine beetle; (C) a spruce bark beetle; (D) a gypsy moth; (E) a hemlock woolly adelgid; (F) an emerald ash borer; (G) a red oak borer; (H) a white oak borer; and (I) other insects the Secretary identifies. (4) Secretary. This term means (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, for National Forest System land; and (B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through appropriate United States Geological Survey offices, for federally owned land administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
In this subchapter:
The term “applied silvicultural assessment” means any vegetative or other treatment carried out for information gathering and research purposes.
The term “applied silvicultural assessment” includes timber harvesting, thinning, prescribed burning, pruning, and any combination of those activities.
The term “1890 Institution” means a college or university that is eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.).
The term “1890 Institution” includes Tuskegee University.
The term “forest-damaging insect” means—
a Southern pine beetle;
a mountain pine beetle;
a spruce bark beetle;
a gypsy moth;
a hemlock woolly adelgid;
an emerald ash borer;
a red oak borer;
a white oak borer; and
such other insects as may be identified by the Secretary.
The term “Secretary” means—
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land; and
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through appropriate offices of the United States Geological Survey, with respect to federally owned land administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–148, title IV, § 402, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1908.)
- 2003Enacted · Pub. L. 108-148 · 117 Stat. 1908
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