McIntire-Stennis Act
Act of October 10, 1962, Public
Law 87-788
76 Stat. 806, 16 U.S.C. 582a, et seq.
AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture
to encourage and assist the several States
in carrying on a program of forestry research,
and for other purposes
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled ,
That it is hereby recognized that research
in forestry is the driving force behind
progress in developing and utilizing
the resources of the Nation's forest
and related rangelands. The production,
protection, and utilization of the forest
resources depend on strong technological
advances and continuing development of
the knowledge necessary to increase the
efficiency of forestry practices and
to extend the benefits that flow from
forest and related rangelands. It is
recognized that the total forestry research
efforts of the several State colleges
and universities and of the Federal Government
are more fully effective if there is
close coordination between such programs,
and it is further recognized that forestry
schools are especially vital in the training
of research workers in forestry. It is
also recognized that the provisions of
this Act are essential to assist in providing
the research background that undergirds
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974, the Renewable Resources
Extension Act of 1978, and the Soil and
Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977. (1)
SEC. 2. (2) In order
to promote research in forestry, the Secretary
of Agriculture is hereby authorized to
cooperate with the several States for the
purpose of encouraging and assisting them
in carrying out programs of forestry research.
Such assistance shall be in accordance
with plans to be agreed upon in advance
by the Secretary and (a) land-grant colleges
or agricultural experiment stations established
under the Morrill Act of July 2, 1862 (12
Stat. 503), as amended, and the Hatch Act
of March 2, 1887 (24 Stat. 440), as amended,
and (b) other State-supported colleges
and universities offering graduate training
in the sciences basic to forestry and having
a forestry school; however, an appropriate
State representative designated by the
State's Governor shall, in any agreement
drawn up with the Secretary of Agriculture
for the purposes of this Act, certify those
eligible institutions of the State which
will qualify for assistance and shall determine
the proportionate amounts of assistance
to be extended these certified institutions.
If more than one institution within a State
are certified as qualifying for assistance,
then it shall be the responsibility of
such institutions, in agreement with the
Secretary, to develop complementary programs
of forestry research for the State.
SEC. 3. (3) To enable
the Secretary to carry out the provisions
of this Act there are hereby authorized
to be appropriated such sums as the Congress
may from time to time determine to be necessary
but not exceeding in any one fiscal year
one-half the amount appropriated for Federal
forestry research conducted directly by
the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal
year preceding the year in which the budget
is presented for such appropriation. Funds
appropriated and made available to the
States under this Act shall be in addition
to allotments or grants that may be made
under other authorizations.
SEC. 4. (4) The amount
paid by the Federal Government to any State-certified
institutions eligible for assistance under
this Act shall not exceed during any fiscal
year the amount available to and budgeted
for expenditure by such college or university
during the same fiscal year for forestry
research from non-Federal sources, except
that for the fiscal years ending June 30,
1971, and June 30, 1972, the matching funds
requirement hereof shall not be applicable
to the Virgin Islands and Guam, and sums
authorized for such years for the Virgin
Islands and Guam may be used to pay the
total cost of programs for forestry research. (5) The
Secretary is authorized to make such expenditures
on the certificate of the appropriate official
of the college or university having charge
of the forestry research for which the
expenditures as herein provided are to
be made. If any or all of the colleges
or universities certified for receipt of
funds under this Act fails to make available
and budget for expenditure for forestry
research in any fiscal year sums at least
as much as the amount for which it would
be eligible for such year under this Act,
the difference between the Federal funds
available and the funds made available
and budgeted for expenditure by the college
or university shall be reapportioned by
the Secretary to other eligible colleges
or universities of the same State if there
be any which qualify therefor and, if there
be none, the Secretary shall reapportion
such differences to the qualifying colleges
and universities of other States participating
in the forestry research program. (6) If
in any year the amount made available by
a State from its own funds (including any
revenue-sharing funds) to a State-certified
institution eligible for assistance under
this Act is reduced because of an increase
in the allotment made available under this
Act, the allotment of such State-certified
institution from the next succeeding appropriation
shall be reduced in an equivalent amount.
The Secretary shall reapportion the amount
of such reduction to other eligible colleges
and universities of the same State if there
be any that qualify therefor and, if there
be none, the Secretary shall reapportion
such amount to the qualifying colleges
and universities of other States participating
in the forestry research program.
SEC. 5. (7) (a) The
Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary to carry out this Act
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 Act.
(b)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 Act.
SEC. 6. (8) Apportionments
among participating States shall be determined
by the Secretary after consultation with
the council appointed under section 5.
In making such apportionments, consideration
shall be given to pertinent factors including
non-Federal expenditures for forestry research
by State-certified eligible institutions,
areas of non-Federal commercial forest
land, and the volume of timber cut annually.
Three per centum of such funds as may be
appropriated shall be made available to
the Secretary for administration of this
Act. These administrative funds may be
used for transportation of scientists who
are not officers or employees of the United
States to research meetings convened for
purposes of assessing research opportunities
or research planning.
SEC. 7. (9) The term "forestry
research" as used in this Act shall include
investigations relating to: (1) Reforestation
and management of land for the production
of crops of timber and other related products
of the forest; (2) management of forest
and related watershed lands to improve
conditions of waterflow and to protect
resources against floods and erosion; (3)
management of forest and related rangeland
for production of forage for domestic livestock
and game and improvement of food and habitat
for wildlife; (4) management of forest
lands for outdoor recreation; (5) protection
of forest land and resources against fire,
insects, diseases, or other destructive
agents; (6) utilization of wood and other
forest products; (7) development of sound
policies for the management of forest lands
and marketing of forest products; and (8)
such other studies as may be necessary
to obtain the fullest and most effective
use of forest resources.
SEC. 8. (10)
The term "State" as used in this Act shall
include Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
and Guam.
(1) The Agriculture and Food
Act of 1981 , Public Law 97-98, 95
Stat. 1320, section 1441(a), amended
section by adding a new sentence at the
end.
(2) 16 U.S.C. 582a-1 .
The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, Public
Law 97-98, 95 Stat. 1320, section 1441(b),
amended section 2 by adding a new sentence
at the end.
(3) 16 U.S.C. 582a-2.
(4) 16 U.S.C. 582a-3.
(5) The Act of June 23, 1972 ,
Public Law 92-318, 86 Stat. 351, section
506(i), added the exception for expenditures
for the Virgin Islands and Guam for fiscal
years 1971 and 1972.
(6) The Agriculture and Food
Act of 1981 , Public Law 97-98, 95
Stat. 1321, section 1442(b), added the
two sentences at the end of section 4.
(7) 16 U.S.C. 582a-4. The
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, Public
Law 97-98, 95 Stat. 1320, section 1441(c),
rewrote section 5 to expand membership
of the advisory group, which was formerly
limited to 7 officials of forestry schools.
(8) 16 U.S.C. 582a-5. The
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, Public
Law 97-98, 95 Stat. 1320, section 1441(c),
revised section 6 to provide new criteria
fur fund apportionment, and administrative
fund allocation, and to authorize travel
expenses of non-Federal scientists attending
research meetings.
(9) 16 U.S.C. 582a-6.
(10) 16 U.S.C. 582a-7. Amended
by the Act of June 23, 1972, Public Law
92-318, 86 Stat. 351, section 506(j), to
include "the Virgin Islands, and Guam". |
