For a State to be eligible to receive funds under the authorities of this chapter, the State forester of that State or equivalent State official shall develop and submit to the Secretary, not later than two years after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the following:
At such times as the Secretary determines to be necessary, the State forester or equivalent State official shall update and resubmit to the Secretary the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a).
In developing or updating the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), the State Forester or equivalent State official shall coordinate with-
In developing or updating the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), the State forester or equivalent State official shall incorporate any forest management plan of the State, including community wildfire protection plans and State wildlife action plans.
Once approved by the Secretary, a State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy developed under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be sufficient to satisfy all relevant State planning and assessment requirements under this chapter.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section up to $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023.
In addition to the funds appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1) to carry out this section, the Secretary may use any other funds made available for planning under this chapter to carry out this section, except that the total amount of combined funding used to carry out this section may not exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year.
The State forester or equivalent State official shall submit to the Secretary an annual report detailing how funds made available to the State under this chapter are being used.
16 U.S.C. § 2101a
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a), (e), (f)(2), and (g), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 95-313, July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 365, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.The date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-246 which was approved June 18, 2008.
CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246.
AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 115-334 substituted "2023" for "2018". 2014-Subsec. (c)(5), (6). Pub. L. 113-79, §8101(1), added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6). Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 113-79, §8101(2), substituted "2018" for "2012".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATEEnactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110-234 by Pub. L. 110-246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-234 see section 4 of Pub. L. 110-246 set out as a note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.