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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 582a-4. Regulations; advice and assistance; appointment, membership, etc., of council
(a) Regulations and assistance
The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out this subchapter 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
subchapter.
(b) Advisory council
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 subchapter.
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