16 U.S.C. § 2112 : US Code - Section 2112: Cooperative national forest products marketing program

Search 16 U.S.C. § 2112 : US Code - Section 2112: Cooperative national forest products marketing program

(a) Findings and purposes
(1) Findings
Congress finds that -
(A) the health and vitality of the domestic forest products
industry is important to the well-being of the economy of the
United States;
(B) the domestic forest products industry has a significant
potential for expansion in both domestic and foreign markets;
(C) many small-sized to medium-sized forest products firms
lack the tools that would enable them to meet the increasing
challenge of foreign competition in domestic and foreign
markets; and
(D) a new cooperative forest products marketing program will
improve the competitiveness of the United States forest
products industry.
(2) Purposes
The purposes of this section are to -
(A) provide direct technical assistance to the United States
forest products industry to improve marketing activities;
(B) provide cost-share grants to States to support State and
regional forest products marketing programs; and
(C) target assistance to small-sized and medium-sized
producers of solid wood and processed wood products, including
pulp.
(b) Program authority
(1) In general
The Secretary shall establish a cooperative national forest
products marketing program under this chapter that provides -
(A) technical assistance to States, landowners, and small-
sized to medium-sized forest products firms on ways to improve
domestic and foreign markets for forest products; and
(B) grants of financial assistance with matching requirements
to the States to assist in State and regional forest products
marketing efforts targeted to aid small-sized to medium-sized
forest products firms and private, nonindustrial forest
landowners.
(2) Interstate cooperative agreements
Grant agreements shall encourage the establishment of
interstate cooperative agreements by the States for the purpose
of promoting the development of domestic and foreign markets for
forest products.
(c) Limitations
(1) Cooperation with other Federal agencies
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall cooperate
with Federal departments and agencies to avoid the duplication of
efforts and to increase program efficiency.
(2) Domestic program
The program authorized under this section shall be carried out
within the United States and not be extended to Department of
Agriculture activities in foreign countries.
(d) Authorization for appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 1988 through 1991, to carry out this section.
(e) Program report
The Secretary shall report to Congress annually on the activities
taken under the marketing program established under this section. A
final report including recommendations for program changes and the
need and desirability of the reauthorization of this authority, and
required levels of funding, shall be submitted to Congress not
later than September 30, 1990.