25 U.S.C. § 3104 : US Code - Section 3104: Management of Indian forest land

Search 25 U.S.C. § 3104 : US Code - Section 3104: Management of Indian forest land

(a) Management activities
The Secretary shall undertake forest land management activities
on Indian forest land, either directly or through contracts,
cooperative agreements, or grants under the Indian Self-
Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.].
(b) Management objectives
Indian forest land management activities undertaken by the
Secretary shall be designed to achieve the following objectives -
(1) the development, maintenance, and enhancement of Indian
forest land in a perpetually productive state in accordance with
the principles of sustained yield and with the standards and
objectives set forth in forest management plans by providing
effective management and protection through the application of
sound silvicultural and economic principles to -
(A) the harvesting of forest products,
(B) forestation,
(C) timber stand improvement, and
(D) other forestry practices;
(2) the regulation of Indian forest lands through the
development and implementation, with the full and active
consultation and participation of the appropriate Indian tribe,
of forest management plans which are supported by written tribal
objectives and forest marketing programs;
(3) the regulation of Indian forest lands in a manner that will
ensure the use of good method and order in harvesting so as to
make possible, on a sustained yield basis, continuous
productivity and a perpetual forest business;
(4) the development of Indian forest lands and associated value-
added industries by Indians and Indian tribes to promote self-
sustaining communities, so that Indians may receive from their
Indian forest land not only stumpage value, but also the benefit
of all the labor and profit that such Indian forest land is
capable of yielding;
(5) the retention of Indian forest land in its natural state
when an Indian tribe determines that the recreational, cultural,
aesthetic, or traditional values of the Indian forest land
represents the highest and best use of the land;
(6) the management and protection of forest resources to retain
the beneficial effects to Indian forest lands of regulating water
run-off and minimizing soil erosion; and
(7) the maintenance and improvement of timber productivity,
grazing, wildlife, fisheries, recreation, aesthetic, cultural and
other traditional values.