16 U.S.C. § 528 - Development and administration of renewable surface resources for multiple use and sustained yield of products and services; Congressional declaration of policy and purpose

• Cite as: 16 U.S.C. § 528

It is the policy of the Congress that the national forests are established and shall be administered for outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish purposes. The purposes of sections 528 to 531 of this title are declared to be supplemental to, but not in derogation of, the purposes for which the national forests were established as set forth in section 475 of this title. Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the several States with respect to wildlife and fish on the national forests. Nothing herein shall be construed so as to affect the use or administration of the mineral resources of national forest lands or to affect the use or administration of Federal lands not within national forests.

Cite as 16 U.S.C. § 528

Source: Pub. L. 86-517, §1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 215.

current through 5/22/2023

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

SHORT TITLE

Section 5 of Pub. L. 86-517 as added Pub. L. 94-588, §19, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2962, provided that: "This Act [enacting this section and sections 529 to 531 of this title] may be cited as the 'Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960'."

PILOT PROGRAM OF CHARGES AND FEES FOR HARVEST OF FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCTS

Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, §1000(a)(3) [title III, §339], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-199, as amended by Pub. L. 108-108, title III, §335, Nov. 10, 2003, 117 Stat. 1312; Pub. L. 111-88, div. A, title IV, §420, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2960; Pub. L. 113-76, div. G, title IV, §432, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 345; Pub. L. 113-287, §5(d)(11), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3265, provided that:

"(a) DEFINITION OF FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCT.-For purposes of this section, the term 'forest botanical product' means any naturally occurring mushrooms, fungi, flowers, seeds, roots, bark, leaves, and other vegetation (or portion thereof) that grow on National Forest System lands. The term does not include trees, except as provided in regulations issued under this section by the Secretary of Agriculture.

"(b) RECOVERY OF FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR PRODUCTS.-The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and implement a pilot program to charge and collect fees under subsection (c) for forest botanical products harvested on National Forest System lands. The Secretary shall establish appraisal methods and bidding procedures to determine the fair market value of forest botanical products harvested under the pilot program.