§1674 Renewable Resources Extension Program Plan

Summary

The Secretary must create a five-year plan called the Renewable Resources Extension Program and send it to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees no later than the last day of the first half of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and no later than the last day of the first half of every fifth fiscal year after that. The plan gives national direction and advice to State extension leaders and eligible colleges so each State can make its own program that fits local conditions. The plan must outline general extension programs for eight areas including fish and wildlife, range, timber (including use, harvesting, and marketing), watershed work with special attention to water quality, outdoor recreation tied to forests and rangelands, urban and community forestry, and shelterbelt planting and care. It must also stress water quality protection and education for landowners, managers, public officials, and the public. The Secretary must consider private forest and rangeland capacities and the needs shown in the periodic Renewable Resource Assessment (section 1601) and the appraisal of land and water resources (section 2004). The plan must review actions taken under the prior five-year plan and show how much progress was made, for the whole Nation and for each State.