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Summary

Ends seven older federal forestry laws, including parts of the Clarke-McNary Act (June 7, 1924) and the White Pine Blister Rust Protection Act (April 26, 1940), the Forest Pest Control Act, the Cooperative Forest Management Act, section 401 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, title IV of the Rural Development Act of 1972, and parts of the Agricultural Act of 1970 as added by the 1973 Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act. Any contracts or cooperative agreements made under those old laws stay in force until their own terms end them or another law changes them. Money already appropriated under the old laws can still be spent for the programs covered by this chapter.

Title 16, §2111

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(a)Repeal of statutory authorities

The following laws, and portions of laws, are hereby repealed:

(1)section 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Act of June 7, 1924, known as the Clarke-McNary Act (43 Stat. 653–654, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 564, 565, 566, 567);

(2)the Act of April 26, 1940, known as the White Pine Blister Rust Protection Act (54 Stat. 168; 16 U.S.C. 594a);

(3)the Forest Pest Control Act;

(4)the Cooperative Forest Management Act;

(5)section 401 of the Agricultural Act of 1956 [16 U.S.C. 568e];

(6)title IV of the Rural Development Act of 1972 [7 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.]; and

(7)section 1009 and the proviso to section 1010 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as added by the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 [16 U.S.C. 1509, 1510].

(b)Force and effect of contracts and cooperative and other agreements under cooperative forestry programs executed under authority of repealed statutes

Contracts and cooperative and other agreements under cooperative forestry programs executed under authority of the Acts, or portions thereof, repealed under subsection (a) of this section shall remain in effect until revoked or amended by their own terms or under other provisions of law.

(c)Availability of funds appropriated under authority of repealed statutes for cooperative forestry assistance programs

Funds appropriated under the authority of the Acts, or portions thereof, repealed under subsection (a) of this section shall be available for expenditure for the programs authorized under this chapter.

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References in Text

Act of

April 26, 1940, known as the White Pine Blister Rust Protection Act (54 Stat. 168; 16 U.S.C. 594a), referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is act Apr. 26, 1940, ch. 159, 54 Stat. 168, which enacted section 594a of this title. The Forest Pest Control Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is act

June 25, 1947, ch. 141, 61 Stat. 177, which enacted sections 594–1 to 594–5 of this title and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 594–1 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Cooperative Forest Management Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is act Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 781, 64 Stat. 473, which enacted section 568c and 568d of this title, repealed section 568b of this title, and enacted a provision set out as a note under section 568c of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Rural Development Act of 1972, referred to in subsec. (a)(6), is Pub. L. 92–419, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 657. Title IV of the Rural Development Act of 1972 was classified generally to subchapter I (§ 2651 et seq.) of chapter 59 of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

of 1972 Amendment note set out under section 1921 of Title 7 and Tables. section 1010 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as added by the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (a)(7), was classified to section 1510 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 336(d)(1), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1006.

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