Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§6617 Authorization of Appropriations and Spending Authority
Title 7 › CHAPTER 95 — RURAL REVITALIZATION THROUGH FORESTRY › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL FOREST-DEPENDENT RURAL COMMUNITIES › § 6617
Summary
Allows up to 5 percent of the combined money from sales of timber and other forest products and from user fees for using forest lands to be approved for use, plus any extra funds needed to carry out this subchapter. This does not change payments to States under section 500 of title 16. Any spending authority here only counts for a fiscal year to the extent and in the amounts Congress provides in appropriation Acts (see section 651 of title 2).
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Title 7, §6617
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(a)Authorization of appropriations
Except as provided in subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated—
(1)an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the sum of—
(A)the sums received by the Secretary from sales of timber and other products of the forests; and
(B)user fees paid in connection with the use of forest lands; and
(2)such additional sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(b)Limitation on authorization
Subsection (a) shall not in any way affect payments to the States pursuant to section 500 of title 16.
(c)Spending authority
Any spending authority (as defined in section 651 of title 2) provided in this subchapter shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.
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7 U.S.C. § 6617
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110