Appendices
nAppendix in National Indian Forest Resources Management Act Statute Legal Authority Source: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title25/chapter33&edition=prelim CHAPTER 33—NATIONAL INDIAN FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Sec.
3101. Findings. 3102. Purposes. 3103. Definitions.
3104. Management of Indian forest land. 3105. Forest management deduction. 3106. Forest trespass. 3107. Direct payment of forest products receipts.
3108. Secretarial recognition of tribal laws. 3109. Indian forest land assistance account. 3110. Tribal forestry programs. 3111. Assessment of Indian forest land and management programs. 3112. Alaska Native technical assistance program. 3113. Establishment of Indian and Alaska Native forestry education assistance. 3114. Postgraduation recruitment, education and training programs. 3115. Cooperative agreement between Department of the Interior and Indian tribes. 3115a. Tribal forest assets protection. 3115b. Tribal forest management demonstration project. 3116. Obligated service; breach of contract. 3117. Authorization of appropriations.
3118. Regulations. 3119. Severability. 3120. Trust responsibility.
§3101. Findings The Congress finds and declares that—
(1) the forest lands of Indians are among their most valuable resources and Indian forest lands— (A) encompass more than 15,990,000 acres, including more than 5,700,000 acres of commercial forest land and 8,700,000 acres of woodland, (B) are a perpetually renewable and manageable resource, (C) provide economic benefits, including income, employment, and subsistence, and (D) provide natural benefits, including ecological, cultural, and esthetic values; (2) the United States has a trust responsibility toward Indian forest lands; (3) existing Federal laws do not sufficiently assure the adequate and necessary trust management of Indian forest lands; (4) the Federal investment in, and the management of, Indian forest land is significantly below the level of investment in, and management of, National Forest Service forest land, Bureau of Land Management forest land, or private forest land;
Appendix i – National Indian Forest Resources Management Act Statute Legal Authority A-1
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