(5) tribal governments make substantial contributions to the overall management of Indian forest land; and (6) there is a serious threat to Indian forest lands arising from trespass and unauthorized harvesting of Indian forest land resources. (Pub. L. 101–630, title III, §302, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4532.)
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES SHORT TITLE OF 2004 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 108–278, §1, July 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 868 , provided that: “This Act [enacting section 3115a of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 3115b of this title] may be cited as the ‘Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004’.” SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 101–630, title III, §301, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4532 , provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘National Indian Forest Resources Management Act’.”
§3102. Purposes The purposes of this chapter are to—
(1) allow the Secretary of the Interior to take part in the management of Indian forest lands, with the participation of the lands’ beneficial owners, in a manner consistent with the Secretary’s trust responsibility and with the objectives of the beneficial owners; (2) clarify the authority of the Secretary to make deductions from the proceeds of sale of Indian forest products, assure the use of such deductions on the reservation from which they are derived solely for use in forest land management activities, and assure that no other deductions shall be collected; (3) increase the number of professional Indian foresters and related staff in forestry programs on Indian forest land; and (4) provide for the authorization of necessary appropriations to carry out this chapter for the protection, conservation, utilization, management, and enhancement of Indian forest lands. (Pub. L. 101–630, title III, §303, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4532.) §3103. Definitions For the purposes of this chapter, the term— (1) “Alaska Native” means Native as defined in section 1602(b) of title 43; (2) “forest” means an ecosystem of at least one acre in size, including timberland and woodland, which—
(A) is characterized by a more or less dense and extensive tree cover, (B) contains, or once contained, at least ten percent tree crown cover, and (C) is not developed or planned for exclusive nonforest use;
(3) “Indian forest land” means Indian lands, including commercial and non-commercial timberland and woodland, that are considered chiefly valuable for the production of forest products or to maintain watershed or other land values enhanced by a forest cover, regardless whether a formal inspection and land classification action has been taken; (4) “forest land management activities” means all activities performed in the management of Indian forest lands, including— (A) all aspects of program administration and executive direction such as— (i) development and maintenance of policy and operational procedures, program oversight, and evaluation, (ii) securing of legal assistance and handling of legal matters, (iii) budget, finance, and personnel management, and (iv) development and maintenance of necessary data bases and program reports; (B) all aspects of the development, preparation and revision of forest inventory and management plans, including aerial photography, mapping, field management inventories and re-inventories, inventory analysis, growth studies, allowable annual cut calculations, environmental assessment, and forest history, consistent with and reflective of tribal integrated resource management plans;
A-2 Assessment of Indian Forests and Forest Management in the United States
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