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(a) Initial assessment.

(b) Periodic assessments.

(c) Status report to Congress.

(d) Assistance from Secretary of Agriculture.

3112. Alaska Native technical assistance program.

(a) Establishment.

(b) Indian Self-Determination Act.

3113. Establishment of Indian and Alaska Native

forestry education assistance.

(a) Forester intern program.

(b) Cooperative education program.

(c) Scholarship program.

(d) Forestry education outreach.

(e) Adequacy of programs.

3114. Postgraduation recruitment, education and

training programs.

(a) Postgraduation recruitment.

(b) Postgraduate intergovernmental internships.

(c) Continuing education and training.

3115. Cooperative agreement between Department

of the Interior and Indian tribes.

(a) Cooperative agreements.

(b) Supervision.

(c) Savings provision.

3116. Obligated service; breach of contract.

(a) Obligated service.

(b) Breach of contract; repayment.

3117. Authorization of appropriations.

3118. Regulations.

3119. Severability.

3120. Trust responsibility.

CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter is referred to in section 715c of this title.

§ 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;

(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.)

SHORT TITLE

Section 301 of title III of Pub. L. 101–630 provided

that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited

as the ‘National Indian Forest Resources Management

Act’.’’

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 3108 of this title.

§ 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.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 3108 of this title.

§ 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;