[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR701.31]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 701--CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart--Forestry Incentives Program
 
Sec. 701.31  Program funds.

    (a) State and counties. Each designated State and county will 
receive a share of the funds provided nationally for the program. Funds 
will be distributed on the basis of the forest production opportunities 
in each State, considering the acreage of private nonindustrial forest 
lands, the number of eligible owners, the potential productivity of such 
lands and the need for reforestation, timber stand improvement, other 
forestry management needs, and the enhancement of other forest 
resources. The Director, Conservation and Environmental Protection 
Division, FSA, will allocate funds after consultation with 
representatives of the U.S. Forest Service and a committee of not less 
than five State foresters or equivalent State officials selected by a 
majority of the State foresters or equivalent State officials. The State 
committee will consult with the State forester when determining the 
allocation of such funds to the designated counties.
    (b) A limitation on the amount of funds which may be obligated under 
long-term agreements shall be established by the State committee in 
accordance with guidelines provided by the Deputy Administrator, State 
and County Operations.