[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR230.36]

[Page 182-183]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 230_STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart C_Forest Land Enhancement Program
 
Sec.  230.36  State priority plan--purpose and scope.

    (a) The State priority plan shall be used to guide FLEP 
implementation in each participating State through fiscal year 2007 and 
can be revised as needed.
    (b) The State priority plan must describe the various roles and 
responsibilities of the State Forester, State Forest Stewardship 
Coordinating Committee, and other agencies and organizations in FLEP 
planning, delivery, and accountability to the program objectives.
    (c) The State priority plan must contain the following:
    (1) Data from standard forest inventory and analysis reports on the 
forest resources found within the State;
    (2) A description of concerns, issues, problems and threats related 
to resource management for all nonindustrial private forest and 
agroforestry resources;
    (3) Identification of the desired objectives and environmental, 
economic, and social values and public benefits to be derived from FLEP;
    (4) An explanation of how FLEP funds are to be used to complement 
efforts of sustainable forestry management already in place within the 
State;
    (5) A rationale for, and a proposed distribution of, funds for the 
FLEP elements listed at section 230.35 that the State plans to 
implement; and
    (6) A description of the public participation process used in the 
development of the plan, including outreach efforts to landowners with 
limited resources.

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    (d) If an existing State Forest Stewardship plan, as described at 
section 19(b)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (16 U.S.C. 
2101, et seq.), adequately addresses some or all of the required 
information, it may be incorporated into the State priority plan by 
reference.
    (e) The State priority plan must also outline the State FLEP 
priorities, policies, and procedures that will be implemented to 
encourage landowners to practice sustainable management and to actively 
conserve and enhance their forest resources.
    (f) Each FLEP element described in the State priority plan must 
clearly state objectives and measurable outcomes to be achieved.
    (g) All activities performed using FLEP funds must be consistent 
with the purpose of the program.