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104 STAT. 3540 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 (c) DEFINITIONS.— Section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 2106) (as amended by section 1215) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(g) As used in this section— "(1) the term 'rural volunteer fire department' means any organized, not for profit, fire protection organization that provides service primarily to a community or city with a population of 10,000 or less or to a rural area, as defined by the Secretary, whose firefighting personnel is 80 percent or more volunteer, and that is recognized as a fire department by the laws of the State; and "(2) the term 'mobilization' means any activity in which one fire fighting organization assists another that has requested assistance.". SEC. 1221. STATEMENT OF LIMITATION. Section 14 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 2110) (as redesignated by section 1215 of this Act) is amended to read as follows: Real property. "SEC. 14. STATEMENT OF LIMITATION. "This Act shall not authorize the Federal Government to regulate the use of private land or to deprive owners of land of their rights to property or to income from the sale of property, unless such property rights are voluntarily conveyed or limited by contract or other agreement. This Act does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States.". SEC. 1222. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL COORDINATION AND COOPERA- TION. The Act (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) (as amended by section 1215 of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 16 USC 2113. "SEC. 19. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL COORDINATION AND COOPERA- TION. "(a) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COORDINATING COMMITTEE. — "(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— The Secretary shall establish an intradepartmental committee, to be known as the 'Forest Resource Coordinating Committee' (hereafter referred to in this section as the 'Coordinating Committee'), to coordinate forestry activities. "(2) COMPOSITION.— The (Coordinating Committee shall be composed of representatives, appointed by the Secretary, from the Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Stabilization and (Conservation Service, Extension Service, Forest Service, and Soil C!)onservation Service. "(3) CHAIRPERSON. —The Secretary shall designate the Chief of the Forest Service as chairperson. "(4) DUTIES. —The (Coordinating Committee shall— "(A) provide assistance in directing and coordinating actions of the Department of Agriculture that relate to educational, technical, and financisd assistance concerning forest land to private landowners; "(B) clarify individual agency responsibilities concerning forest land of each agency represented on the (Committee; and "(C) advise the Secretary of intradepartmental dif- ferences regarding the implementation of this Act, and any