12 2 STA T . 2 04 2 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 24 6—J U NE 1 8, 2008 ‘ ‘ (B)the th r e a t s t of orest l a nd s and reso u r c es i n that S tate consistent w ith the national p riorities specified in section 2 (c)
‘‘( C )an y areas or re g ions of that State that are a priority; and ‘‘( D ) any m ulti - State areas that are a regional priority . ‘‘(2) A long-term State-wide forest resource strategy , including — ‘‘(A) strategies for addressing threats to forest resources in the State outlined in the assessment re q uired b y paragraph ( 1 ); and ‘‘(B) a description of the resources necessary for the State forester or equi v alent State official from all sources to address the State-wide strategy. ‘‘(b) UPDATING .—At such times as the Secretary determines to be necessary, the State forester or equivalent State official shall update and resubmit to the Secretary the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a). ‘‘(c) C O O R DINATION.— I n developing or updating the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), the State F orester or equivalent State official shall coordinate with— ‘‘(1) the State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee established for the State under section 1 9 (b); ‘‘(2) the State wildlife agency, with respect to strategies contained in the State wildlife action plans; ‘‘( 3 ) the State T echnical Committee; ‘‘( 4 ) applicable Federal land management agencies; and ‘‘( 5 ) for purposes of the Forest L egacy P rogram under sec- tion 7 , the State lead agency designated by the G overnor. ‘‘(d) IN C ORPORATION O FO T HE RP L AN S .—In developing or updating the State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), the State forester or equivalent State official shall incorporate any forest management plan of the State, including community wildfire protection plans and State wildlife action plans. ‘‘(e) S U FFICIENC Y .—Once approved by the Secretary, a State- wide assessment and State-wide strategy developed under sub- section (a) shall be deemed to be sufficient to satisfy all relevant State planning and assessment requirements under this Act. ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authori z ed to be appropriated to carry out this section up to $ 1 0 ,000,000 for each of fiscal years 200 8 through 2012. ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES.—In addition to the funds appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to the authoriza- tion of appropriations in paragraph (1) to carry out this section, the Secretary may use any other funds made available for planning under this Act to carry out this section, e x cept that the total amount of combined funding used to carry out this section may not exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year. ‘‘(g) ANNUAL R EPORT ON USE OF FUNDS.—The State forester or equivalent State official shall submit to the Secretary an annual report detailing how funds made available to the State under this Act are being used. ’ ’.
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