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 104 STAT. 3532 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(5) develop applied technolc^y and conduct pilot tests of research results prior to the full-scale application of such technol(^y in affected forests; "(6) promote the implementation of appropriate silvicultural or management techniques that may improve or protect the health of the forests of the United States; and "(7) take any other actions the Secretary determines necessary to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this section. "(c) CONSENT OP ENTITY. —Operations under this section to prevent, retard, control, or suppress insects or diseases affecting forests and trees on land not controlled or administered by the Secretary shall not be conducted without the consent, cooperation, and participation of the entity having ownership of or jurisdiction over the afTected land. "(d) CONTRIBUTION BY ENTITY.—No money appropriated to implement this section shall be expended to prevent, retard, control, or suppress insects or diseases affecting trees on non-Federal land until the entity having ownership of or jurisdiction over the affected land contributes, or agrees to contribute, to the work to be done in the amount and in the manner determined appropriate by the Secretary. "(e) ALLOTMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES.—The Secretary may, in the Secretary's discretion, and out of any money appropriated to implement tlus section, make allocations to Federal agencies having jurisdiction over lands held or owned by the United States in the amounts the Secretary determines necessary to prevent, retard, control, or suppress insect infestations and disease epidemics affecting trees on those lands. (f) LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATIONS. — "(1) REMOVING DEAD TREES. —No amounts appropriated shall be used to— "(A) pay the cost of felling and removing dead or dying trees unless the Secretary determines that such actions are necessary to prevent the spread of a major insect infestation or disease epidemic severely affecting trees; or "(B) compensate for the value of any property injured, damaged, or destroyed by any cause. "(2) INSECTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING TREES. — The Secretary may procure materials and equipment necessary to prevent, retard, control, or suppress insects and diseases Effecting trees without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), under whatever procedures the Secretary may prescribe, if the Secretary determines that such action is necessary and in the public interest. "(g) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary, by contract or cooperative agreement, may provide financial assistance through the Forest Service to State foresters or equivalent State ofQcials, and private forestry and other organizations, to monitor forest health and protect the forest lands of the United States. The Secretary shall require contribution by the non-Federal entity in the amount and in the manner determined appropriate. Such non-Federal share may be in the form of cash, services, or equipment, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsections (a) through (g). " (i) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT.—

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