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 964 Emplo yment of S tate forester; qualifications. Plan defin ing S tate forest areas . Prov iso. Modifications. Approval of proposed acquisitions by Na- tional Forest Reserva- tio n Com missi on. Vol. 36, p. 962; U. S. C.,p.665. Payment of taxes due on l ands acqu ired un- der donation. Prep arati on and ap- plication of standards of f orest adm inistra- tion. Payment of future admi nistrat ion cos ts. Division of gross proceeds from lands cove red by ag reement. Credit of payments. Transfer of title upon payment of full pur- chase price. Termi nation of agre e- ment. Reimbursements. 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 808. AUGUST 29, 1935. to States applying for cooperation hereunder which provide by law for such reversion of title under tax delinquency laws. (b) In order to insure a stable and efficient organization for the development and administration of the lands acquired under this Act, the State shall provide for the employment of a State forester, who shall be a trained forester of recognized standing. (c) The Secretary of Agricu lture and the appropriate authorities of each cooperating State shall work out a mutually satisfactory plan defining forest areas within the State which can be most effec- tively and economically administered by said State, which plan shall constitute a part of the cooperative agreement between the United States and the State concerned : Provided, That nothing herein shall be held to prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from later agreeing with the proper State authorities to desirable modifications in such plan. (d) No payment of Federal funds shall be made for land selected for purchase by the United States under this Act until such proposed purchase has been submitted to and approved by the National Forest Reservation Commission created by section 4 of the Act approved March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 9661;1 U. S. C.,title16,see. 513). (e) Subject to the approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to pay out of any available money appropriated for carrying out the purposes of this Act any State, county, and/or town taxes, exclusive of pen- alties, due or accrued on any forest lands acquired by the United States under donations from the owners thereof and which lands are to be included in a State or other public forest pursuant to this Act. (f) The State shall prepare such standards of forest adminis- tration, development, and management as are necessary to insure maximum feasible utility for timber production and watershed pro- tection, and are acceptable to the Secretary of Agriculture and shall apply the same to lands acquired and placed und er the jurisdiction of the State pursuant to this Act. (g) That with the exception of such Federal expenditures as may be made for unemployment relief, the State shall pay without assist- ance from the Feder al Go vernm ent t he en tire futur e cos t of admin - istering, developing, and managing all forest lands acquired and over which it has been given jurisdiction under this Act. (h) During the period any cooperative agreement made under thi s Act rema ins i n for ce, o ne-ha lf of the gross proc eeds from all lands covered by said agreement and to which the United States holds title shall be paid by the State to the United States and cov- ere d int o the Trea sury. All such payments shall be credited to the purchase price the State is to pay the United States for said land, such purchase price to be an amoun t equal to the total sum expended by the United States in acquiring said lands. Upon payments of the full purchase price, either as herein provided or otherwise, title to said lands shall be transferred from the Federal Government to the State, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to take such action and incur such expenditures, as may be necessary to effectuate such transfer. (i) Upon the request of the State concerned, any agreement made pursuant to this Act may be terminated by the Secretary of Agri- culture. The Secretary of Agriculture may, with the consent and approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission, after due notice given the State and an opportunity for hearing by said Com- mission, terminate any such agreement for violations of its terms and/or the provisions of this Act. If such agreement is terminated, I So in original.