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PUBLIC LAW 92-421-SEPT. 18, 1972

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STAT.

Public Law 92-421 AN ACT

September 18, 1972

[H. R. 13089]

National forests. Accelerated reforestation. Transfer of funds.

Report to Congress.

'J',, pi^ovide for acceleration of programs for the planting of trees on national forest lands in need of reforestation, and for other purposes. Be if, en.a<;ted by the iSetiate and House of Representatives of the United Sitaten of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agricnltnre shall establish a ''Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund", and transfer to that fund beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1972. and ending on June 30, 1987, such amounts as may be appropriated therefor. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for such purpose for each of the fiscal years during such period the sum of $65,000,000. SEC. 2. Moneys transferred to the National Forest Reforestation Fund under the provisions of this Act shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture, for expenditure upon appropriation, for the purpose of supplementing programs of tree planting and seeding of national forest lands determined by the Secretary to be in need of reforestation. Such moneys shall be available until expended, and shall be provided without prejudice to appropriations or funds available from other sources for the same purposes, including those available pursuant to section 3 of the Act of June 9, 1930 (46 Stat. 527,16 TT.S.C. 576b). SEC. 3. The Secretary of Agricultvire shall, within one year after the date of this A(t, provide a report to the Congress which sets forth the scope of the total national forest reforestation needs, and a planned program for reforesting such lands, including a description of the extent to which funds authorized by this Act are to be applied to the program. The Secretary shall annually thereafter make a report to the Congress on the use of funds authorized by this Act and the progress toward completion of his planned national forest reforestation program. Approved September 18, 1972.

Public Law 92-422 September 18, 1972 [ H. J. R e s. 55]

S e a b e e s Memorial. ' Construction authorization.

Site.

AN ACT Proposing the erection of a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia, or its environs, in honor and commemoration of the Seahees of the United States Navy. Resolved by the Se7iate and House of Representatives of the Vn'/ted. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Seatee Memorial Association, Incorporated, is authorized to erect a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia, or its environs, in lionor and commemoration of the Seabees of the United States Navy who have served their country with the "CAN D O " spirit in building for peace. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to select, with the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, a suitable site on public grounds in the I)istrict of Columbia, or its environs, upon which may be erected the memorial authorized in the first section of this Act: Provided, That if the site selected is on public grounds belonging to or under the jurisdiction of the government of the District of Columbia, the approval of the Commissioner of the District of Columbia shall also be obtained.

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