(a) Cooperative management related to wildfire threatsThe Secretary may cooperate with State foresters and equivalent State officials in the management of lands in the United States for the following purposes:
(4)
Ensure the continued production of all forest resources, including timber, outdoor recreation opportunities, wildlife habitat, and clean water, through conservation of forest cover on watersheds, shelterbelts, and windbreaks.
(b) Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program
(1) Establishment; purposeThe Secretary shall establish a Community and Private Land Fire Assistance program (in this subsection referred to as the “Program”)—
(A)
to focus the Federal role in promoting optimal firefighting efficiency at the Federal, State, and local levels;
(3) ComponentsIn coordination with existing authorities under this chapter, the Secretary, in consultation with the State forester or equivalent State official, may undertake on non-Federal lands—
(c) Consultation
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the heads of other Federal agencies, as necessary.
(d) Authorization of appropriationsThere are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section—
(Pub. L. 95–313, § 10A, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VIII, § 8003(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 473.)