National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act Law and Legal Definition
The National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act (“Act”) is a federal legislation that regulates the goods and services that are derived from national forest system land. It is established pursuant to 7 USCS § 6611. This Act guarantees the forest service to use its expertise and resources that could be directed to promote modernization and economic diversification of existing industries and services based on natural resources. The forest service has the technical expertise to provide leadership, in cooperation with other governmental agencies and the private sector.
The Act facilitates in providing technical assistance, training, education, and other assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture that can be targeted to provide immediate help to those rural communities in greatest need. The following are the purposes of the Act:
1. to provide assistance to rural communities that are located in or near national forest system land and that are economically dependent upon natural resources or are likely to be economically disadvantaged by federal or private sector land management practices;
2. to aid in diversifying such communities' economic bases; and
3. to improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of rural America.
Legal Definition list
- National Forest Lands
- National Forest Foundation Act
- National Forest Foundation
- National Forensic Science Technology Center [NFSTC]
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act
- National Foster Care Month
- National Futures Association
- National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act
- National Gang Center
- National Gang Intelligence Center
