--- kind: "section" citation: "16 U.S.C. § 1673" title: "16" title_heading: "Conservation" number: "1673" heading: "State programs" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/1673" units: - "Chapter 36 — Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning" - "Subchapter III — Extension Programs" --- # §1673. State programs - (a) **Development by State program director, etc., of comprehensive and coordinated program by mutual agreement; consultations; review procedure—** The [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) director of cooperative extension programs (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “[State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) director”) and the administrative heads of extension for eligible colleges and universities in each [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) shall jointly develop, by mutual agreement, a single comprehensive and coordinated renewable resources extension program in which the role of each eligible college and university is well-defined. In meeting this responsibility, the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) director and the administrative heads of extension for eligible colleges and universities shall consult and seek agreement with the administrative technical representatives and the forestry representatives provided for by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) in implementation of the Act of October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 806–807, as amended; [16 U.S.C. 582a](/usc/16/582a.md), 582a–1—582a–7), in the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a). Each [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a)’s renewable resources extension program shall be submitted to the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) annually. The National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board established under [section 3123 of title 7](/usc/7/3123.md) shall review and make recommendations to the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) pertaining to programs conducted under this subchapter. - (b) **Encouragement by State director, etc., of cooperation between county and State extension staffs and appropriate Federal and State agencies and organizations—** The [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) director and the administrative heads of extension for eligible colleges and universities in each [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) shall encourage close cooperation between extension staffs at the county and [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) levels, and [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) and Federal research organizations dealing with renewable resources, [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) and Federal agencies that manage forests and rangelands and their associated renewable resources, [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) and Federal agencies that have responsibilities associated with the processing or use of renewable resources, and other agencies or organizations the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) director and administrative heads of extension deem appropriate. - (c) **Administration and coordination of program by State director; exception—** Each [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) renewable resources extension program shall be administered and coordinated by the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) director, except that, in [States](/usc/16/544.md?p=r) having colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as amended; [7 U.S.C. 321–326](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(/us/usc/t7/s321–326)), 328), including Tuskegee Institute, the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) renewable resources extension program shall be administered by the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) director and the administrative head or heads of extension for the college or colleges eligible to receive such funds. - (d) **Appointment and use of advisory committees by State director, etc.; composition of advisory committees—** In meeting the provisions of this section, each [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) director and administrative heads of extension for eligible colleges and universities shall appoint and use one or more [advisory committees](/usc/16/698u–1.md?p=1) comprised of forest and range landowners, professionally trained individuals in [fish and wildlife](/usc/16/3102.md?p=17), forest, range, and watershed management, and related fields, as appropriate, and other suitable [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b). - (e) **“State” defined—** For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “[State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a)” means any one of the fifty [States](/usc/16/544.md?p=r), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. ## Source credit (Pub. L. 95–306, § 4, June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 350; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 802(b)(3), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1159.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### References in Text Act of October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 806–807, as amended), referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87–788, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 806, popularly known as the “McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962” and also as the “McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act”, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 582a et seq.) of chapter 3 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 582a of this title and Tables. Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328), referred to in subsec. (c), is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 321 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 321 of Title 7 and Tables. ### Amendments 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board” for “National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board”.