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title: "7 U.S.C. § 6709"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 6709 - Interagency cooperation to maximize biomass growth

## Text

The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to develop a program to manage forests and land on Department of Defense military installations so as to maximize their potential for biomass growth and sequestering carbon dioxide.

(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIV, § 2411, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4062; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8301(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4840.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “to” for “to—” and “develop a program to manage forests and land on Department of Defense military installations” for “(2) develop a program to manage such forests and lands” and struck out par. (1) which read as follows: “conduct a study of reforestation and improved management of Department of Defense military installations and lands; and”.