7 USC 6617 – Authorization of appropriations and spending authority
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(a) Authorization of appropriations
Except as provided in subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated—
(1) an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the sum of—
(A) the sums received by the Secretary from sales of timber and other products of the forests; and
(B) user fees paid in connection with the use of forest lands; and
(2) such additional sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(b) Limitation on authorization
Terms Used In 7 USC 6617
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture. See 7 USC 6612
- User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
Subsection (a) shall not in any way affect payments to the States pursuant to section 500 of title 16.
(c) Spending authority
Any spending authority (as defined in section 651 of title 2) provided in this subchapter shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.