Classification Manual Function 56

U.S. Department of Commerce

Federal, State, and Local Governments
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FUNCTION CODE: 56

NAME: Forestry

SECTOR: General

APPLIES TO: Finance |X| Employment | |

PUBLICATION CATEGORIES: Environment and Housing; Natural Resources

DEFINITION: Conservation, development, management, and protection of forests and forest resources; regulation and inspection of forest products and industries; and provision of assistance to private or local government owners of woodlands.

EXAMPLES: Cooperative forest management; forest crop land administration; promotion of the use and marketing of forest products; forest fire prevention, control, and suppression; state forest land management; detection and control of insects and tree diseases; operation and support of tree seedling nurseries; regulation and inspection of timber producers, forest product industries, and other wood processors; acquisition, development, and management of state forests; reforestation activities; and urban and community forestry.

EXCLUSIONS: Forest-related activities of parks agencies (report at Parks and Recreation, code 61); wildlife management unless an inseparable part of a forestry agency (report Federal and local activities at Other Natural Resources, code 59, and state activities at Fish and Game, code 55).

REFERENCES: - To be added later -

OTHER NOTES: This function applies solely to Federal and state expenditures; report any related local expenditures and all employment data at Other Natural Resources, code 59.

DETAILED CODE LIST WITH COVERAGE OF DATA COLLECTION*

	General Purpose Governments
EXPENDITURES, DIRECT:	Federal	State	D.C.	Large City-County	Other Local	Special District
E56 Current Operations	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
I56 Assistance and Subsidies	Y	N	N	N	N	N
F56 Construction	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
G56 Land & Existing Structures	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
K56 Equipment	Y	Y	N	N	N	N

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, TO:
L56 State	Y	N	N	N	N	N
M56 Locals, NEC	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
N56 General Purpose Locals	N	Y	N	N	N	N
R56 Special Districts	N	Y	N	N	N	N

* Shows whether data are collected (Y) or not (N) for that type.