State Forest Administration and Management Act.

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to developing the national economy and to promoting the welfare of the people by improving the function of state forests and efficiently administering state forests by prescribing matters concerning the management and administration thereof. In order to manage and administer state forests comprehensively and efficiently, the Minister of the Korea Forest Service shall formulate and implement comprehensive plans for state forests every ten years. In order to advise on the issues prescribed in Article 7, advisory committees on state forest management and administration may be established under the jurisdiction of Regional Office of Forest Service. When necessary for protecting a state forest, the Minister of the Korea Forest Service may conclude an agreement to protect the state forest with a forestry cooperative established under the Forestry Cooperatives Act in the place where the state forest is located. The text consists of 33 articles.