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16 U.S.C. § 6573 — Establishment of healthy forests reserve program

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16 U.S.C. § 6573 — Establishment of healthy forests reserve program

**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish the healthy forests reserve program for the purpose of restoring and enhancing forest ecosystems— (1) to promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species; (2) to improve biodiversity; (3) to conserve forest land that provides habitat for species described in [section 6572(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6572/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and (4) to enhance carbon sequestration. **(b) Coordination** The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the healthy forests reserve program in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce.

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16 U.S.C. § 6578 — Protections and measures

**(a) Protections** In the case of a landowner that enrolls land in the program and whose conservation activities result in a net conservation benefit for listed, candidate, or other species, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make available to the landowner safe harbor or similar assurances and protection under— (1) [section 1536(b)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1536/b/4&num=0&edition=prelim); or (2) [section 1539(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1539/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Measures** If protection under subsection (a) requires the taking of measures that are in addition to the measures covered by the applicable restoration plan agreed to under [section 6573 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6573&num=0&edition=prelim), the cost of the additional measures, as well as the cost of any permit, shall be considered part of the restoration plan for purposes of financial assistance under [section 6574 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6574&num=0&edition=prelim).

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16 U.S.C. § 6573 — Restoration plans

Page 2614 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 6573 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘6572(e)(1)(C)(ii)’’. (II) any adverse impacts will be miti- gated by enrollment and restoration of other land that provides greater forest ecosystem functions and values at no ad- ditional cost to the Federal Government; and (III) the modification will result in equal or greater environmental and eco- nomic values to the United States. (Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 502, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1911; Pub. L. 110–234, title VIII, § 8205(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VIII, § 8205(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2056; Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8203(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 914; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8407(a)(2)–(6), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4845, 4846; Pub. L. 117–328, div. HH, title III, § 401, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5984.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 117–328 added subsec. (g). 2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8407(a)(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘To be eligible for enrollment in the healthy forests reserve program, land shall be— ‘‘(1) private land the enrollment of which will re- store, enhance, or otherwise measurably increase the likelihood of recovery of a species listed as endan- gered or threatened under section 1533 of this title; and ‘‘(2) private land the enrollment of which will re- store, enhance, or otherwise measurably improve the well-being of species that— ‘‘(A) are not listed as endangered or threatened under section 1533 of this title; but ‘‘(B)

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