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16 U.S.C. § 2109a — State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
**(b) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Nonindustrial private forest land** — The term “nonindustrial private forest land” means land that—
(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary;
(B) has existing tree cover or is suitable for growing trees; and
(C) is owned by any private individual, group, association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private legal entity.
(3) **State forest land** — The term “State forest land” means land that—
(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary; and
(B) is under State or local governmental ownership and considered to be non-Federal forest land.
**(c) Establishment** The Secretary, in consultation with State foresters or appropriate State agencies, shall establish a competitive grant program to provide financial and technical assistance to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
**(d) Eligibility** To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary, through the State forester or appropriate State agency, a State and private forest landscape-scale restoration proposal based on a restoration strategy that—
(1) is complete or substantially complete;
(2) is for a multiyear period;
(3) covers nonindustrial private forest land or State forest land;
(4) is accessible by wood-processing infrastructure; and
(5) is based on the best available science.
**(e) Plan criteria** A State and pri
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
**(b) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Nonindustrial private forest land** — The term “nonindustrial private forest land” means land that—
(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary;
(B) has existing tree cover or is suitable for growing trees; and
(C) is owned by any private individual, group, association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private legal entity.
(3) **State forest land** — The term “State forest land” means land that—
(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary; and
(B) is under State or local governmental ownership and considered to be non-Federal forest land.
**(c) Establishment** The Secretary, in consultation with State foresters or appropriate State agencies, shall establish a competitive grant program to provide financial and technical assistance to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
**(d) Eligibility** To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary, through the State forester or appropriate State agency, a State and private forest landscape-scale restoration proposal based on a restoration strategy that—
(1) is complete or substantially complete;
(2) is for a multiyear period;
(3) covers nonindustrial private forest land or State forest land;
(4) is accessible by wood-processing infrastructure; and
(5) is based on the best available science.
**(e) Plan criteria** A State and private forest landscape-scale restoration proposal submitted under this section shall include plans—
(1) to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires;
(2) to improve fish and wildlife habitats, including the habitats of threatened and endangered species;
(3) to maintain or improve water quality and watershed function;
(4) to mitigate invasive species, insect infestation, and disease;
(5) to improve important forest ecosystems;
(6) to measure ecological and economic benefits, including air quality and soil quality and productivity; and
(7) to take other relevant actions, as determined by the Secretary.
**(f) Priorities** In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to plans that—
(1) further a statewide forest assessment and resource strategy;
(2) promote cross boundary landscape collaboration; and
(3) leverage public and private resources.
**(g) Collaboration and consultation** The Chief of the Forest Service, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and relevant stakeholders shall collaborate and consult on an ongoing basis regarding—
(1) administration of the program established under this section; and
(2) identification of other applicable resources for landscape-scale restoration.
**(h) Matching funds required** As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, the Secretary shall require the recipient of the grant to provide funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount that is at least equal to the amount of Federal funds.
**(i) Coordination and proximity encouraged** In making grants under this section, the Secretary may consider coordination with and proximity to other landscape-scale projects on other land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, or a Governor of a State, including under—
(1) the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program established under [section 7303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section7303&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) landscape areas designated for insect and disease treatments under [section 6591a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6591a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) good neighbor authority under section 2113 11 So in original. See [section 2113a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2113a&num=0&edition=prelim). of this title;
(4) stewardship end result contracting projects authorized under [section 6591c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6591c&num=0&edition=prelim);
(5) appropriate State-level programs; and
(6) other relevant programs, as determined by the Secretary.
**(j) Regulations** The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.
**(k) Report** Not later than 3 years after December 20, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on—
(1) the status of development, execution, and administration of selected projects;
(2) the accounting of program funding expenditures; and
(3) specific accomplishments that have resulted from landscape-scale projects.
**(l) Fund**
(1) **In general** — There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the “State and Private Forest Landscape-Scale Restoration Fund” (referred to in this subsection as the “Fund”), to be used by the Secretary to make grants under this section.
(2) **Contents** — The Fund shall consist of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under paragraph (3).
(3) **Authorization of appropriations** — There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $20,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with the first full fiscal year after December 20, 2018, through fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended.
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**(a) Fiscal years 2009 through 2013 11 So in original. Heading and text do not correspond.** Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make available $9,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012 1 to carry out this subchapter.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this section $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
**(c) Additional source of funds** In addition to funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use such amount of the funds appropriated for that fiscal year to carry out the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ([16 U.S.C. 590a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) as the Secretary determines necessary to cover the cost of technical assistance, management, and enforcement responsibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of [section 6574 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6574&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Duration of availability** The funds made available under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program to select and fund ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes in accordance with—
(1) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1531](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1531&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(2) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and
(3) any other applicable law.
**(b) Eligibility criteria** To be eligible for nomination under subsection (c), a collaborative forest landscape restoration proposal shall—
(1) be based on a landscape restoration strategy that—
(A) is complete or substantially complete;
(B) identifies and prioritizes ecological restoration treatments for a 10-year period within a landscape that is—
(i) at least 50,000 acres;
(ii) comprised primarily of forested National Forest System land, but may also include land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or other Federal, State, tribal, or private land;
(iii) in need of active ecosystem restoration; and
(iv) accessible by existing or proposed wood-processing infrastructure at an appropriate scale to use woody biomass and small-diameter wood removed in ecological restoration treatments;
(C) incorporates the best available science and scientific application tools in ecological restoration strategies;
(D) fully maintains, or contributes toward the restoration of, the structure and composition of old growth stands according to
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**(a) In general** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.
**(b) Availability of appropriations** Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the provision of funds under this chapter shall be subject to the availability of appropriations and the Secretary is not required to reduce funding for programs, projects, or activities serving a tribe in order to make funds available to another tribe or tribal organization under this chapter.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171).
**(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c) Transportation**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Authorized restoration services** — The term “authorized restoration services” means similar and complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services carried out—
(A) on Federal land, non-Federal land, and land owned by an Indian tribe; and
(B) by either the Secretary or a Governor or county, as applicable, pursuant to a good neighbor agreement.
(2) **County** — The term “county” means—
(A) the appropriate executive official of an affected county; or
(B) in any case in which multiple counties are affected, the appropriate executive official of a compact of the affected counties.
(3) **Federal land**
(A) *In general* — The term “Federal land” means land that is—
(i) National Forest System land; or
(ii) public land (as defined in [section 1702 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(iii) National Park System land; or
(iv) National Wildlife Refuge Land.
(B) *Exclusions* — The term “Federal land” does not include—
(i) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
(ii) Federal land on which the removal of vegetation is prohibited or restricted by Act of Congress or Presidential proclamation (including the applicable implementation plan); or
(iii) a wilderness study area.
(4) **Forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services**
(A) *In general* — The term “forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services” means—
(i) activities to treat insect- and disease-infected trees;
(ii) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and
(iii) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.
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**(a) Definition of declining forest health** In this section, the term “declining forest health” means a forest that is experiencing—
(1) substantially increased tree mortality due to insect or disease infestation; or
(2) dieback due to infestation or defoliation by insects or disease.
**(b) Designation of treatment areas**
(1) **Initial areas** — Not later than 60 days after February 7, 2014, the Secretary shall, if requested by the Governor of the State, designate as part of an insect and disease treatment program 1 or more landscape-scale areas, such as subwatersheds (sixth-level hydrologic units, according to the System of Hydrologic Unit Codes of the United States Geological Survey), in at least 1 national forest in each State that is experiencing an insect or disease epidemic.
(2) **Additional areas** — After the end of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may designate additional landscape-scale areas under this section as needed to address insect or disease threats.
**(c) Requirements** To be designated a landscape-scale area under subsection (b), the area shall be—
(1) experiencing declining forest health, based on annual forest health surveys conducted by the Secretary;
(2) at risk of experiencing substantially increased tree mortality over the next 15 years due to insect or disease infestation, based on the most recent National Insect and Disease Risk Map published by the Forest Service; or
(3) in an area in which the risk of hazard trees poses an imminent risk to public infrastructure, health, or safety.
**(d) Treatment of areas**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may carry out priority projects on Federal land in the areas designated under subsection (b)—
(A) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience
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**(a) Forest Resource Coordinating Committee**
(1) **Establishment** — The Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the “Forest Resource Coordinating Committee” (in this section referred to as the “Coordinating Committee”), to coordinate nonindustrial private forestry activities within the Department of Agriculture and with the private sector.
(2) **Composition** — The Coordinating Committee shall be composed of the following:
(A) The Chief of the Forest Service.
(B) The Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(C) The Director of the Farm Service Agency.
(D) The Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
(E) Non-Federal representatives appointed by the Secretary to 3 year terms, although initial appointees shall have staggered terms, including the following persons:
(i) At least three State foresters or equivalent State officials from geographically diverse regions of the United States.
(ii) A representative of a State fish and wildlife agency.
(iii) An owner of nonindustrial private forest land.
(iv) A forest industry representative.
(v) A conservation organization representative.
(vi) A land-grant university or college representative.
(vii) A private forestry consultant.
(viii) A representative from a State Technical Committee established under [section 3861 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3861&num=0&edition=prelim).
(F) Such other persons as determined by the Secretary to be appropriate.
(3) **Chairperson** — The Chief of the Forest Service shall serve as chairperson of the Coordinating Committee.
(4) **Duties** — The Coordinating Committee shall—
(A) provide direction and coordination of actions within
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 2109a
1 So in original. See section 2113a of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L.
110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the
date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of
Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.
§ 2109a. State and private forest landscape-scale
restoration program
(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to encourage
collaborative, science-based restoration of pri-
ority forest landscapes.
(b) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Indian tribe
The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
(2) Nonindustrial private forest land
The
term
‘‘nonindustrial
private
forest
land’’ means land that—
(A) is rural, as determined by the Sec-
retary;
(B) has existing tree cover or is suitable
for growing trees; and
(C) is owned by any private individual,
group, association, corporation, Indian tribe,
or other private legal entity.
(3) State forest land
The term ‘‘State forest land’’ means land
that—
(A) is rural, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and
(B) is under State or local governmental
ownership and considered to be non-Federal
forest land.
(c) Establishment
The Secretary, in consultation with State for-
esters or appropriate State agencies, shall estab-
lish a competitive grant program to provide fi-
nancial and technical assistance to encourage
collaborative, science-based restoration of pri-
ority forest landscapes.
(d) Eligibility
To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, an applicant shall submit to the Sec-
retary, through the State forester or appro-
priate State a
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