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16 U.S.C. § 6577 — Technical assistance
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide landowners with technical assistance to assist the owners in complying with the terms of plans (as included in agreements or easements) under the healthy forests reserve program.
**(b) Technical service providers** The Secretary of Agriculture may request the services of, and enter into cooperative agreements with, individuals or entities certified as technical service providers under [section 3842 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3842&num=0&edition=prelim), to assist the Secretary in providing technical assistance necessary to develop and implement the healthy forests reserve program.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide landowners with technical assistance to assist the owners in complying with the terms of plans (as included in agreements or easements) under the healthy forests reserve program.
**(b) Technical service providers** The Secretary of Agriculture may request the services of, and enter into cooperative agreements with, individuals or entities certified as technical service providers under [section 3842 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3842&num=0&edition=prelim), to assist the Secretary in providing technical assistance necessary to develop and implement the healthy forests reserve program.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Eligible participant** — The term “eligible participant” means a producer, landowner, or entity that is participating in, or seeking to participate in, programs in which the producer, landowner, or entity is otherwise eligible to participate under this chapter or the agricultural management assistance program under [section 1524(b) of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1524/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Third-party provider** — The term “third-party provider” means a commercial entity (including a farmer cooperative, agriculture retailer, or other commercial entity (as defined by the Secretary)), a nonprofit entity, a State or local government (including a conservation district), or a Federal agency, that has expertise in the technical aspect of conservation planning, including nutrient management planning, watershed planning, or environmental engineering.
**(b) Purpose of technical assistance** The purpose of technical assistance authorized by this section is to provide eligible participants with consistent, science-based, site-specific practices designed to achieve conservation objectives on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.
**(c) Provision of technical assistance** The Secretary shall provide technical assistance under this chapter to an eligible participant—
(1) directly;
(2) through an agreement with a third-party provider; or
(3) at the option of the eligible participant, through a payment, as determined by the Secretary, to the eligible participant for an approved third-party provider, if available.
**(d) Non-Federal assistance** The Secretary may request the services of, and enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, other agencies
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 6578
1 So in original. Heading and text do not correspond.
(b) Thirty-year easement
In the case of land enrolled in the healthy for-
ests reserve program using a 30-year easement,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall pay the owner
of the land an amount equal to not more than
(as determined by the Secretary)—
(1) 75 percent of the fair market value of the
land, less the fair market value of the land en-
cumbered by the easement; and
(2) 75 percent of the actual costs of the ap-
proved conservation practices or 75 percent of
the average cost of approved practices.
(c) Ten-year agreement
In the case of land enrolled in the healthy for-
ests reserve program using a 10-year cost-share
agreement, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
pay the owner of the land an amount equal to
not more than (as determined by the Sec-
retary)—
(1) fifty percent of the actual costs of the ap-
proved conservation practices; or
(2) fifty percent of the average cost of ap-
proved practices.
(d) Acceptance of contributions
The Secretary of Agriculture may accept and
use contributions of non-Federal funds to make
payments under this section.
(Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 504, Dec. 3, 2003, 117
Stat. 1913; Pub. L. 110–234, title VIII, § 8205(b),
May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1295; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a),
title VIII, § 8205(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664,
2057.)
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
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 8205(b), substituted
‘‘Permanent easements’’ for ‘‘Easements of not more
than 99 years’’ in heading and ‘‘a permanent easement
(or an easement desc
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