16 U.S.C. § 6572
Eligibility and enrollment of lands in program
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, shall describe and define forest ecosystems that are eligible for enrollment in the healthy forests reserve program.
To be eligible for enrollment in the healthy forests reserve program, land shall be private forest land, or private land being restored to forest land, the enrollment of which will maintain, restore, enhance, or otherwise measurably—
improve the well-being of a species that—
is—
In enrolling land that satisfies the criteria under subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall give additional consideration to land the enrollment of which will—
The Secretary of Agriculture shall enroll land in the healthy forests reserve program only with the consent of the owner of the land.
Land may be enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program in accordance with—
In this paragraph, the term “acreage owned by Indian tribes” includes—
In the case of acreage owned by an Indian tribe, the Secretary may enroll acreage into the healthy forests reserve program through the use of—
The Secretary of Agriculture shall give priority to the enrollment of land that provides the greatest conservation benefit to—
secondarily, species that—
The Secretary of Agriculture shall also consider the cost-effectiveness of each agreement or easement, and associated restoration plans, so as to maximize the environmental benefits per dollar expended.
The Secretary may modify or terminate an easement or other interest in land administered by the Secretary under this title if—
the Secretary determines that the modification or termination—
As consideration for termination of an easement or other interest in land under this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into a compensatory arrangement, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
In the case of a modification of an easement or other interest in land under this subsection—
the Secretary shall ensure that—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
- Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023House: 225–201Senate: no recorded tally