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§ 6571. Establishment of healthy forests reserve
program
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish
the healthy forests reserve program for the pur-
pose of restoring and enhancing forest eco-
systems—
(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; and
(4) to enhance carbon sequestration.
(b) Coordination
The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out
the healthy forests reserve program in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Commerce.
(Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 501, Dec. 3, 2003, 117
Stat. 1911; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8407(a)(1),
Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4845.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (a)(3), (4). Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (3)
and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).
§ 6572. Eligibility and enrollment of lands in pro-
gram
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination
with the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Commerce, shall describe and define
forest ecosystems that are eligible for enroll-
ment in the healthy forests reserve program.