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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 84 — Healthy Forest Restoration

§ 6573. Restoration plans

Statutory text

(a)

In general

Land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program shall be subject to a restoration plan, to be developed jointly by the landowner and the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior.

(b)

Practices

The restoration plan shall require such restoration practices and measures as are necessary to restore and enhance habitat for species described in section 6572(b) of this title, including the following:

(1)

Land management practices.

(2)

Vegetative treatments.

(3)

Structural practices and measures.

(4)

Practices to increase carbon sequestration.

(5)

Practices to improve biological diversity.

(6)

Other practices and measures.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 108–148 title V § 503 · 117 Stat. 1887

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6573

    Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 503, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1912

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 503, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1912

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 503. RESTORATION PLANS. (a) In General.— Land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program shall be subject to a restoration plan, to be developed jointly by the landowner and the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of Interior. (b) Practices.— The restoration plan shall require such restoration practices as are necessary to restore and enhance habitat for— (1) species listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); and (2) animal or plant species before the species reach threatened or endangered status, such as candidate, State-listed species, and special concern species.

  2. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 8407(a)(9) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 6573(a)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 8407(a)(9), substituted “Secretary of the Interior” for “Secretary of Interior”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8407(a)(9), substituted “Secretary of the Interior” for “Secretary of Interior”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (9) Technical correction.— Section 503(a) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6573(a)) is amended by striking “Secretary of Interior” and inserting “Secretary of the Interior”.

  3. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 8407(a)(7) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 6573(b)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 8407(a)(7), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The restoration plan shall require such restoration practices as are necessary to restore and enhance habitat for—

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8407(a)(7), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The restoration plan shall require such restoration practices as are necessary to restore and enhance habitat for—

    “(1) species listed as endangered or threatened under section 1533 of this title; and “(2) animal or plant species before the species reach threatened or endangered status, such as candidate, State-listed species, and special concern species.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (7) Restoration plans.— Subsection (b) of section 503 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6573) is amended to read as follows: “(b) Practices.— The restoration plan shall require such restoration practices and measures as are necessary to restore and enhance habitat for species described in section 502(b), including the following: “(1) Land management practices. “(2) Vegetative treatments. “(3) Structural practices and measures. “(4) Practices to increase carbon sequestration. “(5) Practices to improve biological diversity. “(6) Other practices and measures.” .

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8407(a)(9), substituted “Secretary of the Interior” for “Secretary of Interior”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8407(a)(7), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The restoration plan shall require such restoration practices as are necessary to restore and enhance habitat for—

“(1) species listed as endangered or threatened under section 1533 of this title; and

“(2) animal or plant species before the species reach threatened or endangered status, such as candidate, State-listed species, and special concern species.”

Credits

2003–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 2003Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 503, , 117 Stat. 1912
  2. 2018Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8407(a)(7), (9), , 132 Stat. 4846.
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(Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 503, , 117 Stat. 1912; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8407(a)(7), (9), , 132 Stat. 4846.)

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