§ 6576. Protections 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. 2003

   Pub. L. 108–148 title V § 506 · 117 Stat. 1887

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6576

   (Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 506, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1914.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 506, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1914.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 506. PROTECTIONS AND MEASURES. (a) Protections.— In the case of a landowner that enrolls land in the program and whose conservation activities result in a net conservation benefit for listed, candidate, or other species, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make available to the landowner safe harbor or similar assurances and protection under— (1) section 7(b)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(4)); or (2) section 10(a)(1) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)). (b) Measures.— If protection under subsection (a) requires the taking of measures that are in addition to the measures covered by the applicable restoration plan agreed to under section 503, the cost of the additional measures, as well as the cost of any permit, shall be considered part of the restoration plan for purposes of financial assistance under section 504.

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