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title: "16 U.S.C. § 7301"
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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_name: "FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION"
section: "7301"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 7301"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 7301 - Purpose

## Text

The purpose of this chapter is to encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes through a process that—

(1) encourages ecological, economic, and social sustainability;

(2) leverages local resources with national and private resources;

(3) facilitates the reduction of wildfire management costs, including through reestablishing natural fire regimes and reducing the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire; and

(4) demonstrates the degree to which—

(A) various ecological restoration techniques—

(i) achieve ecological and watershed health objectives; and

(ii) affect wildfire activity and management costs; and

(B) the use of forest restoration byproducts can offset treatment costs while benefitting local rural economies and improving forest health.

(Pub. L. 111–11, title IV, § 4001, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1141.)