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title: "16 U.S.C. § 6571"
description: "Establishment of healthy forests reserve program"
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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
chapter_number: "84"
chapter_name: "HEALTHY FOREST RESTORATION"
section: "6571"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 6571"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 6571 - Establishment of healthy forests reserve program
## Text
(a) Establishment The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish the healthy forests reserve program for the purpose of restoring and enhancing forest ecosystems—
(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 coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce.
(Pub. L. 108148, title V, § 501, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1911; Pub. L. 115334, title VIII, § 8407(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4845.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018—Subsec. (a)(3), (4). Pub. L. 115334 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).