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title: "16 U.S.C. § 2109a"
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description: "State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program"
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title_number: 16
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title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_number: "41"
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chapter_name: "COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE"
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section: "2109a"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 2109a - State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program
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## Text
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(a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
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(b) Definitions In this section:
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(1) Indian tribe The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
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(2) Nonindustrial private forest land The term “nonindustrial private forest land” means land that—
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(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary;
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(B) has existing tree cover or is suitable for growing trees; and
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(C) is owned by any private individual, group, association, corporation, Indian tribe, or other private legal entity.
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(3) State forest land The term “State forest land” means land that—
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(A) is rural, as determined by the Secretary; and
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(B) is under State or local governmental ownership and considered to be non-Federal forest land.
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(c) Establishment The Secretary, in consultation with State foresters or appropriate State agencies, shall establish a competitive grant program to provide financial and technical assistance to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes.
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(d) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary, through the State forester or appropriate State agency, a State and private forest landscape-scale restoration proposal based on a restoration strategy that—
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(1) is complete or substantially complete;
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(2) is for a multiyear period;
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(3) covers nonindustrial private forest land or State forest land;
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(4) is accessible by wood-processing infrastructure; and
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(5) is based on the best available science.
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(e) Plan criteria A State and private forest landscape-scale restoration proposal submitted under this section shall include plans—
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(1) to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires;
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(2) to improve fish and wildlife habitats, including the habitats of threatened and endangered species;
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(3) to maintain or improve water quality and watershed function;
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(4) to mitigate invasive species, insect infestation, and disease;
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(5) to improve important forest ecosystems;
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(6) to measure ecological and economic benefits, including air quality and soil quality and productivity; and
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(7) to take other relevant actions, as determined by the Secretary.
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(f) Priorities In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to plans that—
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(1) further a statewide forest assessment and resource strategy;
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(2) promote cross boundary landscape collaboration; and
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(3) leverage public and private resources.
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(g) Collaboration and consultation The Chief of the Forest Service, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and relevant stakeholders shall collaborate and consult on an ongoing basis regarding—
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(1) administration of the program established under this section; and
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(2) identification of other applicable resources for landscape-scale restoration.
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(h) Matching funds required As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, the Secretary shall require the recipient of the grant to provide funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount that is at least equal to the amount of Federal funds.
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(i) Coordination and proximity encouraged In making grants under this section, the Secretary may consider coordination with and proximity to other landscape-scale projects on other land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, or a Governor of a State, including under—
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(1) the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program established under section 7303 of this title;
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(2) landscape areas designated for insect and disease treatments under section 6591a of this title;
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(3) good neighbor authority under section 2113 11 So in original. See section 2113a of this title. of this title;
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(4) stewardship end result contracting projects authorized under section 6591c of this title;
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(5) appropriate State-level programs; and
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(6) other relevant programs, as determined by the Secretary.
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(j) Regulations The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.
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(k) Report Not later than 3 years after December 20, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on—
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(1) the status of development, execution, and administration of selected projects;
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(2) the accounting of program funding expenditures; and
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(3) specific accomplishments that have resulted from landscape-scale projects.
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(l) Fund (1) In general There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the “State and Private Forest Landscape-Scale Restoration Fund” (referred to in this subsection as the “Fund”), to be used by the Secretary to make grants under this section.
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(2) Contents The Fund shall consist of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under paragraph (3).
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(3) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $20,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with the first full fiscal year after December 20, 2018, through fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended.
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(Pub. L. 95–313, § 13A, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VIII, § 8007, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1285, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VIII, § 8007, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2047; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8102(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4837.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–334 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to competitive allocation of funds to State foresters or equivalent State officials.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateEnactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.
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