Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§6571 Establishment of healthy forests reserve program
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 84— - HEALTHY FOREST RESTORATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM › § 6571
Summary
Create the Healthy Forests Reserve program to restore forests, recover threatened and endangered species, improve biodiversity, protect habitat in section 6572(b), and increase carbon storage. Agriculture Secretary must coordinate the program with the Interior and Commerce Secretaries.
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Title 16, §6571
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(a)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)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.
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Amendments
2018—Subsec. (a)(3), (4). Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).
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16 U.S.C. § 6571
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73