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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§6573 Restoration plans

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 84— - HEALTHY FOREST RESTORATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM › § 6573

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Land in the Healthy Forests Reserve Program must have a restoration plan written by the landowner together with the Secretary of Agriculture, and coordinated with the Secretary of the Interior. The plan must include the actions needed to restore and improve habitat for the species listed in section 6572(b). It must cover six types of actions, including land management, plant and vegetation treatments, physical structures and measures, steps to increase carbon storage, steps to improve biological diversity, and any other needed practices.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §6573

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program shall be subject to a restoration plan, to be developed jointly by the landowner and the Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior.
(b)The restoration plan shall require such restoration practices and measures as are necessary to restore and enhance habitat for species described in section 6572(b) of this title, including the following:
(1)Land management practices.
(2)Vegetative treatments.
(3)Structural practices and measures.
(4)Practices to increase carbon sequestration.
(5)Practices to improve biological diversity.
(6)Other practices and measures.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8407(a)(9), substituted “Secretary of the Interior” for “Secretary of Interior”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334, § 8407(a)(7), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The restoration plan shall require such restoration practices as are necessary to restore and enhance habitat for— “(1) species listed as endangered or threatened under section 1533 of this title; and “(2) animal or plant species before the species reach threatened or endangered status, such as candidate, State-listed species, and special concern species.”

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 6573

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73