Sec. 101. National wood growth targets
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Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall set targets for increased total domestic wood growth for the purposes of capturing and storing carbon. Such targets shall— be based on the best available scientific information; consider both naturally regenerated wood growth and planted wood growth; be established at levels which represent the maximum feasible increase in the total wood volume private, State, and Federal landowners can achieve by January 1, 2030, and every 10 years thereafter through January 1, 2100; shall be informed by the report provided by the National Reforestation Task Force established in section 102 of this Act; shall not negatively impact continued sustainable harvest on National Forest, State, Tribal, and private forestland; and be published in the Federal Register, together with a statement of the basis and justification for such targets.