Sec. 105. Carbon sequestration through the healthy forest reserve program
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Section 501(a) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6571(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: to promote planting, management, and regeneration of new trees in pursuit of the targets for increased total domestic wood growth established under section 101 of the Trillion Trees Act. . Section 502(f)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6572 ) is amended to read as follows:
The Secretary of Agriculture shall give priority to the enrollment of land that— provides the greatest conservation benefit to— primarily, species listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ); and secondarily, species that— are not listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ); but are candidates for such listing, State-listed species, or special concern species; or are deemed a species of greatest conservation need under a State wildlife action plan; or promotes the restoration of marginal farmland or degraded forestland into healthy forest ecosystems. .
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(4)of section 503(b) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6573(b) ) is amended to read as follows: Practices to increase carbon sequestration, including reforestation of degraded forestland and afforestation of marginal farmland. . Section 504 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6574 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of land enrolled in the healthy forest reserve program for the purpose of promoting the restoration of marginal farmland or degraded forestland into healthy forest ecosystems, the Secretary of Agriculture may pay up to 75 percent for the cost of practices determined necessary for restoration or afforestation of such land. .
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Carbon sequestration through the healthy forest reserve program
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