Sec. 202. Forest carbon stock on State and private forests

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Section 2(b) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2101 ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs

(6)through

(10)as subparagraphs

(7)through (11), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph

(5)the following: the encouragement of afforestation (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act), reforestation, management, and related optimizations of forest carbon stock (as such terms are defined in such section) for climate and other ecological benefits; . Section 2A(a)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2101a(a)(1) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraph

(C)and

(D)as subparagraphs

(D)and (E), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph

(B)the following: the current amount of forest carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act and incorporating data from the forest inventory and analysis program under section 3(e)) on State lands and opportunities for increased forest carbon stock; . Section 5(d)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2103a(d) ) is amended by inserting carbon sequestration and storage before and the aesthetic . Section 7A(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2103d(c)(1)(B)(ii) ) is amended by inserting increasing forest carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) and promoting, after including . Section 8(a) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2104(a) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs

(4)through

(6)as paragraphs

(5)through (7); and by inserting after paragraph

(3)the following: protect or enhance forest carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) on healthy forestland; . Section 10A(b)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2106c(b)(1) ) is amended— in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting and at the end; and by inserting at the end the following: to educate the public about the carbon stored in healthy forests and carbon emitted through wildfire and forest decline. . Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2109a ) is amended— in subsection (e)— in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph

(7)as paragraph (8); and by inserting after paragraph

(6)the following: to improve the potential to increase forest carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act); and ; and in subsection (l), by amending paragraph

(3)to read as follows: There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $25,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment of the Trillion Trees Act through fiscal year 2025, to remain available until expended. .

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