Sec. 311. IMPROVEMENT AND CODIFICATION OF SENTINEL LANDSCAPES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AUTHORITY
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## SEC. 311 IMPROVEMENT AND CODIFICATION OF SENTINEL LANDSCAPES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AUTHORITY ###
(a)Codification of Existing Statute Section 317 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note) is— ####
(1)transferred to chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code; ####
(2)inserted after section 2692 of such chapter; and ####
(3)redesignated as section 2693. ###
(b)Improvements to Sentinel Landscapes Partnership Program Section 2693 of title 10, United States Code, as so transferred and redesignated, is further amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “and the Secretary of the Interior” and inserting “, the Secretary of the Interior, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies that elect to become full partners in the program”; ####
(2)in subsection (b), by striking “and the Secretary of the Interior, may, as the Secretaries” and inserting “the Secretary of the Interior, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies that elect to become full partners in the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership may, as such Secretaries and other heads”; ####
(3)by amending subsection
(c)to read as follows: > > ### “(c) Coordination of Activities > > In carrying out this section, the Secretaries and the other heads of Federal departments and agencies may coordinate actions between their departments and agencies and with other Federal, State, interstate, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, and private entities to more efficiently work together for the mutual benefit of conservation, resilience, working lands, and national defense, and to encourage owners and managers of land to engage in voluntary land management, resilience, and conservation activities that contribute to the sustainment of military installations, State-owned National Guard installations, and associated airspace.” > ; ####
(4)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)by striking the first sentence and inserting “In carrying out this section, the Secretaries and the other heads of Federal departments and agencies may give to any eligible owner or manager of land within a designated sentinel landscape priority consideration for participation in any easement, grant, or assistance program administered by that Secretary or head.”; and #####
(B)in the second sentence, by striking “eligible landowner or agricultural producer” and inserting “eligible owner or manager of land”; ####
(5)by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (g); ####
(6)by inserting after subsection
(e)the following new subsection (f): > > ### “(f) Rule of Construction > > Nothing in this section may be construed to require an owner or manager of land, including a private landowner or agricultural producer, to participate in any land management, resilience, or conservation activity under this section.” > ; and ####
(7)in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (5)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “section 670(1) of title 16, United States Code” and inserting “section 100(1) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670(1))”; #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “section 670(3) of title 16, United States Code” and inserting “section 100(3) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670(3))”; and #####
(C)in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: > > ##### “(B) > > the publicly and privately owned lands that serve to protect and support the rural economy, the natural environment, outdoor recreation, and the national defense missions of a military installation or State-owned National Guard installation.” > . ###
(c)Conforming Amendments Title 10, United States Code, is further amended— ####
(1)in section 2684a(g)(2)(E), by striking “Sentinel Landscapes Partnership established under section 317 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note)” and inserting “Sentinel Landscapes Partnership under section 2693 of this title”; and ####
(2)in section 2694(e), by striking “meaning given that term in section 317(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note)” and inserting “meaning given that term in section 2693(g) of this title”.
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IMPROVEMENT AND CODIFICATION OF SENTINEL LANDSCAPES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AUTHORITY
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