§ 6574. Financial assistance
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(a)Permanent easements In the case of land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program using a permanent easement (or an easement described in section 6572(f)(1)(C)(ii) 1 of this title), the Secretary of Agriculture shall pay the owner of the land an amount equal to not less than 75 percent, nor more than 100 percent, of (as determined by the Secretary)—
(1)the fair market value of the enrolled land during the period the land is subject to the easement, less the fair market value of the land encumbered by the easement; and
(2)the actual costs of the approved conservation practices or the average cost of approved practices carried out on the land during the period in which the land is subject to the easement.
(b)Thirty-year easement In the case of land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program using a 30-year easement, the Secretary of Agriculture shall pay the owner of the land an amount equal to not more than (as determined by the Secretary)—
(1)75 percent of the fair market value of the land, less the fair market value of the land encumbered by the easement; and
(2)75 percent of the actual costs of the approved conservation practices or 75 percent of the average cost of approved practices.
(c)Ten-year agreement In the case of land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program using a 10-year cost-share agreement, the Secretary of Agriculture shall pay the owner of the land an amount equal to not more than (as determined by the Secretary)—
(1)fifty percent of the actual costs of the approved conservation practices; or
(2)fifty percent of the average cost of approved practices.
(d)Acceptance of contributions The Secretary of Agriculture may accept and use contributions of non-Federal funds to make payments under this section.
(Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 504, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1913; Pub. L. 110–234, title VIII, § 8205(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1295; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VIII, § 8205(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2057.)
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- Public Law 108–148To improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic w
- Public Law 110–234To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–246To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 504
- 117 Stat. 1913
- Pub. L. 110–234, title VIII, § 8205(b)
- 122 Stat. 1295
- Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)
- 122 Stat. 1664
- Pub. L. 110–234
- Pub. L. 110–246
- section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246
- Pub. L. 110–246, § 8205(b)
- section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 504
Stat.117 Stat. 1913
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110–234, title VIII, § 8205(b)
Stat.122 Stat. 1295
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