16 USC § 6571 - Establishment of healthy forests reserve program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s6571"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 6571 - Establishment of healthy forests reserve program"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "6571"
section_name: "Establishment of healthy forests reserve program"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "HEALTHY FOREST RESTORATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 501, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1911; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8407(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4845.)"
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# § 6571. Establishment of healthy forests reserve program

**(a)** **Establishment** The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish the healthy forests reserve program for the purpose of restoring and enhancing forest ecosystems—

**(1)** to promote the recovery of threatened and endangered species;

**(2)** to improve biodiversity;

**(3)** to conserve forest land that provides habitat for species described in section 6572(b) of this title; and

**(4)** to enhance carbon sequestration.

**(b)** **Coordination** The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the healthy forests reserve program in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 501, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1911; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8407(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4845.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a)(3), (4).  added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).