16 USC § 6574 - Financial assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s6574"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 6574 - Financial assistance"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "6574"
section_name: "Financial assistance"
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"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(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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# § 6574. Financial assistance

**1** **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)—

So in original. Probably should be “6572(e)(1)(C)(ii)”.

**(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.

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**Source Credit**: (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.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and  made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by  were repealed by .

### Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a). , substituted “Permanent easements” for “Easements of not more than 99 years” in heading and “a permanent easement (or an easement described in )” for “an easement of not more than 99 years described in ” in introductory provisions.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Agriculture.