16 U.S.C. § 7301 — Purpose

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Purpose

16 U.S.C. § 7301

Chapter92 — FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION

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16 U.S.C. § 7301.

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The purpose of this chapter is to encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes through a process that—

(1)encourages ecological, economic, and social sustainability;

(2)leverages local resources with national and private resources;

(3)facilitates the reduction of wildfire management costs, including through reestablishing natural fire regimes and reducing the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire; and

(4)demonstrates the degree to which—

(A)various ecological restoration techniques—

(i)achieve ecological and watershed health objectives; and

(ii)affect wildfire activity and management costs; and

(B)the use of forest restoration byproducts can offset treatment costs while benefitting local rural economies and improving forest health.

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The purpose of this chapter is to encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes through a process that—
(1) encourages ecological, economic, and social sustainability;
(2) leverages local resources with national and private resources;
(3) facilitates the reduction of wildfire management costs, including through reestablishing natural fire regimes and reducing the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire; and
(4) demonstrates the degree to which—
(A) various ecological restoration techniques—
(i) achieve ecological and watershed health objectives; and
(ii) affect wildfire activity and management costs; and
(B) the use of forest restoration byproducts can offset treatment costs while benefitting local rural economies and improving forest health.

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History

(Pub. L. 111–11, title IV, §4001, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1141.)

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