{"identifier":"/us/usc/t16/s2206","title":16,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2206.","heading":"Emergency forest restoration program","text":"\u00a7\u202f2206.\nEmergency forest restoration program\n(a)\nDefinitions\nIn this section:\n(1)\nEmergency measures\nThe term \u201cemergency measures\u201d means those measures that\u2014\n(A) are necessary to address damage caused by a natural disaster to natural resources on nonindustrial private forest land, and the damage, if not treated\u2014\n(i) would impair or endanger the natural resources on the land; and\n(ii) would materially affect future use of the land; and\n(B) would restore forest health and forest-related resources on the land.\n(2)\nNatural disaster\nThe term \u201cnatural disaster\u201d includes wildfires, hurricanes or excessive winds, drought, ice storms or blizzards, floods, or other resource-impacting events, as determined by the Secretary.\n(3)\nNonindustrial private forest land\nThe term \u201cnonindustrial private forest land\u201d means rural land, as determined by the Secretary, that\u2014\n(A) has existing tree cover (or had tree cover immediately before the natural disaster and is suitable for growing trees); and\n(B) is owned by any nonindustrial private individual, group, association, corporation, or other private legal entity, that has definitive decision-making authority over the land.\n(b)\nAvailability of assistance\nThe Secretary may make payments to an owner of nonindustrial private forest land who carries out emergency measures to restore the land after the land is damaged by a natural disaster.\n(c)\nEligibility\nTo be eligible to receive a payment under subsection (b), an owner must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the nonindustrial private forest land on which the emergency measures are carried out had tree cover immediately before the natural disaster.\n(d)\nCost share requirement\nPayments made under subsection (b) shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the emergency measures carried out by an owner of nonindustrial private forest land.\n(e)\nAuthorization of appropriations\nThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such funds as may be necessary to carry out this section. Amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t16/s2206.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2206."},{"t":"heading","text":"Emergency forest restoration program"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Emergency measures"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201cemergency measures\u201d means those measures that\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" are necessary to address damage caused by a natural disaster to natural resources on nonindustrial private forest land, and the damage, if not treated\u2014"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a/1/A/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" would impair or endanger the natural resources on the land; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a/1/A/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" would materially affect future use of the land; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" would restore forest health and forest-related resources on the land.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Natural disaster"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cnatural disaster\u201d includes wildfires, hurricanes or excessive winds, drought, ice storms or blizzards, floods, or other resource-impacting events, as determined by the Secretary.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Nonindustrial private forest land"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201cnonindustrial private forest land\u201d means rural land, as determined by the Secretary, that\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" has existing tree cover (or had tree cover immediately before the natural disaster and is suitable for growing trees); and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/a/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" is owned by any nonindustrial private individual, group, association, corporation, or other private legal entity, that has definitive decision-making authority over the land.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Availability of assistance"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary may make payments to an owner of nonindustrial private forest land who carries out emergency measures to restore the land after the land is damaged by a natural disaster.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Eligibility"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"To be eligible to receive a payment under subsection (b), an owner must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the nonindustrial private forest land on which the emergency measures are carried out had tree cover immediately before the natural disaster.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Cost share requirement"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Payments made under subsection (b) shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the emergency measures carried out by an owner of nonindustrial private forest land.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s2206/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authorization of appropriations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such funds as may be necessary to carry out this section. Amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}