{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-7301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 7301","heading":"Purpose","body":"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.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 92—FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"76ce4422c0e078e55366d3abd9e1e4cb434da5b38c1bb76daf89e46d7eb2153b","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-7203","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-7302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}