104 STAT. 3526 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 necessary to improve seedling growth and survival, and growth enhancement practices occur where needed to enhance and sustain the long-term productivity of timber and nontimber forest resources to help meet future public demand for all forest resources and provide the environmental benefits that result; and. "(4) protecting their forests from damage caused by fire, insects, disease, and damaging weather. "(e) EuGiBiLiTY.—A ll nonindustrial private forest lands that are not in management under Federal, State, or private sector financisd and technical assistance programs existing on the date of enactment of this section are eligible for gissistance under the Program. Nonindustrial private forest lands that are managed under such existing programs are eligible for assistance under the Program if forest management activities are expanded and enhanced and the landowner agrees to meet the requirements of this Act. "(f) DUTIES OF OWNERS.— To enter forest land into the Program, landowners shall— "(1) prepare and submit to the State forester or equivalent State official a forest stewardship plan that meets the requirements of this section and that— "(A) is prepared by a professional resource manager; "(B) identifies and describes actions to be taken by the landowner to protect soil, water, range, aesthetic quality, recreation, timber, water, and fish and wildlife resources on such land in a manner that is compatible with the objectives of the landowner; and "(C) is approved by the State forester, or equivalent State official; and "(2) agree that all activities conducted on such land shall be consistent with the stewardship plan. "(g) STEWARDSHIP RECOGNITION.—The Secretary, in consultation with State foresters or equivalent State officials, is encouraged to develop an appropriate recognition program for landowners who practice stewardship management on their lands, with an appropriate, special recognition S3mibol and title. "(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995, and such sums as may be necessary thereafter, to carry out this section.". SEC. 1216. STEWARDSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM. The Act (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 5 (as added by section 1215 of this Act) the following new section: 16 USC 2103b. "SEC. 6. STEWARDSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary, in consultation with State foresters or equivalent State officials, shall establish a program within the Forest Service, to be known as the 'Stewardship Incentive Program' (hereafter referred to in this section as the 'Program'), to meet the objectives and goals of section 5. " 0)) ELIGIBILITY.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Owners of nonindustrial private forest lands shall be eligible for cost-sharing gissistance under the Program if such owners—
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