118 STAT. 2375 PUBLIC LAW 108–421—NOV. 30, 2004 Public Law 108–421 108th Congress An Act To assist the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in conserving priority lands and natural resources in the Highlands region, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Highlands Conservation Act’’. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are— (1) to recognize the importance of the water, forest, agricul tural, wildlife, recreational, and cultural resources of the High lands region, and the national significance of the Highlands region to the United States; (2) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to work in partnership with the Secretary of Agriculture to provide finan cial assistance to the Highlands States to preserve and protect high priority conservation land in the Highlands region; and (3) to continue the ongoing Forest Service programs in the Highlands region to assist the Highlands States, local units of government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in the Highlands region. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) HIGHLANDS REGION.—The term ‘‘Highlands region’’ means the area depicted on the map entitled ‘‘The Highlands Region’’, dated June 2004, including the list of municipalities included in the Highlands region, and maintained in the head quarters of the Forest Service in Washington, District of Columbia. (2) HIGHLANDS STATE.—The term ‘‘Highlands State’’ means— (A) the State of Connecticut; (B) the State of New Jersey; (C) the State of New York; and (D) the State of Pennsylvania. (3) LAND CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT.—The term ‘‘land conservation partnership project’’ means a land conserva tion project— (A) located in the Highlands region; Highlands Conservation Act. Nov. 30, 2004 [H.R. 1964]
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