12 2 STA T . 12 83PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (5)AP P LICAT I ON.— A nelig i b le en t it y t ha t s ee k st or e c ei v e a grant u n d er the P rogra m shall submit to the S tate f orester ore q uivalent official (or in the case of an I ndian tribe , an equivalent official of the Indian tribe) an a p plication that includes— ‘‘(A) a description of the land to be acquired
‘‘( B ) a forest plan that provides— ‘‘(i) a description of community benefits to be achieved from the acquisition of the private forest land; and ‘‘(ii) an e x planation of the manner in w hich any private forest land to be acquired using funds from the grant will be managed; and ‘‘( C ) such other relevant information as the Secretary may require. ‘‘( 6 ) EF F E CTONT RUS T LAN D .— ‘‘(A) INELI G I B ILIT Y .— T he Secretary shall not provide a grant under the Program for any pro j ect on land held in trust by the U nited States (including Indian reservations and allotment land). ‘‘(B) AC Q UIRED LAND.— N o land acquired using a grant provided under the Program shall be converted to land held in trust by the United States on behalf of any Indian tribe. ‘‘( 7 ) APPLICATIONS TO SECRETARY.—The State forester or equivalent official (or in the case of an Indian tribe, an equiva - lent official of the Indian tribe) shall submit to the Secretary a list that includes a description of each project submitted by an eligible entity at such times and in such form as the Secretary shall prescribe. ‘‘(d) D UTIES OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An eligible entity shall pro- vide public access to, and manage, forest land acquired with a grant under this section in a manner that is consistent with the purposes for which the land was acquired under the Program. ‘‘(e) PRO H IBITED USES.— ‘‘( 1 ) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs ( 2 )and( 3 ), an eligible entity that acquires a parcel under the Program shall not sell the parcel or convert the parcel to nonforest use. ‘‘(2) R EI M BURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that sells or converts to nonforest use a parcel acquired under the Program shall pay to the F ederal G overnment an amount equal to the greater of the current sale price, or current appraised value, of the parcel. ‘‘(3) L OSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible entity that sells or converts a parcel acquired under the Program shall not be eligible for additional grants under the Program. ‘‘(f) STATE ADMINISTRATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may allocate not more than 1 0 percent of all funds made available to carry out the Program for each fiscal year to State foresters or equivalent officials (including equivalent officials of Indian tribes) for Program administration and technical assistance. ‘‘(g) AUTHORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authori z ed to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. ’ ’.
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