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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3601 "(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may terminate an easement created with an owner under this chapter if— "(i) the current owner of the land agrees to such termination; and "(ii) the Secretary determines that such termination would be in the public interest. "(B) NOTICE.—At least 90 days before taking any action to terminate under subparagraph (A) all easements entered into under this chapter, the Secretary shall provide written notice of such action to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.". SEC. 1441. TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE. (a) TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE.— Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of subtitle F the following new section: "SEC. 1256. TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE. 16 USC 2101 "(a) MAINTENANCE, AFFORESTATION, AND REFORESTATION OF " " FOREST LANDS.— "(1) POLICY.— It is the policy of the United States to— "(A) promote the retention and management of lands currently in forest cover as forested lands; "(B) provide for the reforestation of Federal, State, and private nonindustrial forest lands following timber harvest or loss of cover due to fire, insect damage, disease or dsunaging weather; "(C) encourage the reforestation of previously forested lands and the afforestation of marginal agricultural lands; and "(D) promote the planting of trees and the proper management of existing forest lands to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and provide for the sustained production of the commodity and noncommodity resources that these lands can provide to meet the Nation's needs. "(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY.— The Secretary is encouraged to use the following programs to accomplish the policy identified in subsection (a)(l): "(A) The conservation reserve established under subchapter B of chapter 1. "(B) The agricultural conservation program authorized by sections 7 through 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590g through 590o, 590p(a), 590p(f), and 590(g) and sections 1001 through 1008 and 1010 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1501 through 1508 and 1510). "(C) The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103). "(D) The provisions of title XII of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. "(b) AGREEMENTS WITH STATE FORESTRY AGENCIES. —The Secretary shall encourage owners and operators of cropland who enter into agreements in accordance with this section to enlist the cooperative assistance of the State Forester or equivalent State official in obtaining technical and financial assistance for tree planting and

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