‘‘(1) forest reserve easements and related forest 
reserve easement plans; and 
‘‘(2) technical assistance to implement this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) EASEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) METHOD OF ENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZED
METHODS.—The Sec-
retary shall enroll eligible land under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(i) through the use of— 
‘‘(I) permanent easements; 
‘‘(II) 30-year easements; and 
‘‘(III) easements for the max-
imum duration allowed under applica-
ble State laws; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of Indian Tribes, in 
accordance with subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) 
ACREAGE
OWNED
BY
INDIAN 
TRIBES.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF ACREAGE OWNED 
BY AN INDIAN TRIBE.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘acreage owned by an In-
dian Tribe’ means eligible land that is— 
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‘‘(I) land that is held in trust by 
the United States for Indian Tribes or 
individual Indians; 
‘‘(II) land, the title to which is 
held by Indian Tribes or individual 
Indians subject to Federal restrictions 
against alienation or encumbrance; 
‘‘(III) land that is subject to 
rights of use, occupancy, and benefit 
of certain Indian Tribes; 
‘‘(IV) land that is held in fee title 
by an Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(V) land that is owned by a na-
tive corporation formed under— 
‘‘(aa) section 17 of the Act 
of June 18, 1934 (commonly 
known as the ‘Indian Reorganiza-
tion Act’) (48 Stat. 988, chapter 
576; 25 U.S.C. 5124); or 
‘‘(bb) section 8 of the Alas-
ka Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1607); or 
‘‘(VI) a combination of 1 or more 
types of land described in subclauses 
(I) through (V). 
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‘‘(ii) ENROLLMENT OF ACREAGE.—In 
the case of acreage owned by an Indian 
Tribe, the Secretary may enroll acreage in 
a forest reserve easement through the use 
of— 
‘‘(I) a 30-year contract (the com-
pensation for which shall be equiva-
lent to the compensation for a 30-year 
easement); 
‘‘(II) a permanent easement; or 
‘‘(III) any combination of the 
methods described in subclauses (I) 
and (II). 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 per-
cent of amounts made available to carry out 
this section in a fiscal year may be used for 30- 
year easements under this section. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION AND RANKING OF OFFERS.— 
‘‘(A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish evaluation and ranking criteria for of-
fers from landowners under this section to 
maximize the environmental benefits per dollar 
expended under the program. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give 
priority to the enrollment of eligible land under 
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this section that provides the greatest conserva-
tion benefit to— 
‘‘(i) primarily, species listed as endan-
gered or threatened under section 4 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533); and 
‘‘(ii) secondarily, species that are— 
‘‘(I) not listed as endangered or 
threatened under that section; and 
‘‘(II)(aa) candidates for that list-
ing, State-listed species, or special 
concern species; or 
‘‘(bb) designated as species of 
greatest conservation need by a State 
wildlife action plan. 
‘‘(C) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may give additional consideration to eli-
gible land the enrollment under this section of 
which will— 
‘‘(i) improve biological diversity; 
‘‘(ii) restore native forest ecosystems; 
‘‘(iii) conserve forest land that pro-
vides habitat for species described in sub-
paragraph (B); 
‘‘(iv) reduce fragmentation; and 
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‘‘(v) increase carbon sequestration. 
‘‘(3) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS
OF
EASE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A forest reserve ease-
ment shall include terms and conditions that— 
‘‘(i) are consistent with the purposes 
of the program and the forestry activities 
to be conducted on the eligible land; 
‘‘(ii) are consistent with the manage-
ment objectives of the owner of the eligible 
land, as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary and identified in the forest re-
serve easement plan developed under sub-
section (c)(1)(A); 
‘‘(iii) permit effective enforcement of 
the conservation purposes of the forest re-
serve easements; 
‘‘(iv) provide for the efficient and ef-
fective establishment or enhancement of 
forest ecosystem functions and values; and 
‘‘(v) include such additional provisions 
as the Secretary determines are desirable 
to carry out the program or facilitate the 
practical administration of the program. 
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‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT OF TERMS.—To ensure 
the terms and conditions of a forest reserve 
easement are consistent with the management 
objectives of the owner of the eligible land and 
the purposes of the program, the Secretary may 
adjust the standard terms and conditions for 
any forest reserve easement prior to acquiring 
the forest reserve easement, as long as the ad-
justment does not conflict with this section. 
‘‘(4) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) PERMANENT
EASEMENTS.—In the 
case of eligible land enrolled in a permanent 
easement under this section, the Secretary shall 
pay the owner of the eligible land an amount 
equal to the difference between, as determined 
by the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) the fair market value of the eligi-
ble land before the enrollment in the per-
manent easement; and 
‘‘(ii) the fair market value of the eligi-
ble land as encumbered by the permanent 
easement. 
‘‘(B) OTHER.—The Secretary shall pay the 
owner of eligible land enrolled under this sec-
tion in a 30-year contract, a 30-year easement, 
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