Healthy Forests Reserve Program

(a) Repeal Title V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.) is repealed. (b) Transitional provisions (1) Effect on existing contracts, agreements, and easements The repeal made by subsection (a) shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract, agreement, or easement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under title V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.) before the date of enactment of this Act, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract, agreement, or easement. (2) Funding (A) Use of prior year funds Notwithstanding the repeal made by subsection (a), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the healthy forests reserve program established under title V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be made available to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements referred to in paragraph (1) that were entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act, subject to the condition that no such contract, agreement, or easement may be modified so as to increase the amount of any payment received. (B) Other The Secretary of Agriculture may use funds made available to carry out the forest conservation easement program established under subtitle I of the Food Security Act of 1985 to continue to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law (including regulations) applicable to those contracts, agreements, and easements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Conforming amendments (1) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–148; 117 Stat. 1887) is amended by striking the items relating to title V. (2) Section 1271A(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: (D) The forest conservation easement program established under subtitle I..