Resilience

Reforestation Trust Fund (Replant Act)

Agency NameDepartment of Agriculture
Funding Amount$528,000,000.00
Bureau Name Forest Service
Funding Mechanism Direct Federal Spending
New? No
Funding Mechanism Direct Federal Spending

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Recipients Forest Service Funding
Program Description The Reforestation Trust Fund receives budgetary resources from periodic transfers by the U.S. Treasury of tariffs from imported wood products. The funds are used to reduce the backlog in reforestation and timber stand improvement work.
Eligible Uses Reforestation activities include site preparation for planting or seeding of the appropriate tree species, site preparation to encourage natural regeneration, and certification of acres naturally regenerated without the need for site preparation.
Statutory Location 70302
Federal Cost Share Requirement No non-Federal cost share required