SENTINEL LANDSCAPES PARTNERSHIP.

SEC. 317. SENTINEL LANDSCAPES PARTNERSHIP.(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, may establish and carry out a program to preserve sentinel landscapes. The program shall be known as the “Sentinel Landscapes Partnership”.(b) Designation of Sentinel Landscapes.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior, may, as the Secretaries determine appropriate, collectively designate one or more sentinel landscapes.(c) Coordination of Activities.—The Secretaries may coordinate actions between their departments and with other agencies and private organizations to more efficiently work together for the mutual benefit of conservation, working lands, and national defense, and to encourage private landowners to engage in voluntary land management and conservation activities that contribute to the sustainment of military installations, ranges, and airspace.131 STAT. 1352(d) Priority Consideration.—The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may give to any eligible landowner or agricultural producer within a designated sentinel landscape priority consideration for participation in any easement, grant, or assistance programs administered by that Secretary’s department. Participation in any such program pursuant to this section shall be voluntary.(e) Definitions.—In this section:(1) Military installation.—The term “military installation” has the same meaning as provided in section 670(1) of title 16, United States Code.(2) State-owned national guard installation.—The term “State-owned National Guard installation” has the same meaning as provided in section 670(3) of title 16, United States Code.(3) Sentinel landscape.—The term “sentinel landscape” means a landscape-scale area encompassing—(A) one or more military installations or state-owned National Guard installations and associated airspace; and(B) the working or natural lands that serve to protect and support the rural economy, the natural environment, outdoor recreation, and the national defense test and training missions of the military- or State-owned National Guard installation or installations.(f) Conforming Amendment.—Section 312(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 729; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note) is repealed.