OPTIONAL STATE GRANTS FOR FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM.

SEC. 374. OPTIONAL STATE GRANTS FOR FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM. Section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m); and (2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following: “(l) Optional State Grants.— 110 STAT. 1016 “(1) In general.— The Secretary shall, at the request of a participating State, provide a grant to the State to carry out the Forest Legacy Program in the State. “(2) Administration.— If a State elects to receive a grant under this subsection— “(A) the Secretary shall use a portion of the funds made available under subsection (m), as determined by the Secretary, to provide a grant to the State; and “(B) the State shall use the grant to carry out the Forest Legacy Program in the State, including the acquisition by the State of lands and interests in lands.”.