The Secretary must offer up to 75 percent of the cost before the work
What the document says“The Secretary shall give an owner of nonindustrial private forest land the option of receiving, before the owner carries out emergency measures under this section, not more than 75 percent of the cost of the emergency measures, as determined by the Secretary.”
Paragraph (1) of the new subsection (e), headed Advance Payments. The Secretary is to give an owner of nonindustrial private forest land the option of receiving money before the owner carries out emergency measures under section 407. The amount is capped at 75 percent of the cost of those measures, and the cost is as the Secretary determines it. The option is the owner's to take. What the emergency measures are is set by section 407, which is not indexed here.
What the document actually says“The Secretary shall give an owner of nonindustrial private forest land the option of receiving, before the owner carries out emergency measures under this section, not more than 75 percent of the cost of the emergency measures, as determined by the Secretary.”
Some people own a small patch of woods. The Secretary must offer them a choice. They can take money before they do the work. The most they can take is 75 percent of the cost.
The Secretary works out what the job costs. The owner does not have to take the money early. It is a choice, not a rule.
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